Jing Joes Apartments Udon Thani

... to playing with his son until it started to get dark.

His wife made us a great dinner with heaps of vegetable tempura, rice, and an assortment of other delicious veggies. Her older sister and her son came over for dinner too and we all had a good time. Naturally, I couldn't speak any Thai to them but my friend's wife speaks Japanese pretty well so I'd speak to her in Japanese, my friend in English, and they would translate. How international! Ooh, la la!

... 8217;d had because he drove too fast and spent most of the journey on the other side of the road, at one point we came very close to having a head on crash. As we all gasped in horror, the driver did apologise and shortly after I had to request a toilet stop, which I think everyone appreciated! A few of us suggested to the driver that taking it a bit slower would be better and he seemed to take note as the last part of the drive was better. The journey wasn’t over yet though, we ...

... where we were staying resmbled Butlins. It sounds like the whole trip was a waste of time, but we did have some good nights out and got to say goodbye to people who were going in different directions. I headed off back to Bangkok with Anna, Martha and Rachel, where we met up with Mel and co. again for one final night on Koh San Road. It got very out of hand, and we ended up buying a LOT of stuff that we didn't need. But oh well. Off to Cambodia!

... or no entry to temples". For many sacred places of worship legs and shoulders need to be covered, so we popped back to the market where I bought some fancy new slacks, then negociated a price to be taken to the Palace.

As we entered the beautiful courtyard leading up to the entrance, Alice became very excited. She informed me that her excitement was due to the film The King and I, which I haven't seen, and continued to shout we're "In Palace, in Palace"...! The ...

... WI at 12noon, so in an hour.

We're going to have a short look around the area this afternoon and then relax by the pool and have an early night ready for the busy day tomorrow!

Hope all is well at home! Much love! Summer, Sarah and Janna xxx

... DUMPING rain by the buckets. Planning to shop the markets, they were all closing quickly due to the pouring down rain. Since shopping wasn't really an option we decided to head back to the hotel. We waited when a little Tuk Tuk (the main form of transportation) pulled up to take us back and wanted to take us to the Ping Pong show...um no just the hotel will do and for 60 baht NOT 100!! So we got what we wanted and made our way back to the hotel ...

... of people having fun. I absoultely despise mainstreem media; they almost exlusively report on negative stories. If something positive happens along side something negative they will simply ignore the positive. All i can say is anyone who watches or reads the news and thinks they are getting an accurate depiction of reality needs to have their head screwed on tighter. The protests are over now, i hope the political situation gets itself sorted out soon.

... she exclaimed "how you know??!!!" oh well, its not as if i will see them all that often one of the nights we were there im asked me if it was ok if she stayed at her home that night to visit with some friends and be with her family...sure no problem see you in the morning have a good time. flash forward to 6am as im comes in my room and plops into bed. i cuddle up to her and then hear a noise and look up...her little ...

There's not much to keep you in this place except for it being the gateway to the Lao border. With the usual selection of bars, women selling fireworks (well, I think that's what they mean when they shout "boom boom" at you), and bars filled with elderly english-speaking gentlemen with petite Thai women, I was somewhat disappointed that even in this corner of the country, Thailand still lives up to its clichéed image.

... dusty outpost. The driver filled the bus with petrol while the Western passengers were mobbed by children selling drinks, sweets, chips, necklaces and bracelets, etc. Jen and I waded through them to sit down on a bench nearby. I was quite tired, and had my eyes closed, and began to tap a random beat on my drum. Jen joined in on her drum, and we played for a while. I kept my eyes closed throughout, feeling the rhythm, letting all the non-visual sensations filter through me. There was ...