the after effects

me after the wave took me out (and my camera)

April 6th 2005
Happy (Thai) New Years!! Today is the official start of the Thai New Year, and the celebration lasts 3 days. I just arrived in Chang Mai, which is a 14 hour train ride north of Thailand. But let me catch you up with my previous 2 weeks first. After my last blog (about Bangkok) I headed back down south to the Island of Phuket. Phuket is one of the better know islands of the coast of Thailand, an ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket

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

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Chris Schwalm

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Travelling is a passion of mine and I think it is one of the best things you can do for yourself. I got interested in other cultures at a young age when I visited a friend in Egypt. I did a few months trekking around Europe after college. Then a few years later I went for a year long solo trip around the world. That was sooooo amazing (the bulk of these blogs are from that trip). Since then I met an amazing woman (Haley) and she and I try to visit at least one new country a year (more like 2). Check out my stuff, I hope you enjoy it. ...get out there and experience the world!... full info

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