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Crossing Things Off the To-Do List
_________________________________________ Book II of my Thailand travels is now published on Blurb! This second installment of my words and photographs was a long time in the making. Sorting through 586 MB of photos and proofing 17,559 words was a huge task. The book, showing all of my March 2008 travels in Northern, Northeastern and Southern [...]
Bound more than a mad-man is…
Half a year later, I finally got around to organizing and formatting my photos from Thailand. After 8 weeks of travel and hundreds of miles of wonder, I wound up with a grand total of about 2,500 photos. Wanting to display this great adventure with some style, I decided to publish them through the fantastic new [...]
A Look Back At Some Outtakes/Little Details
This is Thai money. Color and size differentiating the denominations. “Well known”? That must mean something more derogatory in Thai? The drunkard at Western Bar in Ubon Ratchathani who was asked by the owner to stop talking to me. Black sticky rice, mango and banana in sweet coconut milk from May Kaidee’s in Bangkok. The [...]
Goodbye Bangkok!
Today was my last day in Thailand. After 2 months exactly, my journey here is over. There is a lot I will miss about the daily life I have embraced here but I am happy to return home to Brooklyn. Below are some of my final pictures while traveling around this huge city.
Rollercoaster Ride
On deciding I wanted to ride a roller coaster I headed an hour or so outside Bangkok to Siam Park City, escaping the streets of Bangkok and their non-stop ambushes of clay and water. I would be that weirdo you see at the amusement park riding alone with an undirected smile. Being sort of a [...]
My Siam Nights
Escaping the relentless heat of Bangkok, I spent the entire day at the movies theaters in the gigantic malls that surround Siam, the city’s shopping hub. A triple feature! Though I intended to sneak into my second and third films, they do things a bit different in Thailand. When you buy your ticket you have [...]
There Will be Water
Today marks the official start of the Songkran Festival (which I found out has an official website). Buckets, hoses, bottles of water sold by the gross line the curbs along with bright orange and green arms dealers. Walking the few blocks to catch my bus I was within the battleground fighting to keep dry. Being [...]
Red Light, Green Light
After some deliberation, I decided I’d hit Bangkok’s Patong area and take in some of its vibrant nightlife options. Being settled on Khaosan and quite bored with its offerings, it makes no sense that be stricken to its boundaries in the evening. But a venture into Patong, the city’s red light district, would be a [...]
Happy New Year, Thailand (Brought to you subtly by Coke-a-Cola)
I’m Back in Bangkok… but this time for an unprecedented 5-night stay. My flight leaves early morning Wednesday and here, in this bustling maze of tuk-tuk exhaust and street vendors, I will stay til then. I have some goals for this last hurrah, mainly to combat my fear of straying too far from my accommodations. [...]
More Quality Time With Elephants / Evening Wats a la Artsy Fartsy
Elephant Krall Pavillion in Ayutthaya Evening Wat tour
Making Blog (Out of Nothing At All)
After a day of bus travel, I arrived in Chanthaburi, the City of the Moon. Contrary to the name’s translation, the city’s main draw is gem stones. As the hub of the global gem stone trade, visitors can ooh and aah at piles of gems being inspected and purchased at the countless stores lining the [...]
The Intrepid Are Rewarded
The morning brought indifference and a lack of motivation. Embarking upon a day of travel requires more than knowledge of bus stops and schedules but an accessible brain ready for the challenge. Energy both physical and mental. A good breakfast helped and I marched out of my room determined and optimistic for fruitful journey. It [...]
