Sunday August 2, 2009 7:45 PM Happily tucked away in my room here in the Banglamphu (the Ko Ratanakosin area) in Bangkok with the nearby Khao San road area with its glut of tourist focused markets and trinkets. Lots and lots of backpackers around, though that was expected. I guess I’m one of them, but [...]
Saturday August 1st, 11:15 PM A different full day in Thailand, after a good morning swim at Ko Samet—low tide, low crowds and warm water. A fair amount of travel in car. It’s quite a different way to experience a place—at once constraining and liberating at the same time. You can see so much more, [...]
Friday July 31, 2009 8 PM First full day in Thailand, and wonderful to be in the company of a good friend. He even is acclimating me to the far-superior colloquialisms of this country—the title of this post being one of those. The meaning? The crude translation is ‘you think too much in the box.’ [...]
Full Day Exploring Bangkok…and Walking into the Scam
Monday August 3rd, 10:30 PM So I have to admit, taking a night off did a world of good. By morning, I was ready to get going again and see as much of this city as I could (after a slow morning start and some breakfast at the place downstairs from where I’m staying…you gotta [...]