Arrived in Bangko, Thailand at 16.00 hrs. Bangkok time on August 10th 2007

May 21, 2007 Bangkok (still) We've been here for a week this time and haven't gotten much to show for it. Where does the time go? But we planned a full day for today. We are going to the Lao Embassy to get our visas. We know we can get a 15 day visa at the border, but, knowing us, it might take longer to get through even that small country. Irin...

After 3 months of this utterly enthralling occupation (hmmm...), I have finally picked my last mandarin, lemon, cherry, eggplant, or whatever other fruit they fancied throwing me into.  This means I am now eligible to spend a second year working in the land down under, should I want it.  And in truth, it wasn't so bad.  I'm n...

Another early start and a bumpy bus ride from Siem Reap to Bangkok. Its very hard to believe the Indochina Loop trip is over. The last few days seemed to slip through my fingers and it didn't quite sink in that the trip was coming to an end until we were back at the same hotel we set off from. The Intrepid tour leader was truly amazing...

First tiffany show, fireworks on the beach, and beware the undertoe.

Aurelie - This Thursdays was a productive one, since we finally got our asses in gear and hunted down the Vietnamese embassy to sort out visas, the last pesky obstacle to the next stage of our trip. After a wild good-chase in the adjacent shopping malls for a photo booth of some kind (we had totally forgotten that we needed 2 passport photos for...

Sunday and feeling significantly stronger I set off to the Chatuchak market to the north of where I was staying, the largest in Bangkok and only open at weekends. Staying not far from the Khao San Road, and 50m from the river, I took the river boat for the 25min journey south along the Chao Phraya River to join the Sky Train at Saphan Taksin. Th...

My apartment is unbelievable. The place is extremely hidden; you have to walk down a dirty and very scary ally until you get to a marble entrance that is like an oasis in the middle of a filthy city. We have doormen, concierge service, maid service and laundry service. It is like I am living in a Four Seasons, it is more like a hotel then an apa...

We flew back to Bangkok from Cambodia. We wanted to go back to Thailand to go south and explore some of the beaches and islands. We ended up spending 7 days in Bangkok. We have developed a love/hate relationship with the city. We stayed at the Lamphu Guest house on Rambutri road. It is the next road over from Khoasan. It is not quite as crazy bu...

Var jo ikke i Bangkok mer enn en kveld saa vi gjorde ikke saa altfor mye. Jeg og Ben spiste en konge middag paa en Sushi bar og tok selvfoelgelig en kaffe paa Starbuck's etterpaa. Tuslet litt i gatene og avsluttet kvelden med et slag biljard. Skal jo tilbake til Kok saa stressa ikke med aa faa sett saa mye.