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Trekking in Chiang Mai

Saturday, February 14th, 2004

In the past two days, Jim and I did what everyone does in Chiang Mai– go on a trek and take Thai cooking classes. I decided to break this into 2 posts since they will be long.

So. The trek. First we get on a little truck with a guy from Quebec, a Japanese dude, and a Slovakian family. Our guide was a hyper Thai guy named “Boom.” First we stopped at a market to buy lots of water and also flashlights. Not sure why we were supposed to get them but we did.
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Chiang Mai

Wednesday, February 11th, 2004

Oh man, we found an internet cafe where the pages don’t take a minute to load. This is a FIRST. I am so mad I don’t have Jim’s CD here with the new pics.

Before I forget–Lipton makes a canned Thai iced tea here that is DELICIOUS….Jim is addicted. I swear they should sell it in the states.
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6 Fingered Massage

Tuesday, February 10th, 2004
Ok. Today we took our first tuk-tuk (motorized short of bike transportation) to Wat Pho. (In case you forgot, a wat is a Buddhist temple). It was really cool looking. The wats are about the only redeeming quality of Bangkok. [Continue reading this entry]

Ayuthaya

Monday, February 9th, 2004
Well, another day in Bangkok. There are't many redeeming qualities about this city, so far.... it is extremely polluted, smells really bad, are tons of mosquitoes, can be really hot and humid, and it is dirty. The good ... [Continue reading this entry]

Bangkok & Khoa San Rd

Sunday, February 8th, 2004
Yesterday we just walked around the street we are staying on, Khoa San. It is OVERRUN with tourists. It's crazy. There are at least four 7-11s on the short little street. But in a way it ... [Continue reading this entry]

Where am I?!

Saturday, February 7th, 2004
Last night Jim went to the Body Works exhibit and I stayed at the hostel to read up on Bangkok, since I haven't read a page of the guidebook yet and it was freaking me out. After he left ... [Continue reading this entry]