Christmas in Thailand has been actually pretty decent. I got a great dinner with with an English guy I have become friends with, we sat around his cafe drinking wine and telling stories, while I ate pork chops and mashed potatoes. I even got some carols from the school kids singing last night!

I have found work here that will occupy me for at least the next 10-15 days. I am building a series of websites for a guy who is starting a network of companies simultaneously. I am getting paid about $700 for the work, plus 20% of the online profit revenue that the site brings in…. Read the rest »

Sometimes s*** happens. When Laura said she wanted to come with me to Everest, I was excited about the possibility. I encouraged her to meet me in Bangkok, but didn’t think that much more about it. I was a little worried about having a traveling companion because I had really enjoyed traveling by myself this… Read the rest »

Last post for 3 or 4 days. We are going trekking to ride elephants in the jungle!

Today I rented a motorbike again and took off into the countryside again. Laura had to do some work this morning, so I went of by myself and made my way up into the mountains to Wat Doi Suthep, one of the largest temples around. It is on the side of a mountain, and overlooks… Read the rest »

Traveling many hours in Thailand is usually a taxing experience that wears down even the most hardened of travelers (which I am not). This trip was different. We were so sick of being sick and hot in Bangkok, that we opted to pay a little extra for an air-con sleeper train for the 14 hour… Read the rest »

Laura and I were hanging out with some French guys and talking about the “Americanization” of the world and how people are getting fatter and fatter in the developed countries, and how it is disgusting. It was an interesting conversation, but it was one of those that doesn’t really go anywhere. They had recently gone… Read the rest »

Laura recently arrived here in Bangkok, and I met her at the airport. Her flight was delayed, so I got to spend some time people watching, and was practically laughing out loud by the time she came around the corner. Almost every single person had the same reaction as they came out of the low,… Read the rest »

The past few days have been incredibly busy. I found out the other day that I will no longer be teaching because the school I was going to teach at does not have a form that I need to get the work visa in Thailand. This was a bummer, but I should be able to… Read the rest »