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November 27, 2003Happy ThanksgivingPardon the typos, but the keyboard is abit sticky, especially the space bar. Ifoundmy friends Matt and Wanda, andhave spent the past four daysor so at Whispering Seed, a property thatis being develped into anorphanage and school. Iwill be here...Read this update November 23, 2003Adventures (very long)This is a pretty long entry (though abridged for mass consumption) covering Thursday through this morning (Sunday).... read on.......Read this update November 19, 2003Rough travel itinerarySo folks have been asking what my travel plans are. I have some things that are planned, and some stretches of time that are unplanned, which I feel is a nice balance. Things change, too, so I will undoubtedly update...Read this update Posted by Valkyrie on November 19, 2003 11:39 AM
Category: Leaving Chiang MaiI broke down and went shopping a couple days ago at the Warorot day market. Bought a couple of beautiful sarongs and wrap-around pants. Some stuff I'll be sending home, but the light cotton fisherman's pants and a batik cotton...Read this update November 14, 2003Welcome to the jungleWe headed out around 9:30 this morning to climb Doi Suthep to the temple at the top. It started off as a nice stroll through a forest on a well-marked trail.We lost the signs (and the trail!) after about 45...Read this update November 13, 2003Evil catfishWent for a short walk in a beautiful park with a monastery in it, and a pond with evil catfish. Every time we threw fish kibble (bought from a nearby stand) into the pond, dozens of fish would swarm the...Read this update Posted by Valkyrie on November 13, 2003 05:33 AM
Category: November 12, 2003Train to Chiang MaiI was hoping for a late overnight train to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand so that I would be able to see the mountains in the morning. A call to the train station misinformed me that there were no spaces...Read this update November 10, 2003Urban underloadAs wonderful as my hosts are, and as colorful as Bangkok is, it's time to move on soon. With a few more thousand dollars at my disposal, and a stronger penchant for partying and shopping, I could probably really enjoy...Read this update In the company of friendsI’ve received some wonderful emails from loved ones back home. I’m realizing why it was relatively easy to leave. I’m blessed with truly amazing people in my life, and that is a gift that they’re not going to take back...Read this update November 09, 2003I'm goin' to Disney Wat!Ta and her sister and I visited a couple of the larger temples and the Grand Palace. (I guess I can tell my mom that I went to church this weekend!) They were insanely huge and ornate. Really beautiful, but...Read this update November 08, 2003Pray for firm stoolI've been in Bangkok now for about 36 hours without major mishap. Called my gracious hosts Shamus and Ta when I arrived at the airport, got their address, dodged the overpriced "private taxi" (650 baht) and found the metered taxi...Read this update Saturday at the MarketTa (Shamus' wife, who's Thai) and I went to the main market in Bangkok. We spent hours walking through it, and still didn’t see it all. There were so many tiny stalls – clothes, food, shoes, blankets, plants, statues, baskets…...Read this update November 07, 2003Friday 11/7, The RemixThe sun rose over Taipei this morning, while I was still high in the air. Windows on the left of the plane showed a deep red streaked by the charcoal of clouds and in innocent stripe of creamy pale orange...Read this update |
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