I arrived in KL for the first leg of my 6 week travel adventure several days ago. Yesterday was my first real day in KL and I was brainstorming ideas for my day’s itinerary. Naturally, I started at the Petronas Towers (because that is the only thing I knew about KL before arriving). I navigated [...]
December, 2007
Things I will miss in Thailand Part IV
In a weird and totally heterosexual way, I will miss 6 feet tall transvestites checking me out at 3 AM and saying, “Can I help you? You want Thai ‘massage’?” Attention- I have not posted new pictures on Community Webshots for some time. I apologize for this, however there will be no new pictures posted [...]
Next Stop…Laos
I’d like to a take quick break from my final countdown and converse about my recent trip to Laos. I’ve begun my travels throughout Southeast Asia, and this past three day weekend signified that start with a quick jaunt up to Laos. Well, what I thought would be a quick journey. After talking to several [...]
Things that I will miss in Thailand Part III
Rice, it’s the staple of Asian diets. As Americans we enjoy it along side our General Tso’s chicken every once in a while. As an American in Thailand, I get to “enjoy” rice everyday. I’ll never forget that first day when I ordered fried rice all by myself and the little lady across the road [...]
Things that I will miss in Thailand Part II
It’s been said that over 85 % of communication is non-verbal. My time in Thailand has made this factoid quite evident to me. My original intent coming out of college was to get a job in South America so I could become fluent in Spanish. I somehow ended up in Thailand where they do not [...]
