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December 31, 2004

THOUGHTS AND RAMBLES ABOUT BANGKOK #3

It is New Years Eve Day and I am still in Chiang Mai. I'll be here until next Monday (January 3rd) when I head off to Laos (more on that leg of the trip later). I want to use this...

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Posted by Jeff on December 31, 2004 02:11 AM
Category: Thailand

December 29, 2004

THOUGHTS AND RAMBLES ABOUT BANGKOK #2

I've been in Chiang Mai for a couple of days now and I need to finish my Bangkok blog entries while the thoughts and rambles are still in my mind and so that I can do some Chiang Mai entries....

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Posted by Jeff on December 29, 2004 12:32 AM
Category: Thailand

December 27, 2004

THOUGHTS AND RAMBLES ABOUT BANGKOK #1

It's Tuesday morning, December 28th and I am in Chiang Mai after spending 7 days in Bangkok. I thought it would be a good idea to do a couple of catch all entries about my time in Bangkok, my observations...

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Posted by Jeff on December 27, 2004 11:10 PM
Category: Thailand

TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTH ASIA

I am sure all the readers of this blog are aware of the horrible tragedy that struck South Asia yesterday (December 26th) at apx. 8:30 AM local time. The earthquake that struck to the west of Sumatra registered at least...

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Posted by Jeff on December 27, 2004 06:53 AM
Category: Thailand

December 25, 2004

CHRISTMAS IN BANGKOK

It is Christmas morning as I write this. I have no pictures for this particular blog but have a bunch ready to publish in the next few days and will endeavor to get them up as soon as possible. Christmas...

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Posted by Jeff on December 25, 2004 12:41 AM
Category: Thailand

December 23, 2004

FIRST DAYS IN BANGKOK

It is Christmas Eve Day as I write this blog entry. Bangkok is a fascinating city and it is a city of constant surprises. It is so diverse and so huge that it would take years of exploring just to...

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Posted by Jeff on December 23, 2004 09:26 PM
Category: Thailand

December 22, 2004

THE TRIP TO BANGKOK

Well, it’s Thursday morning, December 23rd and I’ve been in Bangkok a little over 2 days. It sure seems longer to me for some reason, maybe it’s the jet lag, maybe it’s the foreignness of the place or it could...

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Posted by Jeff on December 22, 2004 09:27 PM
Category: Thailand

December 17, 2004

WHAT I AM PACKING

What to pack? What gear to bring? Since I first made the decision to go on this journey the decisions about what to bring with me began. There is so much advice on this topic out on the Internet, both...

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Posted by Jeff on December 17, 2004 06:45 PM
Category: Gear

December 16, 2004

Purposes of the Trip RTW

I don’t know if it is necessary to have a purpose or purposes for the trip that I’m planning and discussed in detail during the pre-trip portion of this blog but I have decided to keep in my mind a...

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Posted by Jeff on December 16, 2004 06:44 PM
Category: Purpose

December 15, 2004

HOW

I am going to take some artistic license with the How entry of this blog. The literal sense of How I plan to take my trip doesn’t make a lot of sense and I have struggled a bit to define...

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Posted by Jeff on December 15, 2004 01:06 PM
Category: Pretrip

December 10, 2004

WHY

This next pre-trip blog entry is Why as in Why am I doing this? The previous entries on Who, What, When and Where are about objective things and tangible ideas and seem to be easier to write as they were...

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Posted by Jeff on December 10, 2004 01:22 PM
Category: Pretrip

December 02, 2004

When and Where

WHEN am I going and WHERE am I going? When and where, ah the heart of the plan and the basis of the adventure. 1. When am I leaving? 2. When will I go to different places? 3. Where will...

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Posted by Jeff on December 2, 2004 07:11 PM
Category: Pretrip
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