Sweet Sticky Rice and Not So Yummy Noodles
I love it when Peung’s mother travels outside the city because when she comes back she always stops for some
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Thailand
Return to Bangkok
After another eternal three-flight, 27-hour trip, I am back in the City of Angels. Looks like a little Thai stimulus
Read MoreTraditional Thai Puppets
As usual I am blogging from a few days past the event… so we interrupt this Cambodia story to give
Read MoreA Great Cheap Day Spa in Bangkok! Foot Massage!!
I don’t wait too long for an excuse to go get a foot massage in Thailand. A bus ride of
Read MoreBest Bangkok Eats: Or Rock Star of the Street Wok
Thai food in the USA or wherever you are is all very nice, but the “real” Thai food has no
Read MoreKoh Samet: Jet Lag Therapy
The big itinerary over the next ten weeks or so is Asia: I’ll be based in Bangkok as usual, then
Read MoreYoga for Dummies, Lazy Dummies
The famous Reclining Buddha stretches out at 46 meters. You have to admire a philosophical/religious icon whose preferred pose is
Read MoreElephants in Thailand: Khao Yai National Park
I saw my first wild Thai elephant. According to a recent BBC program there are only 3,000 of this subspecies
Read MoreChiang Mai and Doi Inthanon National Park
Chiang Mai is a province and also a city, Thailand’s second largest city in fact. The population of the city
Read MoreThailand: Hotel on the River Kwai
And I mean ON the river. I spent the weekend in the town and province of Kanchanaburi, Thailand. This is
Read MoreKoh Samui: What’s to see?
I like big Buddhas, you know I just can’t lie. Koh Samui has its mega-Buddha on a small island/causeway at
Read MoreRose-fingered Indeed
I rolled over and looked at the clock. 5:30 a.m. If I didn’t move fast, I was going to miss
Read MoreSamui Tattoo
I have my second tattoo (the first was taken when I accidentally stabbed myself with a pen last year on
Read MoreFrom Sea to Sea in Thailand via Krabi
The province of Krabi has some remarkable places listed in the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s “Unseen Thailand” campaign. One is
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Assignment: Phuket (or Puke It)
Rent a motorbike and do site inspections for a couple dozen top hotels on Thailand’s most famous island and one
Read MorePattaya, Thailand: The Sanctuary of Something Anyway
Just south of Thailand, about two hours by bus, is Pattaya on the sea. It was not high on my
Read MoreGoodbye Bangkok…
A dramatic turn of events. Just before my departure to Istanbul I came down with a wicked case of what
Read MoreDeath Defying… well, on a good day
If you are on the road in Thailand you are taking your life into your own hands. Which is a
Read MoreKayaking in Thailand: Anybody Wanna Buy a Monkey?
Paddling Amid Karst in Ao Thalane, Thailand The first thing that struck us was the monkeys. Almost literally. Turns out
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