Great Scott

Great Scott

Great Scott

Sawasdee (hello in Thai).

Scott Romeo here. I am off on my new adventure to Thailand.

My goal is to regularly (perhaps weekly or more) update my travel blog with text and pictures of my journey. This is my third trip to Thailand and it just gets better each and every time.



Asia » Philippines » Manila January 31st 2010

Well, my third entry brings a field trip. Thailand issues 60 day visas and since my stay is for 73 days, I had to exit the country to return. Since I had never been to the Philippines, I decided that would make a nice trip. I boarded in BKK and headed for Manila the other day to spend a week on the islands. Take everything that I said about traffic in Bangkok and forget it - Manila doesn’t seem to have any lanes, any traffic lights, any traffic signs and few rules except survival of the fittest. I have respect for taxi drivers in the Philippines, and even greater respect for bus drivers. I noticed that most buildings and many corners have armed guards - many carrying what appear to be sawed-off shotguns. Even last night ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Chonburi January 19th 2010

Well, living in Bangkok certainly is an experience. I have found that trying to capture those experiences in a blog does not really do justice to small, everyday things, such as trying to cross the street in Bangkok. Which leads me into today’s topic - travel in Thailand. Now that is an experience. BKK has a great mass transit system. Above ground is the BTS, which is an elevated railway over the city. You can buy a pass, jump on board and look down at all of the people in their cars, sitting still, as you zip on to your destination. It is nice and air-conditioned. Of course, at peak time, the BTS gives a new meaning to the term “personal space”. The cars literally get crammed with people and you couldn’t fall down if you ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok January 15th 2010

Sawasdee krab The journey has begun. Not that I minded the hour trip to LA, but the six hour layover made a long trip even more difficult. On the plane from LA to Taipei, Taiwan, I watched a Star Trek movie and wondered why Captain Pickard could not beam me to Taipei instead of sitting for 14 hours and 35 minutes. What a relief to get off that plane, but only for an hour, and then it was time to board another plane for Bangkok - another 1700 miles to travel. So, I left the house at 6:30 am Monday morning and arrived in BKK at 2:00 am on Wednesday. Somebody owes me a Tuesday - missed it all together crossing the International Date Line. Arriving at BKK at 2:00 am has its benefits and disadvantages. ... read more




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