Japan

Landed in Japan. Headed to the next airport in Osaka. Then on to
Tokyo. Eventually LA.

Off to Japan...

Great last meal in Bangkok with Nicole. A place around the corner from
her apartment. Then a taxi to the airport. The picture is our airport
farewell. We've had countless numbers of these from our beginnings as
a long distance couple. I'm hanging out in the free Japan Airlines
lounge. They have food, drinks, and wireless. Next stop Osaka. Then
Tokyo. Then LA.

Temples and Foods...

I'm loading smaller pictures because it takes so long to do with the sloooooow internet here. It took about 15 minutes for these little pictures to load. I'll post more pictures when I get back to Santa Monica.

On a side note, I could have packed even a little less and gotten away with it. It's not like the Appalachian Trail where when I find I have extra stuff I just mail it home, so I'm stuck with lugging the extra stuff back across the ocean. My Keen sandals have been clutch with the frequent afternoon rainstorms.

Some Grand Palace pictures...yes similar to Nicole's pictures from a little while back. It was after all the same place!





Delicious dinner last night. The best Thai food that I've had here so far. It's a short walk from Nicole's apartment. We have had amazing Indian and Vietnamese food as well.


And that is all for now. A few more days of Thailand coming up!

Letter Home...

Dear Santa Monica,

Do you miss me yet? Yes, I think about you too. Thailand is treating me well. Here are a couple pictures to keep you company until my return.

I bought Nicole a Ferrari. Or to put it another way. I didn't. This was taken in what is rumored to be the largest mall in this part of the country.


Gatorade is thirst aid no matter where you are. Especially in this climate.


We enjoy delicious desserts after delicious meals. We stopped at this dessert shop after dinner last night. It was even better than it looks.


There are many temples and Buddhas throughout the city. This one for example.


It had just stopped raining when I took this from about half way up to the Golden Mount Temple.


That's all for now. It's really easy to get around the city and there is so much to see...

More soon.

Jet Lag? What Jet Lag?

Brief update... Got about 5 hours sleep after arriving in Bangkok last night then headed out to Wat Pho to see one of the largest reclining Buddha's in the world among other amazing statues and such.


We followed that up with an amazing hour of Thai massage for around $10 US each. Later I checked out the sauna in the apartment building (it was around 148 degrees!) then went for a swim in the third floor outdoor pool.

Also throughout the day there was also a ride on a tuk tuk (video won't load), water taxi (boat ride), sushi lunch, salmon and sea bass dinner, crazy outdoor concerts at the shopping center, and the new Transformers movie.

Tomorrow is pretty much mapped out and plans are in the works, and it's 2:30 am, so I guess I should catch a few hours sleep before hitting it again tomorrow. Bye now.

I'm in.

Hey all. 19 hours or so and a layover in Tokyo later I'm in Thailand.
It's about noon Friday LA time but 2am Sat here. Nicole showed me her
great apartment and now it's time to snooze. Adventures tomorrow!

Off He Goes...

I'm testing mobile posting again (right now) since it may be the
primary means of blogging for me over the better part of the next two
weeks. Tomorrow I leave for Thailand with nothing but my GoLite Jam2
pack and excitement. Half of the weight I am carrying is Cliff Bars
and EmergenC brand drink mix. My layover is in Japan and total travel
time is something like 19 hours. I think I can only post one picture
per mobile post...so enjoy!