Rodd

Try backpacking around Thailand - for the first time in almost 20 years!

... automatically climb the hill.  We did that twice, and then spent a couple minutes at the tourist shops before heading to our hotel, the Rodd Moncton.  The Rodd Moncton sits right next to the Petitcodiac River. When the tide comes in, there is a ...

... a casino. People seem to be having a hard time understanding us.... don't know what's wrong with them... I don't have an accent!! Rodd asked a bartender for a beer.. they guy says "BEAR"?? "BEAM"?? Rodd spells it B E E R... ohhhhhhh the guy says..... a ...

... ?? these turnstiles are used as both entry and exits so just whoever gets there first pushed in the direction they're headed. Poor Rodd had people stacked up behind him and waiting on the other side to get through!!! This time it was my turn... Bill and ...

... me that he was feeling up to going out so we agreed to meet at 33rd St.. wasn't any problem, we both got on a 6, Rodd  heading downtown.. me uptown and met within 15 mins of our first texts!! As we were only a block from Empire State Building we ...

... until we speak again.. Warm alohas and mahalos to those who made an impression (in no particular order..): Casey, Julie, James, Forest, Rodd, Melissa, Derwin, Kevin, Cy, Kelly, Nicole, Sean, Mark, Ryan, Jovan, Haddie, Warner, Johnny, Kubo, Aina, La'au, ...

... much walking, and the stairs in the subway are never ending!! Enough of that... we're off to the East Village this morning cos Rodd missed it yesterday. Even with all the stairs I just love the subway system, it's so easy to use ( once you've got the ...

... I cooked us up some ham and eggs to keep us going for the mornings activities.... "that'll be $25 thanks" I like to say to Rodd as I hand him his breakfast... saving so much money cooking for ourselves! By 8.30 we were on our way... Short walk to GCT, ...

... I'm not going to say much more now cos it's 6.30 and we want to go and have our last night in Vegas.... although I don't think Rodd will be staying out long. As Rodd was feeling unwell he decided not to go out in the cold night air in the hopes he ...

... Phuong and Cat get trashed..it's rare that I am sober to see these things and I am still laughing at Cat and Rodd's disco-danceoff.. Saturday July 2nd Phuong and Catherine went surfing w/ Casey while Julie TRICKED me and made me spend all day drinking ...

... We went to Red Gravy, which comes highly recommended by the good folks on TripAdvisor.  I had meatballs and red gravy and Rodd had a bruschetta burger, both were really good but the weird thing was the menu said "with chips" and neither of us thought ...

... which is in Long Island City, and walked up to Queensboro Plaza to get the 7 train out to Citi Field... no baseball on yet but Rodd wanted to see the new stadium, he went to a match years ago when the Shea Stadium was there. Right next door is Arthur ...