From Bangkok to the Beach

I have spent the last week trying to find some interwebz that were fast enought to upload pictures and everytime I thought I had the connection would fail. One computer even gave me a bit of an electrical shock when I plugged caitlin's camera into the usb port (luckily all the pictures are still on its memory and my heart is still beating). So im guessing that while im typing this, the connection is going to slow and you may end up with only one or two picture. I guess we will see... (edit guess not)


Anyways, since the last post Caitlin and I have definitely covered a lot of ground, ate a ton of tasty thai food, enjoyed some amazing beaches and watched some of the best sunsets i have ever seen...The night before we left Bangkok we decided to go out on a limb and head into the downtown area to a place called the Moon Bar. It turned out to be an open air restaurant on the 59(top) floor of a very swanky hotel. I was in a tanktop and swim trunks, barely surviving the heat and Caitlin was in a summer dress and flip flops. We took the elevator to the the top only to find there was a dress code.... Lukily I had pants and a tshirt and they had clogs to loan to Caitlin. so we were in. The views of Bangkok were great and really showed the size of the city.



We left bangkok the following evening for the beach and decided on a bus to be the best option. It cost only around 500 baht for a 12 hour ride to Khoa Lak and it would save us one nights lodging. At least it sounded great ahead of time... The bus was kept at near freezing temps (everyone was dressed for winter with blankets) and the TV was blasting even though not one person was watching. So much for sleeping... but, after a long cold night we made it and after finally settling in could finally enjoy the beach.


Over the next couple days we explored the small town and even rented a scooter to visit some remote beaches and a nice waterfall outside of town.



As of now we have traveled further south to Phuket and settled on Kata beach. however its off to the beach for me now so writing will have to wait.

PS (madeline and daniel) The Thai bus service does do one thing right. They remove the crust from their sandwiches. Please add one to my tally.

Bangkok - The City That Never Sleeps

As the jet lag fades we have slowly been adjusting to the fastpaced and wild life bangkok brings with it. We have been eating our way down streets and alleyways trying as many types of local fare as possible. From the street vendors selling pineapple on a stick, fruit smoothies and banana-nutella crepes to the green-red-yellow-musaman-panag curries. The latter followed quickly by flavored yogurt drink to combat what we have heard is bangkok belly (an overload of spicy food...) We also got a traditional thai style massage (traditional massage mixed with yoga..), for only 4 dollars for one hour. Definitely a great way to relax after a couple days in flight.

Last night we woke up at 4am (I guess jet lag does take a couple days to go away...) and decided to take a stoll to get some snacks and some water. Thinking the city would be alseep, we were surprised to see the party still going with the local streets still packed with forieners and thais alike. wild.

We woke again today to another very tasty curry and rice breakfast from a nearby street vendor. As we were sitting, we watch tuk-tuks carrying too many passengers rip down narrow streets and scooters loaded down with multiple propane bottles weave through unsuspecting bystanders. (I wonder what the injury/death rate is for scooter drivers delivering flammables?)

Today we finally got around to some planning for the next couple weeks and spent most of the day relaxing as our sleep schedule still is in need of some tuning. I couldnt get the pictures to upload tonight but will try again later.

After blogging last night we went out on the town to see some more of the thai nightlife. We happened across a impromptu break dance performance from a group of young thai in the street. What followed amazed us.... from standing backflips to the balance moves these kids had amazing talent. Definitely the highlight of the trip so far!

This thai kid couldnt have been more than 11 years old... killin it!

Thailand Trip

Hope all is well at home in that states. I am currently nearing the end of a 12 hour layover in Incheon airport, South Korea. Our original plan was to make it into Seoul (the capital) for the day, but I didnt get the memo on the sub freezing temperatures (18degrees when we landed) and snow on the ground. SO shorts and a t-shirt were not going to cut it. Caitlin and I managed to catch a couple hours of sleep this morning in the kids play place here at the airport. We were the only ones in the play place when we fell asleep at 5am, but when we woke up a couple hours later 3 other koreans had caught on... After the great nights rest we found out we could get a hot shower and use an internet cafe for free, who knew korean air was so hospitable... our flight leaves at 5 pm and we are definitely looking forward to getting on our way!

I will try to update the blog at least once a week, if not more to share stories, pictures and the experiences during our trip in thailand. I hope to hear from all of you and keep in touch during the trip.

Next time I post I hopefully will have made it to Bangkok, Thailand.