Well not off to a good start. Spent a full hour typing today's blog post on my Ipad but it wouldn't upload. I may have Flash issues so time will tell if I'll be able to blog or not. Right now, I'm using the brand new desktops that Bangkok Airways allows free use of within it's free lounge area: that would be a free lounge with refreshments and all the carbs a weary traveller could ever want. Just tried my first sticky rice wrapped in banana leaf. Tastes lik...

Forty-three hours til my plane leaves the tarmac. Still not 100% ready but with one final push-through this evening I should be good to go. Suffering from major sleep deprivation. Worked today on 3.5 hours of sleep. I wish I could say it was visions of sugar plums dancing in my head but unfortunately it was a list of things I forgot to write down on my packing list. Of course, between 1:00 AM and 4:30 AM I didn't get out of bed to actually write down any of thos...

Sawasadee everyone! (That's the ONLY Thai I know so far - it means "Hello"). Thought I should do a test run on my travel blog to see if it's all up and running properly. Honestly, this test run is really to see if I can figure out how to do a blog! It is my intention to keep a blog of my impending travels to Thailand and Japan. My memory isn't the greatest so if I get in the habit of posting every evening (WiFi permitting), then I should have a decent log o...