 | Fun just pops up at any time!
2008-07-24, Krabi, Thailand. By: janterrym | | Terry started feeling better so before we left Koh Panang, I took Terry snorkelling for 35 minutes before we have to make a race for the taxi, then ferry (made in the nick of time as it left at 12:30 ... |
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 | elephants and hookers
2008-07-24, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: letlozz | | Another change of country.... our last as time is running out fast! Am loving Thailand so far, possibly because we're in Chiang Mai which is reportedly much calmer and hassle free than Bangkok. I thin... |
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| Thanks for the emails!
2008-07-22, Koh Phangan Island, Thailand. By: janterrym | | Just wanted to say we discovered the guestbook today and loved reading your emails, it is so nice to hear from all of you! We STILL cannot get pictures on; Shaun we need help!! And now, I wanted to ... |
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| Damm that water..
2008-07-22, Koh Phangan Island, Thailand. By: janterrym | | Well, two days ago, Terry and I were LOVING a fresh caught seafood meal in Koi Samui, a day later in Koh Pangang Terry is totally bedridden for two days and I was for a day. Poor Terry is always bein... |
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 | Wow, it's unbelievable!
2008-07-20, Koh Pangan Island, Thailand. By: janterrym | | Terry and I loved Koh Samui, but this island is even more beautiful! Our resort is called Bay View Resort (west) and it is simply lovely, lovely! We took a ferry from Koi Samui this morning (where i... |
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| Koi Samui
2008-07-19, Koi Samui, Thailand. By: janterrym | | Wow, the beaches here are unbelieveable beautiful. Koi Samui is quite touristy, but we are enjoying it very much. We treetop ziplined today and it was a lot of fun to zip through the treetops - the v... |
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 | SE Asian Awards Ceremony
2008-07-12, Bangkok, Thailand. By: Damo | | Welcome to the long-awaited, much anticipated and highly acclaimed South-East Asian Awards Ceremony.*
*[i]Only includes nations in SE Asia that Damo has visited.[/i]
This amazing region acted a... |
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 | Ko Samet and Kanchanaburi
2008-07-16, Bangkok, Thailand. By: juchem | | Hello! In the last few days I've been to Ko Samet, a small island close to Bangkok, not too bad, where I walked a lot and to Kanchanaburi, the city of the famous Kwai River's bridge. The history of th... |
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| Just go with the Flow...!
2008-07-16, Kanchanburi, Thailand. By: janterrym | | Well, we called Shaun & us how to upload a journal! We spent 1.5 hours one night describing everything about Bangkok and even trying to upload pictures, only to lose it all! It was a sweltering ni... |
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 | Phuket - Ko Phi Phi - Krabi - Ban Kruit
2008-07-08, Bangkok, Thailand. By: juchem | | Good news everyone, I'm still alive! Sorry for the long time without posts, it's because I'was exploring some desert beaches in Souther Thailand! Heheh! From Bangkok I went by bus down south to Phuket... |
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 | Bangkok days
2008-07-07, Bangkok, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, update. Let's start with the most important part, my birthday!
I woke up, cursing the time (I had to be at the Chinese embassy to try to get my visa AGAIN at 8am). I have to say, I am glad I sw... |
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| Bangkok woes and yays
2008-07-01, Bangkok, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | I know, I am updating a lot, but I found super cheap internet that is reasonably fast, so I am making use of it.
Now, let me start off by saying I am happy to be back in Thailand, I find it much mo... |
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 | Cambodia!
2008-07-01, Bangkok, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Day 11
We traveled to Phnom Penn via the border by fast boast, which was great. We saw a lot of the Mekong river along the way, and we saw the abrupt change in housing as soon as we crossed into Ca... |
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| Vietnam Continued
2008-07-01, Bangkok, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Day 8
We spent the next two days in Ho Chi Minh City, which was actually very nice, my second favorite city after Hoi Ann.
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 | What we have been doing (overview)
2008-06-14, Bangkok, Thailand. By: cmorey | | Well,
We have been very very busy bees over the last few days, and the late nights are killing me (Yes Emma - late nights :) up past 12 the last two nights :) ) so I really haven't had the chance to ... |
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 | Never Too Far Away
2008-06-12, Chiang Mai, Thailand. By: Damo | | Having unexpectedly spent over a week in Mae Hong Son, I was forced to rush through the areas further north, where I would definitely like to spend more time some day. Due to it being part of a conse... |
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 | Giving Thanks
2008-06-12, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Today we had the neatest ceremony. For the last week when we've been going to visit the students, many of them had been gathering flowers and picking through them for the nicest ones. I figured they w... |
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| A laugh
2008-06-11, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, went out for lunch with the teachers after a gruling hot morning watching a boyscout marching compeition.
We went to a place where you order plates of raw meat and vegetables,a nd grill it you... |
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 | Cultural Windows & A Hell of a Lot of Fun
2008-06-11, Mae Hong Son, Thailand. By: Damo | | “Welcome to Myanmar.
That’ll be 500 baht.
Thank you for visiting Myanmar.”
And with that, I strolled back across the bridge to Thailand where I received a fresh 30-day stamp in my passport, rea... |
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| Day 2 - Brunei to Bangkok
2008-06-10, Bangkok, Thailand. By: cmorey | | Day 2 ˇV Brunei to Bangkok.
Today has been a very VERY long day.
Stew decided that we needed to be up at 6 as there was a shuttle that was leaving for the airport at 8 ˇV and we had to on that o... |
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| My everyday
2008-06-11, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | 6:30am- wake up, throw open one set of shutters, cringe as the cacaphony of roosters becomes many, many decibels louder.
6:45- "Shower". This consists of going to the bathroom on the balcony (walle... |
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| Rwar!
2008-06-10, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, I am hiding in the air conditiong at my host family's home because I kind of (well, actually, I REALLY) lost my temper at some missionaries that came to the school today.
My friends know I have... |
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| Discussing Culture
2008-06-08, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Yesterday we spent the day on the road, heading down to see Sisunee's Dad who had a severe stroke two months ago, and has lost almost all speech and motor coordination because of it.
It was really... |
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 | Becoming teachers in Thailand!
2008-06-07, Trat, Thailand. By: SEA1 | | This is the final entry for the last country we will be travelling to on our outre@ch. Time has gone so fast!
We had a long journey to Thailand with a night train in India to Kolkatta followed by a... |
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 | On a lighter note
2008-05-31, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | The last entry I wanted to stand alone, it's weighing on my thoughts. On to the fun!
Recipe for Kelsey's Thai Mocha
2 spoons instant coffee
1/2 pkg Olvaltine
1 scoop coffee whitener
1 scoop sug... |
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 | Sompoi thoughts
2008-06-04, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | (**Note about the pictures- the teachers are all shutterbugs, and LOVE to have pictures taken of them. I just chose my favs to go up, but I have 50 more!)
For the last few days in the evenings I ha... |
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| Teaching Lessons
2008-06-05, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, I am settling down and enjoying the lessons. It's too bad I leave in just over a week!
Hangman is the most popular game I have tried with the students, I usually write something funny and they ... |
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 | Bye Bye Thailand, Hello Malaysia!
2008-06-04, Phuket, Thailand. By: mariat | | Today I looked in the mirror and realized what I have become...a dirty backpacker. Some may remember me as the type of person to walk down cobblestone roads (and even up London tube stations!) in high... |
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 | Teaching in Thailand
2008-06-02, Sompoi, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | So, everything is swimming along as it should now that my health blip is over.
I figured it was a good time for an update on teaching in Thailand!
A bit of background- I am the first ever farang... |
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 | Our Group - Southern Thailand
2008-05-18, Thailand, Thailand. By: stevoshell | | The group that we spent our Southern Thailand Trip With
Tour Leader – Tik, Thailand (the nicest person in the world)
Dan – Bristol, Eng
Graham (Grahemee) – Reading, Eng
James – Bristol, Eng
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| Scuba Steve
2008-05-23, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: stevoshell | | Our last stop of the tour was Koh Tao, We were there for 4 days which gave me just enough time to take scuba lessons and get my PADI License. Graham, James and Kat were taking the course with me.
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 | Bring on the Lady Boys
2008-05-21, Ko Samui, Thailand. By: stevoshell | | Ko Samui, as far as I am concerned it the most beautiful place on earth, we stayed in a little resort in Bo Hut, one of the quieter beaches on the island and it was amazing!!!! We had little bungalows... |
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| European Champions 2008
2008-05-21, Ko Samui, Thailand. By: stevoshell | | When arriving on the island Khao Samui my main concern was to find a TV to watch the football on as the match wouldn’t start until 1.45am local time. After we came home from dinner (an eventful night ... |
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 | Chiaw Lan Lake & Dam
2008-05-20, Khao Sok, Thailand. By: stevoshell | | Some of the group (some didn’t make it due to the party the night before) took a trip to the Chiaw Lan Lake a reservoir create by the Chiaw Lan Dam. After a 30 minute boat trip (Graham losing his hat ... |
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 | Last day in Thailand
2008-06-01, Koh Samuie, Thailand. By: miohara11 | | Hello all just wanted to write and update you guys. We took the ferry back from koh tao yesterday to Koh samui. We had a great meal and night out last night as it is the last all of us will be toget... |
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| Hospital stay
2008-05-31, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. By: SilverAsia | | Ok, so let me preface this adventure by saying I am just fine now. No lasting damage, and really it only took me out of commission for seven days. Thanks goodness I don’t feel cheated out of a holiday... |
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 | Thailand vacation guide
2008-05-29, Pattaya, Thailand. By: greg34 | | What is the weather in Thailand? Thailand lies just south of the Tropic of Cancer, within the tropical monsoon zone of Southeast Asia, and enjoys a warm mild climate throughout the year.
Roughly divi... |
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| Around the Island
2008-05-29, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: miohara11 | | We had the most amazing day. We hired a long tail boat to take us around the island to some of the good snorkling spots/ Our first stop was to see the black tail sharks, they werent very big but sti... |
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| Around the Island
2008-05-29, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: miohara11 | | We had the most amazing day. We hired a long tail boat to take us around the island to some of the good snorkling spots/ Our first stop was to see the black tail sharks, they werent very big but sti... |
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| New island, new friends!
2008-05-28, Koh Phi Island, Thailand. By: mariat | | I'm sure everyone will be happy to hear that I made it to Koh Phi Phi safe and sound. I just got here this morning after spending last night in a beach town called Krabi on the Andaman coast of Thaila... |
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| Koh Tao
2008-05-28, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: miohara11 | | We arrived safely yesterday after a tour hour ferry ride to Ko Tao. I thought samui was good but this place is absolutley beautiful. I have never felt more secluded before and the bay we are staying... |
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| Bye Bye Koh Samui!
2008-05-26, Koh Samuie, Thailand. By: mariat | | Well, my time on Koh Samui is finally over! It's crazy how quickly the last couple of weeks has passed and it's strange to think that tomorrow morning I'll be traveling solo, without my 15 person ento... |
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 | It feels like home now!
2008-05-25, Bangkok, Thailand. By: kay1968 | | Arrived back in Bangkok and now getting ready to go our own ways. Air Asia only allows 15kg of baggage so Steve is taking plenty home for me.
Next stop Perhantian Islands........................... i... |
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