Bangkok street food.
There is one crazy thing I forgot to mention that I learned in Kanchanaburi. Are you sitting down? On January 25, 1942, Thailand declared war on the United States!!! Who knew? And also, huh?
Memories of Burma and Thailand
Thailand
Farang Beach Patrol
Sawadee ka from Hua Hin, a beach town about three hours south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand.
The Elephants in the Room
Did you ever wish you could hang out with elephants for a day? I don’t mean ride one or give one a banana from the other side of a fence. I mean hang out.
The Narrow Gauge Railroad to the Hotter North
Yesterday, I hopped the train to Kanchanaburi, 100 miles northwest of Bangkok. Train rides are usually low stress transportation, often with a lot of personality. And the ride to “Kan” is a lot of personality.
Bangkok
It is easy to have fun in Bangkok. We started off at a hotel on the city’s Chao Phraya River and got around town in a wooden water taxi that linked to Bangkok’s “BTS,” an above ground train system that is immaculate, fast and cheap.
Same Same But Different
This is my second trip to Vietnam and both visits evoked many memories of my teenage years at anti-war marches in Los Angeles and that time of passion and change that influenced me so profoundly.
Khob Khun Ka Siam
I am spending my last three Thailand days in Bangkok because I didn’t get quite enough of it when we were here a few weeks ago. I am staying in a charming guest house located on the canal a few blocks from iconic Khao San Road.
Side Trip to Sukhothai
I am in Sukhothai, about half way between Chiang Mai and Bangkok after another lovely train ride. But first….
