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November 30, 2003

Happy BBQ Chicken Day

Not quite the typical American thanksgiving....

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Posted by Helga on November 30, 2003 05:32 AM
Category: Northern Thailand

The red-headed step child

There's a reason that Chang Rai always plays second fiddle to Chang Mai.....

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Posted by Helga on November 30, 2003 05:08 AM
Category: Northern Thailand

November 24, 2003

Market Food

Life is like eating in a thai market, you never know what you're gonna get. An obvious twist on a familiar phrase, but eating in a Thai market presents quite a challenge....

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Posted by Helga on November 24, 2003 09:10 AM
Category: Northern Thailand

November 23, 2003

Beautiful, sleepy, idyllic Pai...

...would that I should never leave. And if I hadn't left today, I might have stayed in that hammock indefinitely....

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Posted by Helga on November 23, 2003 11:00 AM
Category: Northern Thailand

November 19, 2003

School days!?

So today I received my diploma from the Sabai Massage school. The test (though the english was awkward) was far easier than anything I took back in the US. There were only 4 questions and you even got to use...

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Posted by Helga on November 19, 2003 06:30 AM
Category: Northern Thailand

November 17, 2003

Jungle Trekking

Why I should have been voted off of Tribe Libra. A short discourse on how to be the worst trekker ever and other stories from my trip into the wilderness....

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Posted by Helga on November 17, 2003 09:30 AM
Category: Northern Thailand

November 13, 2003

Can I get a wat wat?

Wats are everywhere. Walk a few blocks in almost any direction and wat'll you find? I know I know... bad pun! Hey dad- right up there with the "fly by night operation"!!??...

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Posted by Helga on November 13, 2003 05:24 AM
Category: Northern Thailand

November 12, 2003

Take the Last Train to Chang Mai

and I'll meet you at the station....

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Posted by Helga on November 12, 2003 02:16 AM
Category: Bangkok

November 10, 2003

Everything that has a beginning...

has an end. But not every movie should be made into a triology. Thoughts on the Matrix and the rest of the day's adventures....

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Posted by Helga on November 10, 2003 11:26 AM
Category: Bangkok

November 09, 2003

Ode to the Western Toilet

Well not an ode.... but after going to the East you definitely can understand why it is sometimes considered a "Throne."...

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Posted by Helga on November 9, 2003 11:47 AM
Category: Bangkok

November 08, 2003

big big pants

So today I went shopping. There is nothing exceptional about going shopping except that it is not the easiest thing when you are practically a giant. I absolutely tower over almost everyone. Anyway I went to the weekend market at...

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Posted by Helga on November 8, 2003 12:58 PM
Category: Bangkok

November 06, 2003

Overwhelmed in Bangkok

I finally made it to Bangkok after a brutally long series of flights....

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Posted by Helga on November 6, 2003 11:47 PM
Category: Bangkok

November 03, 2003

33 hours until takeoff

So... there are about 33 hours until my flight leaves the JFK airport for Bangkok. And instead of doing the logical thing and packing, (I am not even sure I have everything I want to take!) I am trying to...

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Posted by Helga on November 3, 2003 12:03 PM
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