Ever look at the sunset and say “It’s almost a full moon tonight!?” No? Really? Ok, probably not… my friend Andrea is special 😉
Sunsets & beaches.
Category Archives: Asia
Colours, numbers, and all that jazz.
Thailand is a colourful country. There are red and yellow flags flying everywhere, and the occasional purple or blue one too. I asked a local, what’s with the colours?… Each flag honours a member of the royal family, and the colour is based on the day of the week they were born. The King’s flag is yellow for Monday, the Queen’s is blue for Friday, the Princess’ is purple for Saturday… My flag would be pink, for Tuesday! According to this, my optimum professions are policeman, soldier, chemist, cook, and hairdresser… time for a career change.
My room number at the last hotel was 13 that had been changed to 43. So I asked the owner if 13 was unlucky. She laughed, then pointed at a dog… and that’s how many conversations go in Thailand.
From Tuk Tuks to Temples.
I can’t say “I’ve seen it all”, but I’ve seen Buddhist monks buying wind chimes at Bangkok’s massive Chatuchak Market.
After 3 days of Bangkok’s bars, bargains and ladyboys, we’re moving on. Next up, beaches.
It started with noodles.
I’d like to thank James for introducing me to mango sticky rice, and Andrea for making sure I ate something ASIDE from delicious mango sticky rice for my 3rd meal of the day. The food in Thailand does not disappoint!
Day 1.
Calgary to (Seattle to Tokyo to) Bangkok took 30 hours and the final leg coincided with the opening ceremonies of Sochi’s Winter Olympics. Thanks for kicking off my trip, Russia! Getting to Bangkok was pretty seamless. Even though my plane tickets were mysteriously cancelled, my cell phone provider mysteriously lost my account, and I forgot my passport on the last flight, we made it on time, alive, and well-rested. I’d like to thank Alaskan Airlines for the beer at 7am.
Here we go! Go Olympics, go Chinese new year, and go aimaroundtheworld. If all else fails, ”You could prosper in a few years in the field entertainment”, said my fortune cookie.
Now for a little brain exercise… How many hours is it from 6:30am MST to 12am GMT+8, west over the date line?