Nurse Don

Hey All, I wish I could blame this late entry on the internet, but its all on me. I walked so much yesterday that my feet were killing me and I was so exhausted. The humidity here just drains you so quick. Its like nothing I have experienced anywhere else. I am out half a day and by the time a slide back into the hotel, I look like I just walked through a car wash. You literally have to shower and change clothes and head back out for the afternoon gauntlet. I did not bring that many clothes, so when you are going through 2 sets a day, that’s a lot of laundry to do. I have been keeping an eye on the weather since arriving here and I passed on my way out this ... read more

Hey All, First let me get a couple of things cleared up: First) I made a really bad booboo when I wished my good friend Lisa a Happy 50th Birthday. She had posted she was starting her 50th year and I took this to mean she was turning 50, even though I did not think she was. Well, she just turned 49 and since I know who sensitive women are to making them older than they really are, I decided to set the record straight. Of all my friends I think she is the one who could care less, but I want to cover my bases. Second) Someone reminded me I never posted the pic of the person I ran across at a restaurant the first night in Koh Lanta. No, it was not Miley Cyrus, ... read more

Hey All, Let me start out by saying, in the world of Travel Bloggers, I am the Jerry Seinfeld of blogging, my blog is about nothing. If you are a Seinfeld fan at all (Iris, Lisa, Angela) you will know what I mean. What did I do today, I got up, had breakfast, sat by the pool, in other words nothing, but I blog about it. I blog for my family and friends back home who find my musings interesting for the most part, after all what serious traveler cares about how I got chased out of a Bangkok Massage House by a little Thai lady with a mean broom, or my ride down a mountain in Peru yelling Bano, Bano to the poor frantic driver trying to find me a toilet before I crapped myself, ... read more

Hey All, As I am writing this my feet are ankle deep in sand and I am watching the tide roll in and the sun will be setting in a few minutes over the Adaman Sea. If you are jealous you should be and if not, then I want to be where you are. So yea, I made it. My new alarm clock passed its first test and had me out front of my guest house at 5:20 this morning and right on time at 5:25 Mr Gao pulled up in this tuktuk and delivered me 20 minutes later at the departure door for domestic flights at Chiang Mai Airport. Flew Bangkok Airways to Bangkok, then 1 ½ layover and flight to Krabi. This time I promise to include the map – lol. The flight to ... read more

Hey All, Today was decision day, decided to stay one more day in Chiang Mai and luckily my room was available for another night. I visited a travel place and after mulling over several options from taking a bus to Lampang to flying south to an island, I opted to fly to Krabi, then take a ferry across to the island of Koh Lanta. It’s a very quiet, very non touristy place with lots of guest houses and bungalows along the beach. I figured a few days of beach time would be nice. I have about 3 places in mind from my research and will check availability before I head that way. It’s a pretty full day of travel, fly to Bangkok, then to Krabi, then find a minivan and drive to the dock for the ... read more