Fireballs, Toilet Massages, Jazz, and Long-Necks - The Perfect Vacation August 2nd 2007 Yeah...I've been on the road for 4 months and needed another vacation to catch up on sleep and recharge. For my last 'vacation' I got stuck in Queenstown, NZ for an extra week and this time I got stuck in Chiang Mai. I mentioned in the last entry that Chiang Mai is the anti-Bangkok. I say this because there are no large buildings, the traffic is much less crazy, and it generally just feels like ... read more
Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
I left Chicago heading west in the beginning of April '07 and continued going west until March 1st, 2008 when I returned to Chicago having confirmed that the world is indeed round.
The stops along the way - Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, India, and Tanzania.
As of March, 2008, I retired my backpack and posted my final entry about this journey. All the entries are still there for your reading enjoyment. Remember, the entries are shown newest to oldest.
Cheers!
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