January 7th, 2006
‘Twas the season to give and receive, not just presents this year, but travel stuff as well. My parents came to the rescue with some fresh clothes from home, and I bestowed upon th...
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January 1st, 2006
2006? Pshhh, Thailand is way ahead of the game. Year 2549 is up next, according to the Buddhist calendar.
Our last few days in year 2548 (which is way too confusing...
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December 29th, 2005
We left Chiang Mai and our dear guide Kee yesterday morning for Mae Hong Son and Noi. Mae Hong Son is a small town north of Chiang Mai, on the map for the Karen tribes that ...
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December 28th, 2005
Today had it all.
We sat atop elephants in the jungle, and sat behind oxen in the village. We drifted serenely on a bamboo raft, and bungy jumped from a 150-ft cran...
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December 27th, 2005
After a dead monk’s ceremony (sad) and a family string tying ceremony (happy), we flew from Udon to Bangkok to Chiang Mai. It just so happened that a Harvard-Westlake...
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December 25th, 2005
Halloween in India. Thanksgiving in Tanzania. Christmas in Thailand. The holidays in the first two countries were completely foreign to the people there. In Thailand, however, Chris...
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December 24th, 2005
Nearly five months ago, I waved goodbye to my family in a series of turnarounds deeper into LAX. Before this trip, the longest I had been away was five weeks. I can honestly say tha...
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October 17th, 2005
It was really nice to settle in Kamala for the last 6 days, and truly get to know the town and its people. After the first 2 days of walking the main road from my hotel to Scuba Q...
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October 16th, 2005
After getting certified in Open Water, I dove right into advanced. Two twelve-hour days at sea to fulfill the 5 necessary types of dives:
The first dive was a wreck. Seriously. A K...
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October 13th, 2005
Yesterday up at 8 to meet at 9, today up at 6 to meet at 7. Yesterday took a longtail boat to the island of Koh Wao, today took a big boat to Racha Yai. Yesterday freaked out a bit wh...
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