P.M.Y. Beach Resort Rayong

... of the Ferrari; "I think I killed the bike".

Luckily for me I was entirely unharmed as was everybody else on the island. The bike though had its back lights smashed and was very much stuck in the thick undergrowth. We managed to get it out and were amazed at the lack of damage. I though myself lucky that neither of the wing mirrors - usually the first thing to get it when things go pear shaped - were intact. I set off to try and find a mechanic after ...

It's Sunday the 16th Thai time - still Saturday in California, 'damned slowpokes - and after a combat nap that Tida tells me was about 2 hours, the whole family is set for a road trip to Rayong Beach. It's a three hour drive from here in a generally southward direction, and we'll be taking two cars. I will be mostly oblivious to geography until I can get my hands on a map or two, acquisition of which is a priority along with some other...items. I would later find that ...

We arrived in Thailand Friday night. We stayed in Bangkok's Chinatown the first day and explored the city by foot. Bangkok is dirty, smelly, and hot and I am glad to be out of there now. Sunday night we arrived in Ban Phe, the location for our 3 week training course. Our hotel is right on the beach so I can go for ...

... pictures to help, but these were still some pretty ********cepts to get across.

I was the first to go out of my group of five people and had a real awakening when I realized that their English was not anywhere near the level that I thought it would be...the level of the class that we had viewed the day before. In my warm-up activity, which was just a repetition of a standard English greeting, the class had huge problems. I ...

... us "Farung" as we were moving targets, and we would often have water wars during traffic Jams, it was great! It was fun for them to get us soaked as their cultured is very reserved and respectful, and this is a time for them to let lose and be free to be silly and playful!(which is very good for the heart and soul)... It was a real community event with small children to the elderly in full participation! It was amazing to see the transformation of ...

... some more crepes, but Hal had a flat tire so I went with him back to the scooter rental place to drop them off. We paid for 5 days, but we decided to come back a day early. We were hoping they would give our money back for 1 day. They agreed to give us back most of our money and Hal dropped off his bike. We then rode back to the crepe place on my bike. We had our crepes and decided to catch the ferry back. We dropped off our 2 other ...

... dans la mer et la piscine, se faire masser (10$ de ;lheure) et de faire une excursion dans la jungle. Bref, etre fonctionnaire et avoir 4 semaines de vacances, ca na pas de prix!!!). Ensuite, on retourne a bangkok pour 3 nuits pour finir de visiter la ville. On va surement retrouver nos camrades de voyage et amis Marco et Renee pour un dernier petit souper le 23. Ensuite, de retour au Quebec. On pense a vous fort et on va mettre des photos sous peu. bisoux xxx JS et annie

... embarrassing arrest of John Mark Carr led the country to not only revise its laws regarding foreign teachers, but also to alter its visa laws. Thirty-day visa exemption stamps are now limited to three within a six-month period, making it so people cannot easily stay in the country long-term. After using three thirty-day visa exemption stamps a person must then leave the country and apply for a sixty-day tourist visa at an Embassy ...

... saw it a week later and came back to sign the papers the next day. I'm not sure how we will fill the three bedrooms, seeing as we still only have backpacks and suitcases to our names, but we have some great ideas. I will have a front yard with grass for the first time since I was five. As we were checking out the place Won, the landlord, casually mentioned that the motorbike sitting in the driveway was included in the rent. We couldn't ...

... dive and lay in the baggage compartment the whole day, but I was well taken care of. I've just moved into a guest house by the name of Lemon resort. The owner is a really great Thai guy/girl by the name of Patrick. Unfortuneately, Patrick has no idea how to run the place. His customers forget to pay, he gives away free food and drinks like crazy and ...