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.