trip report--rhkkmk
 

have a report partially written on one phase of trip and have left it in hotel...will have to wait a day or so until i get back to computer..

trip is everything we wanted and more...bkk traffic is worse this year...costs are up slightly but the people haven't changed at all and niether have the great restaurants...
we have 5 more days to enjoy and karen is in the marriott pool at the moment...off to do some more shopping...

have met wonderful new people, many old friends and even a fodorite or two (more on this)....

bob and karen

bob
can't wait to here more...sounds like your both having a blast!
Aloha!

Enjoy the rest of your trip. We look forward to your report.
Carol

Have a blast for me too, Bob! Happy Travels!

Glad you've had a good time. Looking forward to hearing more.

looking forward to your report and my return trip to asia.
have a safe trip home...
aloha

home on monday after 34 days....hope to start trip report after that maybe later in the week

bob

We've sold your house in Needham. Don't worry, we've arranged for a time share at the Peabody Marriott. The pool is great and you can take a ferry across the Essex River to Danvers. You just hop on a bus and zoom down Route 1. There's a great Outback Steakhouse near the hotel.

if we need to make a quick trip someplace could you swing over from salem with your bike and take me on the handle bars??? now that would be a site...

My bike does not permit Suburban passengers. It is strictly an urban transport. Did you ride on a motor scooter in BKK?

silly boy....i value my life

time is taking me over....i can't seem to get to the report....maybe i can start tomorrow nite or if not on saturday...

How is the jet lag?

the jet lague would not be bad if it hadn't been for the extra 5 hours in detroit....we are back to normal...that's because we do not exercise and eat fatty foods....and do not run marathons...

Looking forward to that report. We are going to have Thailand-like weather in Connecticut this weekend - if it is the same in Needham, I am sure you will just want to enjoy the a/c indoors and finish writing it. Then again, you could always start training for that marathon to keep up with Gpanda...

Pandas train hard in the heat and humidity. That's why they are endangered. Craig, I'm begging you to never reference any similarities between Needham and Thailand. It boggles the mind to think there are any.

craig---urban dwellers always look at things differently...

Hi there rhkkmk

My son lives in Needham--- Grant St right near the train staion. Anywhere near you?

I am going to Thailand in Nov. so have been following your adventures. I am most impressed by the Thailand "groupies" I have noticed--- seem to want to return and return. I give you credit: I'm already having panic nightmares over the 24 hour trip to get there.

Barnrt-Don't worry too much. On our first trip, I agonized over every potential disaster. A total waste of energy. Thailand is so welcoming that you could literally book only your plane and take care of everything once you get there.

I've come to think of the long plane ride (28 hours from Boston) as a buffer between Thailand and the hordes of tourists that would overwhelm it if it were closer. If Thailand were only 6-8 hours away, it would be mobbed. Thankfully, it's not.

Good thought Gpanda---- the long flight will keep the faint of heart and spirit away.

We've had BKK weather here in Illinois today. 95 and sticky!!! I've been outside for about 7 hours, set up doing "flea market" type stuff. Not a good day for that! I'm surprised I don't have heat stroke. Time to hit the couch in the AC for a bit.

Bob, gpanda, Craig, and ??? I see the Hawaii "group" has a date for their gathering. Will there also be a Boston area GTG??? That would be closer and cost me less $$$ I think.

Carol

Great idea Carol. Just the impetus we need. I'll try to trick Bob and Craig into a GTG. We'll make Bob show us his pictures from the latest trip.

I'll be watching to see when and where.
Carol

the trip report finallyu starts in 10 minutes...i will start a new thread..

barnet----yes i live about 1 mile from grant street....what is his name?? do you ever visit here?? if you want give me an e mail at [email protected] and we can exchange thailand info...we have been 7 times so are quite familiar with things....where do you live??
forget the flight and take a sleeping pill on the trans-pacific portion...it helps...

carol....we had a GTG in feb i think this year and may try one again...craig, andy (gpanda) and i will have to talk about a fall one...any suggestions...the place we had it in cambridge was swell and convenient for everyone...we'd love to have you visit....

Fall works for us Cantabridgeans. That MIT place works as well. Bob, you're assigned to drag in the Europe Board folk.

I'd love to come to your neck of the woods in the fall. I currently do not have a single airline ticket to anywhere, but know that I'm probably going to go to BKK in either Sept or Oct, depending upon completion of the book project. Then I'll be off to Europe in late Nov/early Dec. I can't change the Europe dates so would prefer sometime in either Sept or Oct for the GRG. Let me know how the planning goes. Should we start a new thread for a New England GTG??

Carol

I'm in - the MIT place worked well for us for the last GTG. Starting a new thread is a good idea.