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A Thai Goodbye

Monday, March 24th, 2008

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This is Shelly, reporting in for the country wrap-up.   After 3 weeks relaxing in Thailand, we finally had to say goodbye to the “Land of a Thousand Smiles” as it is popularly known. 

We spent our last two nights in Bangkok before bidding farewell to our friendly travel partners, Billy & Tri.  After a sensory overload through the streets of Bangkok, we decided to opt for a day spent warming our souls with some familiarities of our homeland.  This included going to an area of Bangkok called CentralWorld, which we renamed “America Town” because of the many Western stores, restaurants, and conveniences (including A&W Root Beer, 7-11, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts & more).  After having a pizza lunch at none other than….don’t judge us….Pizza Hut, our happy foursome headed into the air-conditioned mecca of a movie theater where we saw an American movie.  Which one did we choose???  How about Step Up 2: The Streets, anyone?  Why not!  It actually turned out to be very entertaining for us…..maybe our judgment was skewed a little :). 

Our patriotic day continued at dinner where we settled in for a long night at the Roadhouse BBQ.  After buffalo wings, potato skins, beef brisket and an assortment of other Southern delicacies, we ventured upstairs to check out the bar scene.  About 4 hours later, we emerged tired and sore from countless games of shuffleboard and fooseball, where the head-to-head Shelly/Nate vs. Tri/Billy competition was fierce and relentless.

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Finally, our trip to Thailand ended with a truly legendary Thai experience.  I thought we could play a little guessing game…

Which one of the following activities capped off our trip to Thailand?

a) Attending a Muy Thai boxing match

b) Going to a Ping Pong Show

c) Seeing Siamese cats and Siamese twins

d) Drinking Mai Tais together at sunset

Although we would have enjoyed all four of the above, we sadly only had a chance to do (b).  For those of you who have never seen one of these shows, I will warn you that they are not for the faint of heart.  But, if you are in the right place at the right time, (or more likely the wrong place at the wrong time), this is quite a memorable experience.  I will leave it at that and let your imagination fill in the blanks.

P.S. Check out the new pictures added to our last post.

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Sometimes the most fun can be had at the most unexpected places.  A few days ago, Shelly, Billy, Tri and I decided to spend a day golfing at one of Chiang Mai’s local courses and it was one of the best times we’ve had in Thailand. 

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We arrived at Royal Chiang Mai Golf Course around 11:59 a.m., just in time for a noon tee time.  In the pro shop we paid our greens fees, rented clubs, and also opted for two power carts because it was about 90 degrees outside and getting warmer with each passing minute.  As we walked out to the first tee we noticed four women, each ranging in height from 4’9″-5’0″, dressed in green pants, blazing yellow shirts, and large green billed hats.  We quickly found out that in Thailand, each golfer gets their own personal caddy (who also happen to be women) to help them around the course.  And looking back, I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

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These women could read the greens without even bending down behind the ball.  My caddy, Miwal, could quickly size up a 20 ft. putt and tell me “6 cups to the left” or “one ball to the right”.  Her reads were flawless and I was draining putts all afternoon. 

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Billy (a.k.a. Willy Wonka) standing next to two caddies (a.k.a. Oompah Loompahs)

Caddy’s in Thailand are also not used to the Billy Knotts way of golfing, which involves drinking beer at a rate of about 1 can a hole.  At the beginning of the round, his caddy was telling him to “drink more beer”.  Then, on the back nine, Billy and I decided to start wagering on closest to the pin shots, with our winnings going to our caddies.  Billy’s caddy quickly changed her tune to “no more Singha… you drink water… play better”.  Unfortunately for Billy’s caddy, the only thing that could stop him was the clubhouse because by the 16th hole, the course had run out of beer!  My caddy was also feeling pretty good having won 200 baht (about $7 US) on my winning golf shots.  Overall, it was a great experience and we may try to play another round of golf when we arrive in China.  

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Well, it's been a week since our last post and a week since Billy and Tri arrived... coincidence, I think not.  We've spent the past week lounging on the beaches in Ko Samui and experiencing the wonderful sights of Chiang Mai.  We ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Koh Tao, Thailand

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
img_2760.jpg Sunset at the Koh Tao Resort Today feels like the calm before the storm.  We're just wrapping up a 4 day trip to the quiet island of Koh Tao where there's little to do except relax.  Tomorrow afternoon two of our ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Koh Samui, Thailand

Friday, March 7th, 2008
  img_2713.jpg The last 4 days, Shelly and I have been recharging our bodies after 2 months of long, hard travel. We're on the island of Koh Samui and are staying at the Baan Bophut ... [Continue reading this entry]

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