Lou ans Shelley have shot off for a few days.  There story is for them to tell.  They are safe and happy and returning tonight. I had a great night last night feasting, shopping, and more massage.  Today a 1/2 day at my dentist, all good.  Sore now though. Hey the pictures tell it all so look and enjoy. lots of love Bri

bought a 500 dollar handbag. details later, when i feel better.

After 3 or so weeks in the Islands, I decided it was time to get back to the mountains. After a quick (really not so quick) border run to Myanmar, it was back on the bus to Bangkok, then on to Chiang Mai. The actual town of Chiang Mai was way bigger and busier than I thought it would be. A little to big for my liking but there were a lot of litt...

Chiang Mai, capital of the north...well its no where near as big as Bangkok! And thats a good thing ! You can actually look round the place, rather than spending a lifetime walking 2 blocks :) Theres a load of touristy trekking trips to do here....so we didnt bother! Theyve got a bad rep and we'd rather do one somewhere else where the hilltribes...

Cabbages & Condoms. Just about the most unlikely name for a restaurant as you could invent. I'm glad to report that it is likely one of the finest eating experiences in Bangkok. One whole wall of the outdoor table area is a waterfall. Trees canopy the entire eating area and are strewn with thousands of tiny white lights. Large fans around th...

We were bussed to the purpose built cokery school and instantly whisked into thte classroom for an introduction to Thai ingredients, and then before we knew it we were making our first dish:hot and sour prawn soup, most people will knmow that I not a big fan of the fishy things, but I have to admit that this dish was lovely :-) The day continued...

So God be my witness, I will never again complain about a bad taxi driver in San Francisco, or for that matter, anywhere else again. On my way home from Khao San Rd. after writing my last entry in this log, my Tuk Tuk (pronounced Took Took) driver tried to kill me, literally tried to kill me. It may have been because I negotiated him down from 4...

This website lets me keep track of the number of times that people check out my website... And it amuses me to notice that my number of 'hits' has tripled in the last few weeks... I have two hypothesies on why this is occuring. Hypothesis #1: Legions of fans have finally recognized my greatness. Appealing but unlikely... Hypothesis #2: It's essa...