I have been to this Suthat temple before as it is one of the most important royal temples in Bangkok. It is a fascinating area and well worth exploring on foot if you have the time. When I was there it was something like 38 degrees Celsius so I must admit I didn't linger much. But, do check out the Giant Swing in front of this temple as wel...

After leaving Chiang Mai I headed back to Bangkok to spend the day before getting the overnight train to Surat Thani which is the main port to Ko Samui and Ko Phangan. However due to Ko Samui being classified as a disaster area due to rainfall, I started to think that changing my plans would be a better idea. The overnight train was booked and I...

After my friends left Bangkok for a more luxurious trip to the southwestern Isles of Thailand, I found myself once alone again in a big city in a foreign country. For me, this is bliss as I always find out something new, and meet more interesting people. So Monday morning rolls around, and as every other Thai person in an official capacity, and ...

Bangkok - 1 to 4 April (from Goa - Mumbai - Calcutta - Bangkok) Wow!  The new airport is amazing and everything just seemed SO clean compared to India!  I guess anywhere is cleaner than India! Bangkok was cooking though.  Just unrelenting heat.  Cool city though with loads of stuff to see.  Khao San Rd is absolutely...

The next day went back to Bankok to say our good byes to Jan and Cindy. They showed us some great parts of Thailand that we surely would not have seen without them. Plus it was super fun to hang out with them, and to catch up with Jan who I have known since I was ten, but seen rarely since he went out west to University. They are off to Canada, ...

Due to the excessive drinking that may have happened last night, i'm take it easy today was working on my tan a lil earlier its a beautiful day out today, sun is shining the world is good :D my toe looks to be healing well which makes me happy, i think perhaps i may go get some running shoes today for Angkor wat not sure how well flip flops will...

Well my time in island paradise came to an end. Most people headed off to the full moon party last night so the island was pretty empty. Good chance to relax and enjoy the chill atmosphere before heading back to crazy city land. Had one last Chang with Lydia and Mark (super cute British couple from my dive class) before heading on a taxi to the ...

The trip in Thailand has offered a lot more than expected. First of all there is a revolution going on with protestors trying to get the Prime Minister of Thailand to resign. We wisely avoided any of the rallies, but it was on the minds of everyone we encountered. The embassy staff does not know what is going to happen. Pres. Bush has a personal...

Well fools, me and the young lad murphy have arrived safely in Koh Phangan which is south west (i think) of Bangkok. It was a bit of a mess getting here as we you have to fly to Koh Samui first then a get a ferry to the island and its not that great with a hangover but i suppose it beats writing up site reports! We have some photos taken but i h...

Summer girls--flips flops and skirts (and shorts for Todd)! It felt nice to shed off all the layers of downjackets, toques, gloves...ahhhhhhh! We finally arrived in Bangkok at 3am after delay after delay after delay, both leaving Dalian and leaving Beijing. We flew Dalian-Beijing, Beijing-Bangkok. The flights were fine regardless of the no in-fl...