Well today was the field trip for my Thai II class to Phethaburi (which as you may recall, is the capital of the province which Cha-Am (the city I technically live in, is located). The trip was originally just supposed to be to go out and eat at a Thai restaurant as a class, but […]
Category: Asia 2006
Gosh today felt so strange! I did decide to spend last night in Bangkok to see my friend Chris off to the airport at 3am. So basically, I only got 2 hours of sleep before getting up for him to get out the door (I got him a taxi and watched the guy turn on […]
Well after writing last night we took a cab back to the Siam (สยาม) Square area, which is comprised of a bunch of interesting little Soi’s with little shops and trendy boutiques. Unfortunately, many of the places were closed already. However, there was an interesting rock concert going on, which we caught a little of. […]
You know, if that date were a true date here in Thailand, it would say Saturday, 25 November, 2549, which in Thai numbers is ๒๕๔๙. That is of course, the year 2549 in the Buddhist Era (BE) which is pretty standard here. Generally speaking, most things written in English will say 2006, and most things […]
Greetings from a town I believe is called Sri Rachani (สรีราชานี…I think)! Anyways, after I wrote last night I made my way back to Sukhumvit Road to see about catching the airport bus, which I’d been told by friends who used it and the desk staff at my hotel, that it ran along that road. […]
Well if you couldn’t guess from the title I am again in Bangkok, or กรุงเทพ ๆ, as it’s called in Thai. I don’t know if I mentioned this, but that doesn’t actually say “Bangkok.” It in fact says “Krungthep,” which is what the capital is called in Thai. It means “City of Angels,” and the […]
Well I’m back in Hua Hin after my exciting and exhausting weekend in Sukhothai. I didn’t do an enormous amount in the past 24 hours. After writing last night I went to bed and for the first time out of my four hostel stays in Bangkok, I had roomates who were out all night. Some […]
I didn’t do much after I wrote last night. I took it easy and had dinner, most of which I spent talking with someone I met from Holland, and made it an early night, as I was still pretty exhausted from the bus ride the previous night. This morning I checked out of my hotel […]