Hello Everyone!
I'm alive, rested and getting fat on fish noodle soup. The last few days in Bangkok has been a blast! Yesterday I must have looked fresh off the boat because within hours of waking I was kidnapped by a tuk tuk who raced me to every high-end jewelry and silk store to collect gas coupons. Mercifully, he did take me to a few off-the-beaten-path wats (Standing Buddha, Lucky Buddha).
Shopped my wallet dry at the Mother Ship market today, went on a walk at awesome Lumpini park (ever seen 1000 people doing aerobics at once? hysterical!), got a fantastic Thai massage, and now I'm headed out for more mystery street food. Having a rough time of it, you see.
Got the bike 90% assembled but not ready to go since the derailer is totally screwed up. The guys at the shop in Colorado completely detached the rear derailer and it's really putting up a fight. Getting the bike operational is first priority tomorrow, then some more sight-seeing. Tuesday AM will jump the train to Ayuthaya (old Thai capital just north of Bangkok) heading toward the real vacation in Chiang Mai.
I can't get over how warm the Thai people are. Everyone lives with big smiles and kind words. I feel very safe here, much more than the US.
Thanks for checking in! Hope all is well back home and don't forget to email me.
Love from Thailand, Kristi
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
The who, when, and what
Hello family and friends!
As many of you know, I'm about a week away from embarking on a 9 week bicycling expedition through SE Asia. Leaving September 24 and returning December 5. My trip should take me through the countries of Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. When it's all said and done I expect to put about 2500 miles on the bike.
The details of this trip are still pulling themselves together (maps, visas, headlights, wrenches, racks, medicine, etc, etc.) but slowly I'm getting it all stuffed into the panniers. Thank God for many years of Ragbrai's back-of-the-packrat mentality which has sufficiently prepared me for surviving armageddon on a bicycle. I will persevere, and, with all the stuff I'm taking, I'll probably be pretty comfortable and capable of entertaining a dozen others in the process.
Thanks for your support, prayers, advice, and willingness to back down when I don't want advice. I'll do my best to keep the blog updated! Thanks for following!
Love,
Kristi
As many of you know, I'm about a week away from embarking on a 9 week bicycling expedition through SE Asia. Leaving September 24 and returning December 5. My trip should take me through the countries of Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. When it's all said and done I expect to put about 2500 miles on the bike.
The details of this trip are still pulling themselves together (maps, visas, headlights, wrenches, racks, medicine, etc, etc.) but slowly I'm getting it all stuffed into the panniers. Thank God for many years of Ragbrai's back-of-the-packrat mentality which has sufficiently prepared me for surviving armageddon on a bicycle. I will persevere, and, with all the stuff I'm taking, I'll probably be pretty comfortable and capable of entertaining a dozen others in the process.
Thanks for your support, prayers, advice, and willingness to back down when I don't want advice. I'll do my best to keep the blog updated! Thanks for following!
Love,
Kristi
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