Archive for December, 2005

Not Dead Yet!!

Published at December 31, 2005 in life, thailand/cambodia and travel. 2 Comments

Arrived in Bangkok just before midnight.  Got to see foreigner craziness in Khaosan Road (AKA tourist ghetto).  Happy New Year everybody!

Leaving for Thailand!!

Published at December 30, 2005 in life, thailand/cambodia and travel. 1 Comment

Tomorrow, I start my 2+ week vacation in Thailand!  (Well, at least the long airplane ride portion of it….)

 

 

We’ll land in Bangkok approximately 2 hours before the new year.  The current plan includes a trek leaving from Chaing Mai, jot over to Angor Wat, and some major beach time down south.  But we’re not sticking to a schedule – so we’ll see where the trip takes us!

A few helpful facts about Thailand:

  1. Timezone: GMT/UTC +7   (AKA: 15 hours ahead of PST)
  2. Currency:  1 USD = 41.0754 THB 
  3. Religion:  95% Buddhist, 4% Muslim
  4. Weather:  High 90F, Low 73F (Saturday in Bangkok)

My First Blog

Published at December 29, 2005 in life. 0 Comments

So, after much reluctance, i’ve decided to keep a small blog. I’m leaving for thailand later this week, and I thought it would be nice to be able to share stories and pictures.

(Note: since I’m still using a film camera, the uploading of pictures will probably take a while :-) )

Karen

p.s. I’ve also determined that of all the themes that wordpress offers, I like the default the best. I am so boring.

p.p.s. Oh…. and Merry Christmas!