Hello to all my fans and adorerers... heehee I hope everyone's Christmas was a wonderful one, filled with good food, good gifts, but most of all good times. Mine sure was! THE MOST relaxing Christmas I have ever had in the boonies of Northern Thailand, about 17kms outside the city of Chiang Mai. We (Carly & I) stayed a beautiful resort where the spicy thai food was just that: spicy, and the scenary of course was fantastic. I have never seen such beauty before... I've been to many countries these past few months and the landscapes have all been respectively unique - even within a single country the landscapes shift, but nothing can compare to the mountains of Thailand. And though Thailand and the whole of S.E. Asia has been having quite a "cold" spell, the weather has still been substancially warmer than Spain and I've been in flipflops the whole time. TODAY though is absolutely gorgeous, the sun is back! It's been so long since I've felt it's luxurious rays on my skin... YES! heehee And here I am in an internet caf‚e writing an entry for this blog instead of outside basking in the sun! Now THAT's love!
*muah* a kiss for all of you cuz you are surely missed.
So ya. Bangkok was cool. The plane ride over was decent too; with nice reclinging chairs, a tv on every seat, good meals served, me and this dude who looked like Vin Diesel had a whole centre row to ourselves so we took advantage and sprawled out... the flight was 11 hours so why not? haha But arriving into Bangkok was pretty easy, no problems at the border, no real hold-ups either. Carly got pretty sick in Phnom Penh (stomach virus and head cold) and I got some sort of a cold while in Spain so we were pretty dosconnected for our 1.5 days in Bangkok. Went to Kaoh San Road (THE street to go to the city for cheap whatever and accommodation and pretty much everything a tourist might want/need) nonetheless, I met Carly's friend Sue who owns a shop there - very cool lady, single, no kids, travels and her shop is awesome - and hungout til we cought our train for our overnight ride to Chiang Mai.
Our resort was called Banana Bon Bon and it was paradise. Truly. The food was friggen AWESOME! We were right in the mountains, the boonies, no international telephones, no internet. As a gift, Carly and I went on an ELEPHANT RIDE!! WOW!! That was just about the most incredible feeling ever to see the animal I have for so long adored and felt a connection to... touch her, feel her leathery skin, look into her wise and caring eyes... so beautiful, I can hardly describe how I felt. It was a short visit, but it will forever be engraved in my memory as one the happiest moments of my life. Christmas was peaceful, as I've already said, and quite the refreshment from the craziness that is what I'm accustomed to . I might even consider doing something like that every year... truly. And now we are back in the city of Chiang Mai for the day and the night.
We leave tomorrow morning for Chang Khong where we'll be fed dinner, lodged over night, and fed breakies. We will leave Thursday morning on the "slow boat" which takes 2 days to reach the Laos border. In Laos I will write again cuz it likely won't be until then that I'll be near a computer, let alone any sort of advanced technology. I'll be in Luang Prabang for New Years and we'll be touring around Laos until January 9th at which time we'll be heading into Cambodia for the rest of January. I think the plan so far is that we'll be staying at an eco house in Ban Lung, living in a hut amongst the local tribes there, learning how they live, their history. I look forward to that for sure. Also, I have been invited to come along with Rain Water Cambodia and see/learn what it is they do as far cleaning the water and what not. I am honored for this oppertunity. We will be staying with the good people with whom Carly stayed and I am very excited to meet them. I will include a map of Laos in my next entry which won't be until the beginning of January.
Until then, know that I will be playing it safe and taking good care of myself. Carly and I are both healthy and ready to go and adventure! Yay! I hope you are all well... Keep posting comments (S&D) and at least START commenting you guys!!! Come on! I wanna know how you are! I love you!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
*muah* a kiss for all of you cuz you are surely missed.
So ya. Bangkok was cool. The plane ride over was decent too; with nice reclinging chairs, a tv on every seat, good meals served, me and this dude who looked like Vin Diesel had a whole centre row to ourselves so we took advantage and sprawled out... the flight was 11 hours so why not? haha But arriving into Bangkok was pretty easy, no problems at the border, no real hold-ups either. Carly got pretty sick in Phnom Penh (stomach virus and head cold) and I got some sort of a cold while in Spain so we were pretty dosconnected for our 1.5 days in Bangkok. Went to Kaoh San Road (THE street to go to the city for cheap whatever and accommodation and pretty much everything a tourist might want/need) nonetheless, I met Carly's friend Sue who owns a shop there - very cool lady, single, no kids, travels and her shop is awesome - and hungout til we cought our train for our overnight ride to Chiang Mai.
Our resort was called Banana Bon Bon and it was paradise. Truly. The food was friggen AWESOME! We were right in the mountains, the boonies, no international telephones, no internet. As a gift, Carly and I went on an ELEPHANT RIDE!! WOW!! That was just about the most incredible feeling ever to see the animal I have for so long adored and felt a connection to... touch her, feel her leathery skin, look into her wise and caring eyes... so beautiful, I can hardly describe how I felt. It was a short visit, but it will forever be engraved in my memory as one the happiest moments of my life. Christmas was peaceful, as I've already said, and quite the refreshment from the craziness that is what I'm accustomed to . I might even consider doing something like that every year... truly. And now we are back in the city of Chiang Mai for the day and the night.
We leave tomorrow morning for Chang Khong where we'll be fed dinner, lodged over night, and fed breakies. We will leave Thursday morning on the "slow boat" which takes 2 days to reach the Laos border. In Laos I will write again cuz it likely won't be until then that I'll be near a computer, let alone any sort of advanced technology. I'll be in Luang Prabang for New Years and we'll be touring around Laos until January 9th at which time we'll be heading into Cambodia for the rest of January. I think the plan so far is that we'll be staying at an eco house in Ban Lung, living in a hut amongst the local tribes there, learning how they live, their history. I look forward to that for sure. Also, I have been invited to come along with Rain Water Cambodia and see/learn what it is they do as far cleaning the water and what not. I am honored for this oppertunity. We will be staying with the good people with whom Carly stayed and I am very excited to meet them. I will include a map of Laos in my next entry which won't be until the beginning of January.
Until then, know that I will be playing it safe and taking good care of myself. Carly and I are both healthy and ready to go and adventure! Yay! I hope you are all well... Keep posting comments (S&D) and at least START commenting you guys!!! Come on! I wanna know how you are! I love you!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2 comments:
Rabbit! Wow, loved hearing your experiences. Elephant ride!!?? Hmmm that sounds so huge ;) Take care in Laos- my friend's dad worked at a resort there as a chef, took ill and had to be flown to Bangtok for medicare. Not generalizing, but stating a possibility. Eat and drink safetly. Valerie is visiting us HURRAYYY and we are off to Montreal tomorrow for 3 days ( to the same B&B). Christmas was wonderful. I felt it was my first christmas. As an insider that is. No matter how superficial, events and people become landmarks you begin to place on your map of life. This christmas marks my life with D in Ottawa, in 2005, on Elgin Street where we live, and a sense of family with her. Lets toast to landmarks when we drink next. Mmm? Have a good time the rest of the way. Love and hugs, D&S.
we love you very much, pleasure to read you.
Question:
Are elephant hairs prickly?
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Remember the llama at Thickwood Heights arena?
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