The second day in Angkor Wat was a marathon. I wanted to fit in as much as possible. I went on the larger tour of smaller temples that are on the outskirts of town. I had the tuk-tuk pick me up early. I thought it would be cooler to start early. The temp has been around 30-33 degrees. I was quick through the temples only slowing to wait for peop...

Homeward bound! No offense but I can't say that I am happy about it.I am in Bangkok and fly out tomorrow morning. Tears have made their way down my cheeks and I am sure that they will again tomorrow. I have had such an amazing time. There is still so much to see. I have had many opportunities to reflect while on this journey and I have come to t...

... well, only for a day, but boy does it feel good to be back! Having left Bangkok hating it on my last trip to Thailand 3 years ago, my enforced week's stop-over here earlier in my trip has officially converted me. I actually found a huge grin spreading across my face as we drove through downtown en route from the Cambodian border! It feels li...

30 december 2007 Eindelijk zijn we er: Bangkok, Thailand! Op het vliegveld was het razend druk, vooral bij de douane. Eventjes dachten we dat Peters tas weg was, maar gelukkig lag ie ergens naast de bagageband. Bij de taxistandplaats is alles perfect geregeld: zowel de klanten als de taxichauffeurs moeten in aparte rijen gaan staan en zo kom je ...

Bangkok was exactly as I remembered it - a sprawling metropolis with intense traffic. I only planned to stay a couple of days to visit a doctor for more malaria meds and to fill out an immunization form for school for the fall, plus I needed to buy a guidebook for Cambodia and eat some sticky rice with mango and pad thai. I knew that all of thes...

I made it!!!! After some last minute jitters (thanks girls), some visa and ticket issues (thanks boss) I am in sunny Bangkok. I finally reached Khoasan road area and guided round by several merry tourists eventually found somewhere to stay! Having crashed for a few hours (I have already discovered it is noisier than Korea but slightly less neon....

Hellooooooo So we arrived in Bangkok to find it very clean in comparison to India and not as much pollution as we'd expected. We were picked up by a small jolly Thai lady in her ac taxi with popeye seat covers. Dropped our bags off in our guesthouse, had a quick tea and headed straight for Ratachadamnoen Stadium to see our first Thai boxing matc...

Sooooo, After waiting 3days in Khao Lak before being able to get a bus out we arrived back in Bangkok in the eary hours of the morning. Songkran is the Thai New Year and celebrations involve throwing alot of water around, we think it must be the biggest water fight in the world. Anywhoo, as a result, pretty much every Thai in the country is tryi...

well what a 48 hours it's been! Just thought i'd let you know that i have finally arrived in Bangkok safe and sound and am writing this, enjoying the weather and a tiger beer, mostly copying from my notebook that i am taking around with me to record my amazing adventure! I knew something would go wrong, missing a train or a flight delay (well ac...

Great news - we made it through the first full day in Bangkok! It's an insane city. We woke up this morning and didn't feel at all jet-lagged (it was great that our flight landed in the evening, so we just went right to bed after supper and got a full 8 hours of sleep). Our first move this morning was to move all of our luggage out of the Rambut...

We stayed in Bangkok for the better part of a week. Not being city people, we actually really liked the place. Our favorite was the banana pancakes at the New Siam Guest House where we stayed. We were within walking distance to Wat Pho, where Thai massages could be had for about $10 an hour. We went every day! Literally. :) The snakes at Queen S...