***Disclaimer*** This may be an overly long, drawn out narrative. For those interested in avoiding the fluff I'll condense the gist into easily digestible material: I'm doing great--I feel very satisfied, mostly happy and exceedingly excited and optimistic for the future (& now). This part of the world (as the rest of it) is beautiful and amazing to see! Hello All, Sooooo, to put it simply...I am having an amazing and wonderful journey, adventure and exp...

Sawadee Krap All! After far too many hours on an airplane I have finally settled into a guesthouse near Khaosan road in the intensely alive city of Bangkok. After arriving in the Baglampu area near Khaosan road I spent about an hour tromping around the area with my heavy pack going in and out of guest houses and hotels in search of something affordable but not cockroach infested (I've seen several in some of the rooms I checked out). No sooner had I settled on...