Sunday, August 24, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Sawadeecup
Finally had the chance to use a computer and upload pictures....
Our experience in Thailand ran the gammut from nervous shady situations, which I won't delve into here, to serene, peaceful and utterly relaxing times. Only two days were spent in polluted Bangkok where we visited the main Buddhist temple and rode around in Tuk Tuks taking in sights and exhaust fumes. 360 degree rainbow and some temple shots:
Chiang Mai lads singing to the Buddha:
North of Chiang Mai and just south of Burma, Pai was incredible. It is a very small town filled with health food restaurants, yoga studios and wide eyed travellers from every corner of the globe. We rented mopeds for a few days and cruised around town and the beautiful jungle mountains surrounding the area. The rice patty view from the porch of our bungalow, our favorite hang out Stone Free and two ragers:
After two full days of travelling from Pai to Chaing Mai to Bangkok to Surat Thani to Ko Samui to Ko Panghan, we reached the paradise that we called home for 9 days or so. We stayed at a place about 100 meters from the white sand beach called the JB Hut where we assembled quite the nice little family of people for the week. Did lots of sitting and lots of partying and lots of mopeding around the island. We both got to spin lots of fire at the Half Moon Party and on the beach where we were rewarded with bottomless drinks for our performances. It was awesome. We didn't get that many pictures beacause our dear french friend who we met up with in Chiang Mai was snapping beauties for two weeks straight. We will have access to all those within a few weeks and will share them then but here is a small taste.
The view from our bungalow, family from Russia, Australia and France, dreadies with our French friend, and us with the dearest Momma Bella who ran the JB Hut and was the possibly the nicest woman in Thailand.
In crazy and chaotic Hong Kong to put a cap on an absolutely delightful and enlightening few months. Excited to see the Rockies and all your beautiful faces....see you in a few days.
Namaste
Our experience in Thailand ran the gammut from nervous shady situations, which I won't delve into here, to serene, peaceful and utterly relaxing times. Only two days were spent in polluted Bangkok where we visited the main Buddhist temple and rode around in Tuk Tuks taking in sights and exhaust fumes. 360 degree rainbow and some temple shots:
Chiang Mai lads singing to the Buddha:
North of Chiang Mai and just south of Burma, Pai was incredible. It is a very small town filled with health food restaurants, yoga studios and wide eyed travellers from every corner of the globe. We rented mopeds for a few days and cruised around town and the beautiful jungle mountains surrounding the area. The rice patty view from the porch of our bungalow, our favorite hang out Stone Free and two ragers:
After two full days of travelling from Pai to Chaing Mai to Bangkok to Surat Thani to Ko Samui to Ko Panghan, we reached the paradise that we called home for 9 days or so. We stayed at a place about 100 meters from the white sand beach called the JB Hut where we assembled quite the nice little family of people for the week. Did lots of sitting and lots of partying and lots of mopeding around the island. We both got to spin lots of fire at the Half Moon Party and on the beach where we were rewarded with bottomless drinks for our performances. It was awesome. We didn't get that many pictures beacause our dear french friend who we met up with in Chiang Mai was snapping beauties for two weeks straight. We will have access to all those within a few weeks and will share them then but here is a small taste.
The view from our bungalow, family from Russia, Australia and France, dreadies with our French friend, and us with the dearest Momma Bella who ran the JB Hut and was the possibly the nicest woman in Thailand.
In crazy and chaotic Hong Kong to put a cap on an absolutely delightful and enlightening few months. Excited to see the Rockies and all your beautiful faces....see you in a few days.
Namaste
Monday, August 11, 2008
Thailand
We are alive and well. Having too good of a time to waste any in front of a computer screen. Spent a couple days in Bangkok, a couple in Chiang Mai and then traveled north near the Burnese border to an awesome small town called Pai. After that had nearly two full days of train, taxi and ferry travelling to get to the paradise that is Ko Phangan island. We have some good stories and pictures to be shared in the near future. Hope all is well. Love.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
India Round 2
As the days pass and as I catch my breath and as ammenities once again become a part of my daily existence, India's intensity becomes more and more real. Being surrounded by such amazing sensory inundation made it hard to immediately assimilate the feelings and happenings. I am slowly making sense of the experiences I had both behind and in front of the veil of my eyelids. I am glad that I had a brief and relatively relaxed introduction to the country and am now eager to go back for an extended amount of time to truly see all the lavish diversity now that I am a bit versed in the extremity.
Most the pictures except for the ones at the Taj Mahal are up on photobucket. Here is a taste....
Delhi
Rishikesh
On the day of my journey out of Rishikesh towards Delhi, I finally got a bit of the gastrointestinal struggles that are so infamous in India. Bad timing. The rickshaw ride to Haridwar (where the train station is) took an hour on the way in and more than double that to get back because of the sheer number of pilgrims crowding the streets. I can't even explain the amount of commotion and insanity. I was in the back of a four seat rickshaw with a friend from the ashram and literally 11 other indian people sitting on my lap an crammed into every possible space. The ride was very bumpy due to the monsoon tearing up the road, we were surrounded by crazy pilgrims, there were over a dozen people within an arms reach from me and I was struggling between throwing up and shitting myself for two hours. It was awesome. The Haridwar train station provided little solace. I had to wait there from 7pm until 11pm. Many (many many many) people call the train station home after sundown and even the 'upper class' waiting area was jam packed full of people sweating. It was a great day to practice the aversion/craving awareness that I had been cultivating the previous two weeks. It was quite the day and I was unbelievably relieved to get on my air conditioned sleeper train for the overnight journey to Delhi.
The main platform and the first class (meaning not on the side of the street) bathroom at the train station:
India rocks
Thailand is very relaxed
Nice to have met up with Phil
We are in Chiang Mai for several days before heading to the paradise that is Ko Phangan island in the south
Love to all
Most the pictures except for the ones at the Taj Mahal are up on photobucket. Here is a taste....
Delhi
Rishikesh
On the day of my journey out of Rishikesh towards Delhi, I finally got a bit of the gastrointestinal struggles that are so infamous in India. Bad timing. The rickshaw ride to Haridwar (where the train station is) took an hour on the way in and more than double that to get back because of the sheer number of pilgrims crowding the streets. I can't even explain the amount of commotion and insanity. I was in the back of a four seat rickshaw with a friend from the ashram and literally 11 other indian people sitting on my lap an crammed into every possible space. The ride was very bumpy due to the monsoon tearing up the road, we were surrounded by crazy pilgrims, there were over a dozen people within an arms reach from me and I was struggling between throwing up and shitting myself for two hours. It was awesome. The Haridwar train station provided little solace. I had to wait there from 7pm until 11pm. Many (many many many) people call the train station home after sundown and even the 'upper class' waiting area was jam packed full of people sweating. It was a great day to practice the aversion/craving awareness that I had been cultivating the previous two weeks. It was quite the day and I was unbelievably relieved to get on my air conditioned sleeper train for the overnight journey to Delhi.
The main platform and the first class (meaning not on the side of the street) bathroom at the train station:
India rocks
Thailand is very relaxed
Nice to have met up with Phil
We are in Chiang Mai for several days before heading to the paradise that is Ko Phangan island in the south
Love to all
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