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Thailand July 25th - August 6th, 2006 |
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| In
late July and early August of 2006 I journeyed by myself to Thailand.
This was my second solo international trip. (My first was to Tunisia in
2003.)
Thailand was a fascinating country—they
have found a way to mix old
and new and still retain their individuality. There can be no mistaking
that you are in Thailand. There are Buddhist monks in their saffron
robes at every turn, pictures of King Bhumibol wherever you look, and
food carts every twenty feet! The people are friendly, polite, and very
accepting of tourists. I did not meet one rude person or have one
negative encounter in two weeks of traveling. I would go back in a
second, next time to the northeast or to the beaches! I flew from Chicago to Tokyo (13 hours) and then from Tokyo to Bangkok (6 hours). I spent my first four nights in Bangkok, and then took a bus north to Sukhothai where I spent the night. The next three nights were in Chiang Mai, and then my final three nights were back in Bangkok. Click here for a map of Thailand. Cities I visited are underlined in red. |
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