Well, I knew it was too good to be true! I was up at the crack of dawn this morning with butterflies in my stomach about whether my bag would actually show.. 3 hours from the flight arrival time came and went with no sign, every taxi that pulled up at the guesthouse was a cruel taunt.. Eventually I rang the airline who promised to investiga...
It's a tough life being 6"2'. Short people may be occasionally susceptible to a certain syndrome that comes with being so vertically challenged, but at least they can fit into most bus or plane chairs that are presented to them. Though even the shortest in our group struggled with the seats on this overnight junker. As goes many-a told travel-ag...
My ride into Bangkok was only 80km, which allowed me to reach the outskirts of the city by 1pm, and spend an hour fighting my way towards the centre. I had four hours to kill before my parents would arrive in town, so I made a beeline for the muslim quarter to make myself presentable. Unlike S.E Asians, Arabs shave. Since it was pleasant and con...
We were up at 9 to try and fit as much as possible into our last day in Bangkok. After the scant breakfast we had the day before we took care to seek out a place with legit american breakfast food. We also took the time to book our trek for the next day over the phone. From breakfast we headed to Wat Pho, an impressive temple downtown with...
Hello all!! we are back in bangkok again! we don't really want to leave s.e. asia, but we are starting the rainy season here, and the heat doesn't go away when it rains, it just gets stickier! we left mui ne and went back to siagon. we went to the "war remnants museum" which used to be called "american war crimes museum". we got to see all the h...
the mbk mall is huge. it's like a mini city complete with 7 floors of shops, one floor devoted entirely to cell phones and gagets, all cheaper than you can find at home, but not as cheap as everything else here. there's also a large bank, a huge food city, a hotel, and anything else you could possibly need to make your shopping experience bigger...
So, we have had a nice relaxing day at Bethel. Steve and Quyen took us to the airport this morning in Cambodia. The flight was only a little over an hour. Then Bethel picked us up so it was a pretty easy trip. We have just been hanging out here, took a tour, napped and had two really good meals. There are 53 in the Bethel Family here,20 of whom ...
hello! well what a poo day. weve been robbed! luckily only of travellers cheques which we have cancelled altho had a traumatising and boring wait in bangkok tourist police station (cuz the normal police do not give a shite) n all my decent jewellery has been swiped- they just left all the crap stuff! it obviously happened in koh samui i think th...
Seeing all the bright lights, motorways and tuk tuks of Bangkok on the bus into the city reminded us of what big cities are like - it almost felt like home, except for... ..the lady boys ..Patphong and its flesh seekers and ping pong shows ..not being able to wear shorts into the tourist sites (what would the Aussies do!?) ..the heat ..the smell...
Left Mumbai in the middle of the night. Got woken an hour before arranged time (can anyone follow simple instructions here in India?)and then driven to airport by a crazy man-so fast through dark streets, narrowly avoiding people and vehicles. Had great seats near emerg exit so could stretch out. Met by a driver and lovely car (courtesy of Simon...
