I have to admit that my time in Vietnam was a bit conflicted and by the time I left I was really looking forward to returning to Thailand. Although my first stop was Bangkok, a noisy, busy, anything but peaceful city, I felt a sense of calm as I entered kao San road and recognized the sights. It's the first time on these travels that I've been to a county twice and it gave me a certain sense of returning "home." My flight to bagkok was great. Qatar airlines is a...

Sunday, February 5, 2012 My Great Canadian Thai Adventure Okay, that brings me to……………………THAILAND!!!! "Hey Canada!" in Thailand Bangkok So, today is day 19 in Thailand and I am loving it! I've had a great time meeting new people, starting with my first night in Bangkok. The plan was to land around 9 pm and make my way to a hostel previously booked. Only, my flight was delayed in China (bought a $7 bottle of water there beca...

Friday, January 13, 2012 Reflections on Northern Asia January 12, 2012 It's been awhile since my last blog update and that's not because I haven't had many "blog worthy moments." Rather, that I've had so many that I haven't had time to write about them. I've actually moved on from Northern Asia to South East Asia and the difference is huge. I actually think this may help my reflecting back since I think sometimes you have to remove yourself ...