Archive for August, 2004

Help! Can we bum a ride from someone?

Tuesday, August 17th, 2004

Our plans have changed and we could really use a ride from the Airport when we come home. Would someone be willing to pick us up at the airport on September 4th @ about 3 pm? We can afford a taxi, but it would much more fun to meet friends and hang out. Please email [...]

Bon Voyage!

Tuesday, August 17th, 2004

The bags are packed and we’re about as ready as we can be. Tina did a great job of rolling our clothes so small that everything fits really well. I convinced her that she probably didn’t need two baseball caps, and all in all I think we’ve packed very reasonably. Tonight we’ll stay with Tina’s [...]

Traffic Jam

Monday, August 16th, 2004

We’ve heard that traffic in Bangkok can be really terrible. I just booked our hotel, the Thai Cozy House, for the first two nights. The clerk guessed that at around midnight, the trip from the airport to downtown Bangkok would take one-and-a-half to two hours. By my estimate that is a ~20 km journey. She [...]

Back from the Island

Saturday, August 14th, 2004

A few days ago, Tina and I left Kamloops to visit my mom. It’ll be much harder to see her on Vancouver Island once school starts, so we decided to hit the road while we’re free to travel.

We left Kamloops with our first priority of arriving at a doctor appointment with our family doctor in Burnaby. In the rush to get there, everything was going great and then…

Getting excited over Angkor Watt

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

These photos of Angkor Wat are amazing. I’m so excited!!!

Hope you brought sunscreen

Tuesday, August 10th, 2004

At 10:30 am, Bangkok time, the weather report was 40°C and 89% humidity. It’s now 3:30pm, and it looks like 46°C 71%.