On our last full day in Bangkok, we got up early and did what all farang must do in Bangkok - shop 'til you drop. We hit Chatuchak, the weekend market that is the best, craziest market in town. Jen and Naresh had a field day and bought some fun stuff. We introduced them to the serious art of bargaining here. There are basically three major tips to get and keep the transaction going: 1) As soon as the price is offered, ask if they can do better. 99% of the ...

It is finally time for Jen and Naresh to join us in Thailand! The flight from Siem Reap was really smooth, and it was interesting to arrive into Bangkok for the second time in eight weeks. The first time was at the very beginning of the trip, when everything was so new. This time, we understood Thailand much better and could get around with no problem (including avoiding the ever-present taxi rip-off). We got to the hotel at around 11PM. We confirmed that Jen ...

Bev's worst travel nightmare is realized today...NFL in Bangkok!!!! We watched the game over breakfast. Go COLTS!!! I hate the Patsies (sorry, Marcus). Doug, sorry about the Ravens, bro. But when all else fails, remember that team Pootie Tang won it all! Pootie rules. Superbowl should be a good one. It will be at 6:30AM while we are somewhere in northern Thailand or maybe Laos. Not sure if we'll be able to watch, but we'll try to hunt down a western hotel if the...

Woke up at 6AM and felt refreshed. We both hit the gym at the hotel for a hard workout, and then we mapped out the rest of the day. We figured we would hit the weekend market via the sky train, do some trip planning (next stop, Chiang Mai?), go to Chinatown to explore and get dinner, and then we would to the Night Bazaar, near the Muay Thai kickboxing stadium. In Chinatown, we were approached by "Professor Joe" from Singapore, who was really helpful and gave us ...

With our attempts at dedicating our time to learn the language thwarted, we decided to explore one of the big Thai markets, Pratunam market. Whatever you can think of, it is sold at this market. We explored the market, got our first in-country pad thai, and we returned to the hotel. We hit happy hour at the hotel, and surprisingly we passed out again. I'm not sure if it is the heat (90's and very humid during the day) or the schedule over the past 10 days, but w...