Travel

It was a late night for me last night wandering the street, listening to music and people watching. Add in a full day of travel and I was exhausted when I crawled into bed before midnight. Still a little annoyed I was not able to get a king bed, even after it was confirmed, I

I’m writing this while riding on a bus, from Koh Samet to Bangkok, reaching Bangkok during rush hour traffic on a Friday evening. If my request fora minibus had been fulfilled, I’d be in my hotel, maybe an hour ago. It’s 5:40 pm. My “minibus” left at 1:30 for the three hour journey to Bangkok.

Yesterday was really hot, even under the shade of my umbrella. I had the luxury of dipping in the ocean and rinsing off when it was too much. Amidst that heat, there are people who make their living walking up and down, all day long, selling to tourist and hoping to make a little money.

I found this lovely little spot down the beach away from the crowds and noise. It’s name, “Summer Day”, and the music they play initially caught my attention. The hammock is nice but not very comfortable. So, I settled my first full day here into a chair with umbrella, plenty of soft sand and a

I’m staying in the village away from the beach. It’s a five minute walk or so. When the bakery has fresh rolls, it takes longer. Or when I fancy a mango shake, or coconut shake, or stop for water or other such beach support necessities. Like beaches around the world, everything on the beach is

I moved rooms this morning after my early morning jaunt to the beach. Now, I’m practically sitting on the WiFi antenna! Let’s see if I can post photo’s now! Contrary to a great deal of commentary describing Koh Samet in a negative light, I’m really enjoying it here! Had dinner last night with two people

Contemplating a visit to Koh Chang Island, I had anticipated finding a quiet tropical place to stay near the beach with a hammock. I’d read, write in my journal, listen to some of the Abraham and Theo materials on my iPod and savor some reflection time before heading to Bangkok and my flight back to

By now, you know I don’t travel like most people do. I was tempted to stay in Lapsing, play with the coffee guys for a week, have a brief stay at the islands and then fly home. However, that didn’t feel right. Sunday, they dropped me at the resort where I spent the night. Around

Tonight, I’m in my sixth hotel in six nights counting the village we stayed with.  I had a bout with stomach bug, kayaked 20 kilometers anyway, slept 12 hours in the hut, trekked for 5 plus hours the next day, got on a bus and rode nearly 10 hours to reach Luang Prabang.  Once here,

A brief posting as the internet here is really slow.  I’m not sure this will even post??? I arrived late in Houayxai so the office for the Gibbon Experience was closed.  I found a hotel and checked in for the night, had dinner, watched the sun set over the Mekong River and got some sleep.

Yum!  Yesterday was a wonderful day with new friends cooking together in the peace of the forest.  During a break, Wendy from Holland said, “I’d like to just say here, it’s so peaceful”. Class mates came from Israel, Chile, Poland, Holland, China and America (me).  Haven’t met many people from America here.  Too far for

Yesterday was a long travel day.  When on the road, travel days are the most expensive.  Between airfare for short flights, taxi rides (both ends), departure and immigration fees, inflated cost of everything at the airport and extra baggage fee’s (fine print), it’s more expensive and takes a lot of energy! My ride left yesterday

A quick post before heading to bed.  I’m all packed and leave early tomorrow for the airport.  Friday morning traffic can be rough here so I’m leaving extra early.  It’s a 13 hour travel day getting from here to Bangkok, going through customs and immigration, re-entering the airport, re-checking my bag and getting on the