Well, friends, I'm flying out of Seattle tomorrow for three weeks in my favorite part of the world, SE Asia. I'll have a week in Hanoi, a week in the Golden Triangle (testing out the new Anantara) and five days in Bangkok. I'll post reports upon my return.

Happy travels, everyone!

kathie---don't forget to let us know how you liked the golden triangle and especially the hotel....i will be in europe from nov 19 to dec 9 so maybe you could send me an e-mail when you return to tell me about the hotel?? thanks
bob [email protected]

kathie--another quick message---do you know any thing about garnets...we thought we might buy some in czech rep to take to bkk to be set???

bob

Bob: your thoughts on taking stones to BKK to be mounted intrique me. Can I take uncut sapphires to be cut and mounted? Would it take long to have done?

i suspect that you can...we have had rings remade and stones altered....they will do anything to create business for themselves....you will need to pick your jewerler however...ones in large malls probably won't do this kind of work, but they might....we use thai stone jewerly in the nana hotel (grotty hotel), soi 4, sukumvit road