January 2010
20 posts
Departing Bangkok
January 25, 2010
Day 15
Today we are having our last meal and attempting to stuff everything back into our packs without breaking any souvenirs that we’ve bought along the way.
Thailand has been a lot of fun. It’s a safe and friendly country. You shouldn’t be too frightened to visit a country like this. It has so much to offer. I feel like we saw a lot in the past 15 days...
Temple Ruins of the Siam Kingdom
January 23, 2010
Day 12
We arrived in Sukhothai by bus on the evening of Jan 22. We were in the central plains of Thailand. The landscapes were vast with crops, hills, and small homes. Sukhothai is split into the New Town and the Old Town. The New Town has the bus terminals, bigger restaurants, more hotels, etc. The Old Town has all of the ancient ruins spread through it and some small hostels...
The Jungle Trek
January 21, 2010
Day 10
We are out of the jungle and back in civilization. Most of what we saw and did during the trek was indescribable. It was definitely the highlight of the trip so far.
The trek lasted 3 days/2 nights. Our trek guide was Ping Phong. He picked us up from our hostel early that morning and took us into Huai Nam Dang national park where we began the trek.
Our first stop was...
Change of Plans
January 16, 2010
Day 5
Two things didn’t go as planned this morning. Three Pagodas Pass is a short drive from here and we heard that you could cross over to the border of Burma and back. It turns out that if you cross over into Burma you would have to fly back into Thailand. We heard this from some of the other distant travelers who were staying at the Burmese Inn with us. It sounded...
Kanchanaburi
January 14 - 15
Days 3 - 4
We departed the train station in Hua Hin at 6:30am. It took 4 hours until we reached Ban Pong and we connected to a bus that would take us Kanchanaburi. We didn’t realize the city was so vast when we arrived there. Our hostel was way on the other side of it so that took another hour just to get there by taxi. Our hostel was kinda creepy. Maybe three people...
Across the Pacific
January 12 - 13, 2010
Days 1 & 2
We’ve arrived in Bangkok around 2am. After flying for 18 hours, we were exhausted but could not wait for the day start. We slept for about 3 1/2 hours, had our complimentary breakfast, then walked outside into the fast streets of Bangkok and began to explore.
The most efficient way of getting around Bangkok is by using the Skytrain. A new and...
