We returned to Bangkok for a few days because we were waiting to catch our flight from Bangkok to Seoul. After leaving the ruggedness of Laos, Bangkok offered a much-appreciated dose of big city life. We ate all the foods we'd been missing (like sushi and Mexican food), went karaokeing (twice), saw the Indiana Jones movie (which was okay but not...

Back in Bangkok, we took a thai cooking class where we shopped for our ingredients in a local market and learned to make green curry from scratch in addition to a cracking Pad Thai among many others dishes. We really enjoyed the energy and entertainment of a Thai Kickboxing match in Lumphini Stadium; whizzed around on the futuristic BTS Skytrain...

Hellou hellou ja hellou koko parin viikon edesta mita on jaanyt valiin. Thaimaassa ollaan (vihdoinkin!?).. Kaks viikkoa on hurahtanu ihan sekunnissa ja ollaan valtelty nettisumppiloita ihan tarkotuksella. A)viimesissa paikoissa paljon muuta aktiviteetia ja B)saarilla netissa kaynti maksaa maltaita. Niin ja mita ma tarkotan tolla "vihdoinkin" nii...

The US Dollar has finally gone to H3ll! I realized this at the BKK airport when I looked at the currency exchange board and saw that the USD was selling for 33.40THB and the CAD was at 34.35THB. I was literally shocked to the point my jaw hit the floor. For the first time I can remember my Canadian Dollars are worth more than my US Dollars. It w...

Finally, the day where the female teachers have been waiting for, The Jatujak Market. It is hailed THE place to shop for cheap goods and a place to find interesting things. So here's the checklist: 1) Wallet full of Thai Baht ..... Checked 2) Empty big bag for shopping stuffs ..... Checked 3) Camera ..... Checked 4) Bottle of water ..... Checked...

I can hardly believe it. Today marks exactly 1 year since I boarded a one way flight bound for Taipei, Taiwan. I'm a year older, no wiser, a bit worse for the wear, but have a belly full of great memories, great food, heaps of new friends and an ever expanding readership. It won't be long before I can start making and breaking guest houses on my...

Arrived in Thailand for what will be the last time at the existing airport. A new one opens on Thursday. It's going to be bigger and better equipped, but I just like that the land's old name translated as "Cobra Swamp". I wonder why they changed it? It's the wet season in Bangkok and when I arrived it was really raining. So much so that by the t...

Spent our first day in Bangkok, took a taxi meter to khaosan rd (the tourist central road) and had a wander down there with every Thai in sight trying to sell us something. It was unlike anything I've experienced at home, there were signs cluttered everywhere trying to fight for your attention, power lines for Africa trying to meet the needs of ...

Part of the reason for this travelogue is to, in addition to provide some I-don't-want-to-work-right-now distraction for my family and friends at their places of business, provide some advice and how-to for other travellers as I certainly read other people's accounts of their journeys while preparing for my own to pick up tips. So this entry is ...

Hi, everybody. Sorry for the delay, don't worry, they do have a lot of internet bar in Thailand. But I just don't have time to go the internet bar. This is one of the most tired days in my life. Everyday I went out at 6 or 7 in morning and came back to the hotel at 9 or 10 at night, I was exhausted everyday. But anyway, this what time-limit trav...