I must say that we were spoiled by all that quick plane traveling come this day. We ventured away from the security of our lovely Bangtal Bay Bungalow today to make the journey to Hat-Yai where we would hopefully be able to make a connection to the island of Pinang to meet one of Laura's good friends doing ministry work there. Our new friend, Ju...

It was hammering with rain when we arrived in Hat Yai at about 3pm - the sun had been shining while we were sitting on the bus but a big black cloud sat over Hat Yai as we got closer! We stumbled into Louis Guesthouse and almost didn't notice the tiny Chinese man behind reception, he was an interesting character! Wide rimmed glasses almost falli...

Sawadee my dear readers, It's been a while since my Bangkok entry, so here's a new one, from Hat Yai in southern Thailand. In Bangkok I didn't do much, I was just relaxing and enjoying the luxuries of life you can find in Bangkok, like shopping malls, cinemas and 7 Elevens. I also hang out with Australian Paul and Canadian Olivier which I met in...

We left BKK on a plane to Hat Yai in the South West of the Thai Peninsular. The plan was to get onto the island of Ko Lipe and spend a few days snorkling on the beautiful coral reefs there. The flight was great, once I'd stopped freaking out about the whole take off process; I'm okay until the plane actually leaves the ground, climbs vertically ...

So let's call this entry "Chicken Soup for the Adoptees/Immigrants Soul" or something cheesy like that... A question that or any traveler will get often is the perfectly unoffensive, "Where are you from?" After I reply, "America," there is a puzzled look, a pause, and then Mr. Taxi driver will say, "But you have an Asian face," as if the notion ...

So, we were in Had Yai, ready to sort ourselves out for a trip to Malaysia. Dont need any visas for this one, thank god, makes things a whole lot easier! A bit of boring stuff to do, shopping for a few bits and pieces, that kind of thing. Find out about the train, sort out some money...nothing to exciting. And again I'll write it, it was a bit r...

Hat Yai - A similar story to Singapore and Malaysia with a unique blend of Chinese and Muslim populations, but this one with a Thai difference. Altough located amidst bomb blasts of Muslim seperatives in one of the four problematic provinces in South Thailand, the people there are the friendliest in Thailand! If I was to link this city to any ot...

In the end we decided to brave it and got the train to Hat Yai,reassured by the fact that our two kiwi bus friends Veronica and Jannicka would be on the train too...safety in numbers.... We had such an awesome train ride.....even though it lasted 20 hours, than 15!!! Grrrrr! We had a sleeper cabin ala 'Some like it Hot'...where not only were we ...

So, my plane was delayed in Singapore for 4 hours. It's kinda silly when the flight only takes an hour. But the Singapore airport is probably the best airport to get stranded for 4 hours. They have video lounges, bars, fitness cent**, massage, jacuzzi, movie theat**, free int**net comput**s, etc. Right now, I am making a mad dash for Koh Tao, so...

We left Krabi and for the first time had to do some backpacking - urgh! We got a little mini bus to Hat Yai so that we could get the train the following day to KL. The bus took forever and although there were only 4 people in it, the driver and his pal forgot that the other two passengers were getting off half way through. Luckily the Swedish to...