Darrel McQuienn

Darrel Mc

Darrel McQuienn

Travel is my life, or in reality my work. I think I've spent more time on the road than in my home. Anyway, sometimes I travel for enjoyment.

If you get bored, then that's your problem. I didn't force you to read it...



Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Khon Kaen January 30th 2011

Friday, Bee, her parents and I took the bus from Bangkok to Khon Kaen. The trip was unadventful, the only highlight being, that the bus depot was right next to where I used to work about 15 years ago. Boy, that brought back memories..... No running water, toilets that didn't work, rain leaking on the computer monitors, traffic jams, cold beers under "the tree" We got to Khon Kaen in one piece and of course the first thing we had to do was go eat. Thai women, only eat once a day.... They start when they wake up and don't finish until they go back to bed. It's amazing how they manage to keep so slim. We went to this Korean BBQ place somewhere in town. This place is a massive; all-you-can-eat; BBQ buffet. Bee asks ... read more
A Modern Stonehenge
Racks and Racks of assorted meat...

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok January 29th 2011

Well arrived in Bangkok after a 9 hour flight from Melbourne. Trip was pretty uneventful, although we did take a quite northerly route over Suliwesi, Borneo, Vietnam and Cambodia to get there. Got to the hotel and crashed. Wine 1st day we attempted take Bee's mum and dad to see the temples, however there was some sort of protest going on and none of the taxis would take us near the areas we wanted to go. So what did we do? We went shopping of course. That night we went to Jools for dinner and Bee got absolutely trashed. Temples 2nd day, if I see another Buddhist temple it will be too soon. We went to Wat Phra Kheao (The Temple of the Emerald Buddha) and then a buch of other temples. I can't remember their ... read more
Mum and Dad
The in-laws and me
Temple of the Emerald Buffha




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