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Bob and Karen-have a great trip beginning on Friday. Hopefully, Bob will get online and provide contemporaneous (Bob, that means at the same time) reports of their travels. I'm sure all the hotel managers and restaurant employees have been put on high alert.

It is so kind of you both to volunteer to precede Beth and me into Asia making sure it is safe for Mr. and Mrs. Panda. When we meet up with you in BKK on 11/24/06, I suspect all of the tourist industry will welcome the relief. I'm really looking forward to helping you interface with the Marriott pool staff when I appear in my Speedo. Do they sell thongs in Thailand?

I hope that Bob & Karen have a great trip--I'm sure that they will.

I'm looking forward to a comprehensive trip report.

Andy--the thought of you in a thong is putting me off my meal at the NEXT GTG.

And I appreciate the 4 of you paving the way for my February trip. Jeane and I plan to avoid any of your regular haunts - ROS, Marriott, etc. as I am sure their staffs will not yet have recovered by then.

Have a wonderful time Bob, Karen, Andy and Beth!

bon voyage bob and karen. take good notes in india, as i'm still planning on going there in the next couple of years.

will be catching up with you guys and the pandas and all the cool guys at the gtg in dec.

thanks very much for the good wishes....we are really looking forward to this trip and to being able to report back on new activities and restaurants, as well as our first taste of india...

especially looking forward to the bkk GTG's and mini gtg's we have set up during this trip...

we will alert the thai army to the arrival of the great panda!!! perhaps this will be more a happening than the recent coup....

Bob & Karen

Nameste. Have a wonderful time. I'm leaving Monday for Vietnam, Siem Reap and Bangkok. Looking forward to it after getting all those good vibes from Fodorites.

My sole goal for this trip is to get Bob banned from the Marriott. How sweet would that be?

Bob, have a great trip thanks for all the help. Will be wandering BKK 11/22-28. It is our first trip hope we learn to navigate and enjoy BKK as much as all of you!

Have a great trip. Am looking forward to your take on India.

My husband and I will be heading to Thailand Dec 9-13th. I'm fairly new to this board, but have got wonderful information from all of you. Anybody else there at this time?

Hope u have a great trip..U will love India, can't wait to read all of your stories...

Bob and Karen have a great time.Too bad I can't be in Bangkok when you're there. I'll miss you by a few weeks, I think.
Bob...I just got your e-mail at my personal e-mail address and I'm still laughing hysterically. You are truly ill. It's good you have Karen to look after you. Have fun in India...Maybe I'll put it back on my list. It seems to go on and off of my list depending on what National Geographic special comes on the tube. Happy Travels!

Evangelina-the best way to determine who is going to be in BKK then is to start a separate post. Don't worry about being duplicative, many do it often. Bob for instance is the master of repetitive repeating rapidly.

Have a great time in India and Thailand. Looking forward to hearing all about it. Try not to embarrass Karen too much.

Bon voyage to Bob and Karen! It is so cold and gloomy here in Boston, with a big storm forecast for the weekend -- such a perfect time to get away. I look forward to reading about your wonderful adventures. Enjoy!

Have a great time! We look forward to seeing you in Bangkok!

Happy Travels!

Bob, before you leave (and if you have a chance) would you email me your BKK restaurant list? sf_princess at hotmail dot com.

If not, we'll look forward to the updated list upon your return!

Bob & Karen, Have a great trip, and keep us posted. We will all really look forward to your report on India and new adventures in BKK! Are you going anywhere else in Thailand this trip or just BKK?

Bob,
Thanks for all the great advice. Looking forward to meeting you!
Have a wonderful trip!
Linda

Kathie....Oh, my goodness. You're actually going to get to meet Bob? You'd better brace yourself...He's a handful. Smiles. Happy Travels!

wow guen that will be a meeting for the ages.

Hope everyone has a great,safe trip and am anxiously awaiting hearing about everything when you can.

Aloha!

Have a great flight B & K! see you in a few weeks!!!! I will be the one that is NOT wearing the speedo :)

Evangelina, we will be there same time as you, where are you staying??? We are at the Marriott. We took Bobs advice and stayed there on our honeymoon and loved it!

Hawaiiantraveler...we've got to find a way to get the Hawaiian group and the Boston group together for one big GTG...L.A. is in the middle...same amount of flying time from the east to here and from the west to hear. I'm sure the two groups would have a blast together. Happy Travels!

carole....we are having four days each in pattaya (new sheraton resort) and hua hin (hyatt)

sf--on the way

Guenmai, you organize an LA gtg and we'll be there!

yea!!!

Ditto from me too. Have a wonderful trip, Bob and Karen!

Terry

guen
LA would be great! Let us know when

Aloha!

Have a great trip...especially enjoy India.

Bob - Have a good trip to india.. Do keep us posted on your trip.. As I am planning to follow some recommendations from you (and also using Castleand Kings for an upcoming Christmas/New Year trip!

Also - if there are any particular places you have encountered from shopping in Rajahstan(ethnic jewelries, carpets, house deco stuff)... do let me know too... Looking forward to a week of shopping spree in Xmas! :-)

global...i hope to post my india travels after my return to thailand in mid to late november....the full report will be done by mid-december (i hope)....and yes we will have done tons of shopping largely based on craig's, ciccerone's and boston harbor's suggestions....not to mention my trusty shopping guidebook: the treasurers and pleasurers of india by ron krannich....invaluable for india and thailand...!!

hello and bon voyage Bob! Greetings from Bangkok! I arrived yesterday and all looks good. I am off to Delhi on Saturday or Sunday, hard to tear myself away from BKK so soon but had a late deaparture and u know why! However, will be back some time to BKK in November and again in December, between my India trips/tours. Will keep my base in Asia this year between Delhi and Bangkok.

Safe flight and all the best! Wishing you and Karen a wonderful trip, and looking forwad to connecting in either Bangkok or India. Sawadeeka and Namaste!

Bob and Karen
Have a great trip. I realize you are probably on your way now...

Bradinbangkok has just arrived in BKK about an hour ago, with three other people from Illinois. There are at least seven other Illinoisans who will be coming to BKK in the next week or two. I know Brad is looking forward to the BKK GTG's. Wish I could be there as well.

Looking forward to your report.

And to guenmai, count me in on that LA GTG!!

Carol (no e)

evangelina/travelduo, i will also still be there during that period. perhaps we can organize another bangkok gtg. three in two months, wow!

guen, looking forward to the la gtg.

so guen what is the date, and what are we having to eat and what place have you reserved for us....you have had at least 12 hours to figure that all out...

Does anybody doubt that Bob will amaze them in India? How does one say Mai Pen Rai in Hindu? The Thais have grown accustomed to him. I see a major international incident on the horizon.

Koi baat nahi hai" is Hindi for "no problem", which is a very very common expression in India, somewaht akin to the Thai mai pen rai.

Of course everything in India is initially or seemlingly a problem, and then miraculosuly with time, faith, perserverence and humor the problems subside.

Bob will surely have his fun in India!
I am actually hoping to catch up with him and karen during their extravaganza, but my India schedule for November is very busy with my work, so I am not so sure our paths will cross. hopefully! Would love to see him in action and probably visa versa.

Don't do it Bonita. As Elmer Fudd said often, "Be veddy,veddy caafull". Try to dream up some way you can get together with Karen and ditch Bob.

Travelduo/Kuranosuke I'm staying in Chinatown,but it might be fun to meet. We should probably start a new post.

Einstein has landed. Apparently, the Thai immigration services have failed again.