Monday, November 30, 2009

Wat Rong Khun

Amazing temple near Chiang Rai Thailand...photos don't do it justice. Its really amazing...a must see in Northern Thailand...

The artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat, has spent his own money to build this and never solicits contributions from anyone.

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Trip to Burma

Ok..ok...Myanmar...Burma...quite an experience none the less.


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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Thailand's Rubber Triangle

Quick stop on the way to Chiang Rai...learned about the "rubber triangle" and the great sex education program in Thailand called Cabbages and Condoms...got to buy some funny stuff and support the local community...good stuff!


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Friday, November 27, 2009

First Tuk Tuk

Kind of like a ride at the county fair....best way to get around Chiang Mai...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

14 hour flight ends

Ahhh...LAX to Taipei...now on to Bangkok...then Chang Mai...then Sleep!!

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

American to Thailand

Waiting at LAX for my long flight to Chang Mai via Taipei then Bangkok...a good 20 hours of travel...the journey begins...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

New Travel Books: I gotta look into these


New Travel Books: 100, 300, 500 and 1000 Ideas - ABC News: "Looking for inspiration for your next trip?

Five new travel books offer ideas in multiples of 100.

The 2010 edition of Travel + Leisure's '100 Greatest Trips' shows the upscale magazine's editors suggesting some surprisingly down-to-earth destinations, such as the Jersey Shore, Niagara Falls, and Milford, Pa., mixed in with more exotic locales like the Brazilian beach town of Trancoso, and Langkawi, a cluster of 99 islands off Malaysia's northwest coast"