8 AM Sunday morning, back at Bumrungrad hospital. Tina's neck back flares up on occasion and she is getting a treatment and some additional meds. She is headed to Chiang Mai for 1 - 2 weeks for a Thai massage course ( how's that for irony? )and is going to ask for a referral for a doctor there. BTW could someone give me the contact info for Seargent Kai and a couple of alternate guides in CM? Tina has been completely sold on the idea of guides in SEA. She did Europe as a blitz tour on her own before we met...what I call " drive by touring ". Rome in a day, Paris in two...etc. That was not my style because I like to actually see and experience a place. I'm really glad that I talked her into getting Tong and Ponheary.

I know that I will have no problem remembering stuff to write, it's just that I knew that there was going to be so much that I really wanted to take notes.

We met 2 or 3 couples that we were able to pass on our " seasoned travellers advice to during our last couple of days here...meters on the taxis, where to go, etc. It's funny though. While waiting for Tina one day I took 45 minutes to write Lucilla an e-mail with detailed instructions about what to do with the one day that we thought we weren't going to be here. She followed most of my advice, but, she was so tired from the trip though that she didn't get a metered taxi and paid, now get this, 700 baht to get the Majestic Grande Sukhumvit !!! Robbery, pure robbery.

Bye for now,

C & T

you can reach poon through rat:

[email protected]

i do not know stg kai but others will answer...

gpanda knows it, but he is stuffing his face with thai food in boston tonight...he will chime in i am sure..

when do you come home??

I depart BKK 06:50 Monday AM, Tina has another week or two ( In CM ) depending on her back. I will check back tonight for contact info. Phone #'s would be cool so that Tina can call direct when in CM, but e-mail addresses will do.

Thanks,

C & T

Thanks Bob.

I just shot off an e-mail to Ratt with a forward request to Poon. I haven't read anything about Poon, Is she good and does she have decent English skills?

Thanks,

C & T

Hi Casey - Sergeant Kai has emailed me recently from this address:

[email protected]

He also has a website:
http://www.chiangmaitours.com/index.html

We haven't been out with him yet but have read many good reviews of him on here - just do a search and they will come up.
BB

Sergeant Kai is super. You have the correct E-mail for him.

poon's english is not fantastic so i understand but she is a very nice person fodorites have reported...

Poon is a wonderful human being. Her English is adequate but far from fluent. I had absolutely no problem communicating with her and she is one of the finest people I have met in thailand. I recommend her highly.