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My Pilgrimage to Hat Yai, Thailand

With my laptop fixed, I'm finally able to share about my recent trip, something that I should have done three months ago, before my hard disc crashed on me. I was away on a pilgrimage trip to Hat Yai, Thailand where…
Biking in Prachinburi

Right before heading to Japan, Stuart and I completed a biking adventure up to Prachinburi province, northwest of Krungthep (Bangkok). We had talked about doing a combined train-bike day trip just for the experience, so…
The Hottest Day is Doused in Thailand

The Thai Meteorological Department announced that Monday April 27th would be the hottest day of the year, as it was the apex of the sun's seasonal arc across Thailand. As we inched towards that day the weather became h…
Creepy Tales From A Bangkok Hotel

Inspired by foongpc's post about his ghostly experience with Penang Hotel, I thought I would share what I had encountered previously at a hotel in Bangkok. This happened a few years back, when twelve of us (including fo…
Are These Ladyboys Hotter Than You?

Pictured above is the Thai pop sensation Venus Flytrap. They are arguably the most unique band in the world. Why? The group is made up of five young kathoeys or more commonly known as ladyboys. Yup, these seemingly attra…
Things I Learned About Airports On My Way to Thailand

Flying to Thailand was the first time I'd ever flown in my life and it took 30 hours of air travel not including layovers. This is a brief list of what I learned.1. Never put your ticket down anywhere. Not even in the ba…
365 Days Ago Today, I Stepped Off My Plane From S. Korea and Into Philadelphia

Today, last year, was the day I stepped off of my plane from South Korea and into Philadelphia. The day I walked back into the life I already knew. Been a year since I read the words of the giant golden Buddha... Sin…
Voice For the Voiceless - Saving Abused and Battered Women in Thailand

27 Million people are enslaved today. Modern day slavery known as human trafficking is the recruitment, transfer or harboring by the means of coercion, force, manipulation and fraud for the purpose of sexual exploitation…
James Bond Island - Ko Tapu

Guest post by black_lie Today we went to the island in Thailand where they filmed Man with the Golden Gun. Its real name is Ko Tapu but even the natives call it James Bond Island due to the movie. Then we went to this…
The Man of Haad Salahd at the Full Moon Party in Thailand

Guest post submitted by Lv16 written January 25, 2008I don't drink much...but here I am, posting with yet another hang over from the night before.Time to catch up...lets see...The bus ride from Bangkok to the ferry boat…