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The World Beyond BetterMost => Anything Goes => Topic started by: starboardlight on August 02, 2006, 01:19:13 pm
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So I'm off! Tonight is when I get on the plane to Bangkok. I doubt I'll have much time to post til then. I'll try to take pictures and post them here so you can all be there with me in spirit. I don't know though how much internet access I'll get while I'm there, so it may be some time before you hear from me again. I'll arrive back in LA on the 24th of August, so you'll definitely hear from me then. I'll miss my daily visit with you all.
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Safe travels and adventures Nipith!! :D
I wish I could take some time off right about now too!
If you get a chance, do check in once in a while to let us know how you are doing! :)
Have a safe, safe, fun, fun trip!
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Bangkok, WOW! Have a wonderful trip Nipth...lots of pics to share please for those of us who are armchair travelers this summer. Safe journey my friend :-*
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Have a great time, Nipith!
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Have a ball there, Nipith!
Don't let what happened in Bangkok stay in Bangkok ;). Send us updates and pictures.
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We would love to get a trip report and pics! What a great place to visit! Do U have relatives there? Can't wait to hear about it. Bon voyage!!
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Don't let what happened in Bangkok stay in Bangkok ;). Send us updates and pictures.
Rowr! Enjoy!!
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Have a safe and wonderful journey, friend. Won't be the same here without you!
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Nipith -
Have a wonderful time! I want to see what wonderful pictures you'll take AND I (hope you read this before you leave) would like to know what housing prices are like there. Just averages - thanks much.
Hugs.
LJ
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Nipith! I'll bet you can guess EXACTLY what it is *I* want from you during and/or after your trip! ;D That's right--- THE LURID DETAILS! :laugh:
What? That only happens in the Castro? Not Thailand? Hm-m-mmm... We'll see. ;)
Hope you have a safe, wonderful, memorable time, with plenty o' picture taking!
Envious Melinda
:)
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When I think of Thailand, I think of food. :) The tropical fruits I had for the first time, all the vegetables cut into delicate, filigree'd shapes. Have a beautiful time, My World Citizen Friend. Love, Clarissa
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So I am here in my birth place. It's been a couple of decades since I was here last, and it is surreal. I feel like I stepped into a time machine, because this town is exactly as I left it, just a bit more dense. The streets are the same. Although I always thought they were bigger. The people are the same, dressed the same. Even some of my cousins and aunts don't look to have aged at all. It so weird that some of the shop keepers still recognize me, even though I 13 the last time they saw me. Some greeted me as if I've never left. Old buildings have been torn down and new ones built but all still look the same; the same styles the same colors. They all look old even before they're a couple of years old.
The last few days have been all about visiting with family members that I haven't seen in a long time. It's been hectic and stressful at times. Social proprietry is very important, so coming from the US, where thing are more casual, it's a huge culture shock. My language deficiency isn't helping much either. I've embarassed myself many many many times. But oh well, they know I can laugh at myself, at least.
And yes! Elle, the fruits. OH MY GOD! The fruits that I haven't tasted in over 20 years, are amazing! tastes and smells that are like fireworks. Vivid and brilliant. Sweet and sour and aromatic. This is what I've missed so much about this country.
I wish I could post pics of my town and the amazing fruits, but I that's going to have to wait until I get back to States side. There are internet cafes all ove the place, but I hooking up pictures seems to be too complicated for my language skill.
I start traveling tomorrow to the North and then to the South before finally going back to Bangkok, so my real vacation will start tomorrow. I'll finally be able to relax and have time for myself. I'll keep you all updated as time permits.
I miss you all.
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Hey,
We missed you here. Glad you have not forgotten about us. ;D
Visiting families is a must since you haven't been back for such a long long time. Sometimes it can be annoying tell you the truth, but what has to be done has to be done. Sounds like you had fun at your hometown. And your real vacation starts soon! I look forward for more exciting updates from you about your traveling.
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I landed in LAX Thursday at 9:30 pm. got back to my parents' house at around 11.
It was a good trip. Made up old connections that I'd lost and got to revisit much of my childhood. I also got to explore the country and the seaside of Thailand. It's an odd place. The mountains of Chiang Mai is lush and thick with tree and animals, and the waters of Samui are as clear and blue as you see in photos. And it's amazing how far a dollar will go. I'll give you all updates as I get my thoughts as well as my pics together.
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Well it's lovely to see you return and sounding good & tired - satisfied from what may very well be your one-in-lifetime trip down memory lane. Can't wait to read up on your thoughts and recollections.
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I landed in LAX Thursday at 9:30 pm. got back to my parents' house at around 11.
It was a good trip. Made up old connections that I'd lost and got to revisit much of my childhood. I also got to explore the country and the seaside of Thailand. It's an odd place. The mountains of Chiang Mai is lush and thick with tree and animals, and the waters of Samui are as clear and blue as you see in photos. And it's amazing how far a dollar will go.
Hi Nipith,
it's so good to have you back here, we missed ya :-* Welcome back. I thought about you yesterday, because I knew you would return exactly three weeks after my own vacation ended.
This was a trip to a totally different world and at the same time to your own past. Sure an impressive experience.
I'll give you all updates as I get my thoughts as well as my pics together.
Yey, we're looking forward to it. And we're all greedy for pics ;D
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Great to see you back Nipith! :D
As always, I am hungry for pix!
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Good to hear from you! Back safe and sound. Awaiting the pics eagerly!
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Welcome back friend missed you! Soooooo, get those pics up and tell us all about it ;D
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Nipith, I'm so glad you are back, and safe to boot! Sounds like it was a super vacation/reunion, and I'm looking forward to more pics and stories, too. 8)
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wow! I can't wait to see pics!
xx
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So I finally got the pics in order. There are lots so be patient as you let the page load. Just follow this link.
http://nipith.com/thailand06/page1.html
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Starbaby!
I guess I should venture out further than Chez Tremblay!
Welcome back my friend-I missed you much! Your trip sounds like it was affirming and nurturing and altogether wonderful.
I'll talk to you soon and let's get togethers before I leave for NY.
Kiss
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I'm glad to see you made it back okay.
We were sad to miss you on the Performance Thread.
But I did enjoy looking in my rearview mirror and seeing, instead of "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR", which would have been what anybody was expecting, but rather "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE ACTUALLY In THAILAND". That was a little bit of a shock.
Daniel.
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Those pictures are great Nipth! What a beautiful place and those temples, incredible. Thanks so much for posting them with you travel commentary. Thailand looks amazing. Going to have to add it to my list of places I want to go. :D
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love the pictures Nipth! I wanna go!
;D
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Nipith -
Always nice to see your smiling avatar & know you are here with your reasoned responses.
Look forward to viewing the pictures - I know they will be special.
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Ooh, Nipith, those are great pictures. You laid them out beautifully, too, and I loved your commentary. ;D
I especially want to go to that gorgeous, deserted beach. 8)
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Wow, I'm impressed. Your pictures are awesome. I like especially the assembled round views.
And thanks to your commentaries, we even know what we see :)
It really is a whole different world. Foreign and exotic.
Thanks for sharing.
BTW: I don't get the whole "outdoor-shower-thingie". I've seen it mentioned over at the person-below-me-thread, I read somewhere else about it and now you mentioned it, too. What's so special or desirable about an outdoor shower? My connotation to outdoor showers is the opposite to luxury, for me it means cheap camping sites. Better (more expansive) camping sites have proper houses to shower in.
Seems to me the American view towards putdoor showers is just the opposite: outdoor showers are a luxury good.
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I'm not sure either why outdoor showers are special. They're meant to be sexy? I guess it's the whole idea of being one with nature? The one in my bungalow is inside a little courtyard with lots of tropical plants and flowers. Even the bath tub has a big window right next to it, opening up to the courtyard, so it feels like you're bathing outdoors.
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Nipith, you are a wonderful photographer (I'll never forget that you made Alcatraz look like an italian villa). I love the composite panoramas. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Where to next? Elle