Settling Down in Chiang Mai.
Today was the first morning in our apartment at Smith Suites. I got up before Paula, got ready and headed out to a great breakfast at…
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We found a place!
After a bunch of Googling and a few hours of physical searching and inspecting, we have found a place to live for the rest of…
I’m on a train. I might complain. (Or get a sprain).
On Sunday evening, Paula and I will leave Bangkok for Chiang Mai, where we plan to be based for the rest of the year. Before…
Two Firsts in One Day: Shabu-shabu, and a Facial.
Yesterday, Paula, Deb and I went to the giant multi-mall complex near Bangkok's National Stadium, and I tried two new things. First, we all got…
Be the sidewalk.
In our travels so far, we have had several sessions of Thai massage. At our first stop, Code on Samui, we had a couple of pleasant…
At the Cinema in Singapore
Tonight, Paula and I saw David Fincher's "Gone Girl" on its opening night in Singapore. We both liked it a lot. This was my first…
Bad News/Good News
Scary/reassuring incident from our first flight, SEA-NRT. We were about half way through the flight - five hours in, five left - when a lanky…
Paula Says “Pork” in Thai
At Haad Bang Por, our little neighborhood family restaurant, we asked the server how to say "pork" in Thai. We got a lesson that focused…
Road Tunes
Part of our preparation for travel was to rip all of our CDs. We did a little shopping and settled on DMP3 Digital for this purpose.…
Big Picture Itinerary.
Here is our itinerary, as far as we know it. Almost all of it subject to radical change: September 5-15: Visiting friends around the US.…