Supawadee Resort Mae Sai

... we drove into the blackness of a tropical storm. The rain stung my skin and visibility was so low we crawled along at a frustratingly low speed for an hour or so. Luckily it cleared, but we had lost far too much time and our moral was wavering. The roads were still slippery and far too dangerous to pick up any real speed. <br>Time was against us now as the light began to fade from the sky. As soon as I took my sunglasses off the bombardment started, the air becoming thick ...

... by page itinerary of his 3 week bicycle trip across Northern Thailand<br>, complete with distances cycled each day and the LP recommended place to stay for each night. He had just come from Tha Ton-- a very rural place in Northern Thailand --and I asked him how much his guesthouse cost there-- "Very cheap--only 800 baht a night for a fan room (no A/C/) on the river". The 4 bedroom, 2BA farmhouse I live ...

... one there or went to the wrong color, they were out. The last thing we had them do were personal crests. Anne had a lot of copies so we handed them out and had them write their name, favorite color, favorite animal, favorite hobby, favorite food, what they want to be when they grow up and a self portrait. That took a long time, but it was a really good activity. Some of the crests we saw were beautiful. One problem with ...

We're finally at the Harbor House orphanage! It's really beautiful here. I'm loving every single minute in this country. The people have all been very nice, the food is delicious, and the culture and history is so rich and fascinating. I bought a book of Thai phrases to practice my Thai. It is very bad. It will improve. The train ride from Bangkok to ...

... And the tour price is more than one person can afford .....I have to go to Mae Sai today and Mae Sot tomorrow and I need to tell my friends who are expecting me and I need a place to stay when I come back for one night only to leave again in the morning..... I return to my Guesthouse to use the computer to email my Mae Sot friends to tell them I will come on Sunday, not Saturday when an American woman walks by and says.....why are you still ...

... curved between rocks, whirlpools and cascades to arrive at Chiang Saen with a happy cargo of Thai, Chinese and Brits. As the only non Thai or Chinese we got special attention at immigration - no who I'm I kidding? It was fastest, FREE, entry to a country ever. The sun was shining, the palms trees were swaying still and hang on what was this? Baht not Yuan, Sawadikaa not Ni Hao, pad thai not steamed dumplings? We had reached the land of smiles and sanuk (fun fun fun!).

... they use cheerleaders for those games - I'm sure that's what the Cowgirls do during the offseason. By this time, Rachel and I had gotten real used to our elephants so we tried just laying on the elephant. It was great and, surprisingly, really relaxing. We would just hug its big head and sprawl out over its back just like the kid from the movie The Jungle Book would always do. It was awesome being that comfortable with the elephant and the elephant that comfortable with us to be able to ...

... street to........get gas???....now that's surprising. The bus has been sitting there for probably 3 hours and no one thought to fill it up with gas first. So we pull into the gas station, fill up, then, hurray!!! We're on our way again. Now everyone is happy we are moving. So we are driving along for about 5 minutes and Wait, one more stop, what is it this time? I couldn't believe my eyes but we pulled into another gas station. So we are sitting ...

... the borders awaiting permission to get to the people who need it. So now it's been a little over a month since the disaster, there are something like 130,000 fatalities reported, and my travel agent says I can go in. I'll believe it when I see it, but it was true. Ok, so the truth is that foreigners are allowed in through the northern border, but only if they relinquish their passport at ...

... Thai in Tachilek. There&#8217;s even a casino down on the Mekong, but I&#8217;ve never been there. <br><br>This is the border run of choice for ex-pats up north, a steady stream going through every day, except when the border&#8217;s closed for political reasons. Thais and Burmese don&#8217;t exactly get along, going way back to when they fought for dominance in the region, before the Brits came along. Most of the countries in SE Asia don ...