Photos are up from the cooking class in Chiang Mai:

In front of the house
At the market
On the way back from the market
Cookin'
Eatin'

Ta-da! I look like an idiot!

Hrumph. I'm back at work.

( leaving Thailand )

I just can't get away from computers. I'm in the Samui airport just now at a free internet terminal, so I figured I'd kill a little time with a quick update ( Read more... )

Well, it's Thursday evening; I've got one full day remaining in Thailand, and a good portion of it will be in transit. But I digress. Let us pick up where we left off.

( this is the part where I really make everyone hate me )

My my, much has happened in the last couple of days....

( and I only managed to talk about Monday )

Friday evening consisted of a return to the night bazaar to buy a bag in which to carry all the other stuff I'd bought already. The shopping here is just way too addictive.

( How many scams can there be? )

Plans changed a little after I finished my last post. We finalised our plane tickets which involved us walking halfway to the ATM, realising that we want to send our postcards at the post office next to the ATM, returning to the hotel to get the postcards, walking to the post office, buying stamps, mailing the postcards, realising that we've ( Read more... )

I really like Chiang Mai. Like, a lot ( Read more... )

Well, I've arrived safely and soundly in Chiang Mai. The train took a little under 14 hours and, even in first class accommodations, did not offer the most restful of sleep. It was a neat way to travel though - I miss trains a lot. I also made the mistake of ordering breakfast. Of the three choices, I picked the eggs, ham, sausage and toast plate. ( Read more... )

Well, we made it in safely and extremely tiredly to Bangkok on Sunday night. After picking up our luggage and passing through customs & immigration, we picked up a Taxi-Meter to the Nai Lert Park Hotel. That was our first experience with Thai driving, the first rule of which seems to be ( Read more... )