tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30805589939441277492024-02-18T19:33:56.147-08:00Once Upon a ThaiA Foodies Journey Into NightJenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-21161822926005953992010-02-22T15:24:00.000-08:002010-02-22T15:25:02.754-08:00Home!After 3 days of travelling...<p>Were baaaackkkkJenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-25344881689592930442010-02-21T04:56:00.001-08:002010-02-21T04:56:26.192-08:00Day 17: In the mood for Banana Pancake?And stuck in Bangkok? That's easy! Go back to town an hit the markets! <br>So we did!<p>The airline put us up for the night/day at a GORGEOUS hotel nearby... <br>Were talking real beds and toilets here people! Some may call us <br>"plush packers"... I say it's luck :) it's a place to chill and eat <br>free food while we work the standby lines at the airport for the next <br>day!<p>Is it ok to make a Jewish joke on a blog? Ok well here goes nothin'... <br>You know you're Jewish when you're excited by a flight cancelation for <br>the free hotel and food!! Yeeehawwww lol :)<p>I guess that only applies to the first 24 hours... Stuck here for a <br>week now:/Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-39112685097854549442010-02-20T19:39:00.000-08:002010-02-21T04:52:38.774-08:00Day 16: What do you mean cancled?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaTu3Jt7HF2so2Mh_RGm72zY8xnVanL2_kuwZC83eRwLaKwJ44jfSLU0ET5Fr-HprBS4hxb1IgldWcGB0Y3Tgffx6Ig_8uObx7yUE7nxW80iMotSTQ7fC_ZsioA_7PVmQrysyzfFZ7hN9/s1600-h/photo-758774.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaTu3Jt7HF2so2Mh_RGm72zY8xnVanL2_kuwZC83eRwLaKwJ44jfSLU0ET5Fr-HprBS4hxb1IgldWcGB0Y3Tgffx6Ig_8uObx7yUE7nxW80iMotSTQ7fC_ZsioA_7PVmQrysyzfFZ7hN9/s320/photo-758774.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440678850614850386" /></a></p>2am we arrive at Bangkok Airport to be greeted with the knowledge that <br>our flight to Japan has been canceled... and get this... they don't <br>know when they will be able to reshedual us... Hummm not sure what <br>that means really? Get used to chillis?? Man I was really jonesen for <br>some sushi too!<p>Gunna stick to my 2 PBJ's... I'll keep ya posted :)Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-1450350975493572662010-02-20T06:51:00.001-08:002010-02-20T06:51:27.117-08:00Final Days... Thaims Up :(<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnx0EAfUdxz-7CLbySKklXl_TOYPBqWdhzhYbiUa8EVn8rgmh5C-D-ON9WeaMiTvLEMm1ZrBzbVdEMCGQQ1q1klOtYMVF6FfkwPx2QBYVwtBn4WnqIrx0UowbbKf5TeyDnPc7en8XIkM0/s1600-h/IMG_0739-787117.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnx0EAfUdxz-7CLbySKklXl_TOYPBqWdhzhYbiUa8EVn8rgmh5C-D-ON9WeaMiTvLEMm1ZrBzbVdEMCGQQ1q1klOtYMVF6FfkwPx2QBYVwtBn4WnqIrx0UowbbKf5TeyDnPc7en8XIkM0/s320/IMG_0739-787117.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440338384905850994" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeyOateZoyqdTgRHvj4UhYUmwYAhqhm3b4T6ulO_74fa5MyaZZAjkZ75rLybSlG3LCRGCfyI1qfgB7_5eYddd-ISr1BVXo_lPheSuM9x7f074iqKYGHOTB3lY11m2Olqp5nY-yA5memSn/s1600-h/IMG_0741-788270.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeyOateZoyqdTgRHvj4UhYUmwYAhqhm3b4T6ulO_74fa5MyaZZAjkZ75rLybSlG3LCRGCfyI1qfgB7_5eYddd-ISr1BVXo_lPheSuM9x7f074iqKYGHOTB3lY11m2Olqp5nY-yA5memSn/s320/IMG_0741-788270.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440338389268963330" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MqUr8oAbXjvqz4OJY69GE7Jm7DQyNayA3tyUJKo8nK2OGFKAoOsjlpb5VLCk1VIxG5QULCCeDBMJjhfWiMFywSBOR0ouoETdK9NRUakWD_ItjS0iQXufj6KPNFdbMv4nSxIQaMLRU19u/s1600-h/IMG_0740-789128.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MqUr8oAbXjvqz4OJY69GE7Jm7DQyNayA3tyUJKo8nK2OGFKAoOsjlpb5VLCk1VIxG5QULCCeDBMJjhfWiMFywSBOR0ouoETdK9NRUakWD_ItjS0iQXufj6KPNFdbMv4nSxIQaMLRU19u/s320/IMG_0740-789128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440338391632771026" /></a></p>I cannot believe our trip is over! It has truely been amazing! We've <br>eaten some amazing things, met some amazing people and seen amazing <br>things! We had the perfect last day here in Bangkok walking around the <br>city once more. Tonight we sat in the JatuJak market eating and <br>drinking- shoppin and chillin... What more could you want?!?<p>We returned to our hotel to see if we could crash for a few hours <br>before heading to the airport... But they had no rooms available for <br>the night :( Good news though... The Dream Hotel down the street had a <br>room ready for us! What luck!<p>Now a little shut eye before we head out to the airport at 2am akkkk!<p>Thank you Thailand!!<p>Kop Koon Kahh<br>+ SawadeeKahhh!!<p>----Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-14727329056806631402010-02-20T06:23:00.001-08:002010-02-20T06:23:51.907-08:00Day 14: mmm coconut fritter fried yumminessssIf I could bottle up the sounds of the ocean at 5am I would! Not in <br>the same creepy way as a sharper image sound effects machine but in <br>the most natural and serene way possible!<p>So clearly were up at 5am yet again on out way back to the boat, back <br>to Surat Thani, back to the airport...back to Bangkok<p>Landed in Bangkok and of course had to wait for our ride :) ahhh never <br>on Thaim! We got settled in at our hotel and then took the skytrain <br>over to Silom Road (known for it's red light district) we just went <br>for some lunch at a restaurant we had heard about... And boy was it <br>delish!<p>Walked off our feast and now settling in for some much needed rest!<p>PS. Thanks jon for saving my life yesterday :)Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-79785113914938406492010-02-18T02:52:00.000-08:002010-02-18T02:57:09.842-08:00Day 12/13: Rocky Road...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEvy9IS8nYKBFUOhtk4h1dy2FfUE3FkaNpE86rt3pexCDMROzPqqeIzvfqIKyXByeKnZ-AC67MjYFVG59s6s6Xtc97AUvgauI2jgg5yirzJWje_RozeNqnxNYqVRlRPAwGjRTj28rFrkh/s1600-h/IMG_0729-729843.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEvy9IS8nYKBFUOhtk4h1dy2FfUE3FkaNpE86rt3pexCDMROzPqqeIzvfqIKyXByeKnZ-AC67MjYFVG59s6s6Xtc97AUvgauI2jgg5yirzJWje_RozeNqnxNYqVRlRPAwGjRTj28rFrkh/s320/IMG_0729-729843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439535840099069586" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl7w4ghor5s6YrWd_NgRQENtfrsoXgZXZys01OS9CZaxePZAequ4Xb3TUsTZ4nSiBNghPioxaR9IM7Q7n8vafyfrXrEWo610od8knYfinprA0GkVFBsj6GlN_lbd0FqjIPWCcQ6BuNB1d/s1600-h/image-731854.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWl7w4ghor5s6YrWd_NgRQENtfrsoXgZXZys01OS9CZaxePZAequ4Xb3TUsTZ4nSiBNghPioxaR9IM7Q7n8vafyfrXrEWo610od8knYfinprA0GkVFBsj6GlN_lbd0FqjIPWCcQ6BuNB1d/s320/image-731854.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439535846729815618" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafXcJ-X3XotZgB9KLnaDxeYym-O3MnKQhy6GPLayTQS7LiGFZodIk3OLyl5xgCYQiLexr_MUdu3wji0cdHfGI-vnkRVBKZdTWycBkQI6_Rmo1IjA5ZyDrKqNsR0hJQsj0PSsNXJxv1d_o/s1600-h/image-733131.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafXcJ-X3XotZgB9KLnaDxeYym-O3MnKQhy6GPLayTQS7LiGFZodIk3OLyl5xgCYQiLexr_MUdu3wji0cdHfGI-vnkRVBKZdTWycBkQI6_Rmo1IjA5ZyDrKqNsR0hJQsj0PSsNXJxv1d_o/s320/image-733131.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439535852865038962" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov0Ae9qTyS2ucnSVdeEvKfPM0ufzIn80EWy5OwHBDIDtcLbYOjpDi5-WoAL_fPIGfh1v4zEjI6iH5cBpjNKOuA_iOqhyuP9SpzbwrDL9MuwzD8ghDq2oEJzxfpvuVe5T9G2gL_7Bu8q4t/s1600-h/IMG_0731-734553.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjov0Ae9qTyS2ucnSVdeEvKfPM0ufzIn80EWy5OwHBDIDtcLbYOjpDi5-WoAL_fPIGfh1v4zEjI6iH5cBpjNKOuA_iOqhyuP9SpzbwrDL9MuwzD8ghDq2oEJzxfpvuVe5T9G2gL_7Bu8q4t/s320/IMG_0731-734553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439535856498243106" /></a></p>Not just an ice cream!<p>Took a high speed catamaran to Ko Tao yesterdy to meet up with friends <br>we had made during the cooking class in Chiang Mai.<p>I won't tell the story on blog (you'll have to ask yourself if you're <br>interested) but if you do go to Koh Tao... Word to the wise, please DO <br>NOT RENT A MOTORBIKE!!<p>... 3 hours later we finally made it up the rockiest and sandiest <br>mountain I'd ever seen... (Easily a double black diamond in vail) to <br>the place we were meeting our friends, called Posidon. Adorable place <br>full of beach bungalows, flowers, rocks and sand. This place put Samui <br>to shame on the peacuful paridise scale! Way less touristy, (no cars <br>cause they literaly cannot make it up the roads) and so serne.<p>We walked right in and right over the beach where we all sat until <br>sunset drinking beers and taking turns using the scuba equiptment. It <br>was well worth the trouble we went through to get here. We all <br>separated for a bit to go back to our bungalows and get cleaned up for <br>dinner... Us having no original plans to be staying here for the <br>night, didn't really need too much time getting ready!<p>Ill jumo back to earlier in the day... after we already bought our <br>tickets to come here, the woman tells us the next boat back isn't <br>until the next morning... So there you have it:) no big deal though... <br>they had a cute bungalow ready for us when we got to Posidon.<p>Sorry for the diversion...<p>Ok so we got cleaned up and met out friends back out on the beach at a <br>roof top bar for a few drinks... Slowly migrated next door for a fish <br>BBQ, then back to our roof top bar for a nigt cap. We all lay there on <br>mats looking up at the stars until it was time for some shut eye.<p>Loaded up on bug spray... and PASSED OUT!<p>Up now at 6am to watch the sunrise on the beach before the truck comes <br>to take us to the pier...<p>Ate breakfast on the beach with our friends and the saw us off when <br>our truck taxi arrived. They are truely such good and honorable <br>people! That's what I love about travelling... All the amazing people <br>you meet along that way that you realize no matter where they are <br>from, try are just like you!<p>Spent the day at Chaweng beach again getting massages and playing in <br>the ocean... Last night :( I'm gunna miss this!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-36549385913690090322010-02-16T16:33:00.001-08:002010-02-16T16:33:56.523-08:00Day 11: Thai me to the Moon<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNuk1ccnbsHDn-rdVUaZkbU92gFGiR4rGtjOyjO07nvpDxG-B7trXtgBF2R7_-dTuLx4nF8B4isAlvYtocErRpq9TzGk_jDuCRJtM0cu4RQp-8WL8kOX1HovwJZVDmC4LmRhmaCCbOM7S/s1600-h/photo-736524.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNuk1ccnbsHDn-rdVUaZkbU92gFGiR4rGtjOyjO07nvpDxG-B7trXtgBF2R7_-dTuLx4nF8B4isAlvYtocErRpq9TzGk_jDuCRJtM0cu4RQp-8WL8kOX1HovwJZVDmC4LmRhmaCCbOM7S/s320/photo-736524.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439004145704521858" /></a></p>After some much needed rest we went out trying to find a place to eat. <br>The book had several reccomendations to which we followed up... They <br>were all a bit to high end for no reason and worst of all no one in <br>them! So we walked along the beach for a bit until we found a cute <br>restauraunt situated right on the shore line in the sand. We had a <br>great dinner and relaxed for a bit...<p>For those of you who have never been to Thailad, you must know that <br>everytime you're on the beach you WILL be solicited by bbq-ers, <br>manicurists and people selling jewellry. Usually very annoying <br>especially when you're trying to eat, sleep or read- but last night a <br>man came to us (still annoying but anyway...) with the lanterns they <br>use in Chiang Mai's festival of fire or lights. They light these <br>lanterns on the bottom and the balloon fills with so much heat they <br>fly up into the sky. (kindof te same technology as a hot air balloon) <br>The sight of one is pretty cool... Now imagine a sky full of them! So <br>naturally we bought a couple... Well see that US customs has to say <br>about it :)Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-23001070269048892882010-02-16T04:09:00.000-08:002010-02-16T04:17:50.001-08:00Day 11: Another Gorgeous Day on the Beach<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieP1B9jAaChCcVHJYLYZA5ujnsn-OeMest8bvpAfpwwBD9bEyDoWmI4Ns4uDAb4PGI7TCSiu3vmEai0wYO_ppPbSXLcrJf2VhbI1lHfYRgqGSPogUUO5KrF1MSCZbDWBmkS7JKYvrGXk7K/s1600-h/IMG_0720-770002.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieP1B9jAaChCcVHJYLYZA5ujnsn-OeMest8bvpAfpwwBD9bEyDoWmI4Ns4uDAb4PGI7TCSiu3vmEai0wYO_ppPbSXLcrJf2VhbI1lHfYRgqGSPogUUO5KrF1MSCZbDWBmkS7JKYvrGXk7K/s320/IMG_0720-770002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438814454579961458" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DsMJ8KvcxQtD1AqMcQmqfLWvsPXIouTd1TEkwyncmfrjS2Ug1OXBDL3hmq4NMA0Dg4zJjTDnq-x-h0K3ZotQENI7USyF7D_9QtWQVAOKkdr4bhafIDkf8GhPpdndPSDR6rJdL9weAiur/s1600-h/photo-771425.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DsMJ8KvcxQtD1AqMcQmqfLWvsPXIouTd1TEkwyncmfrjS2Ug1OXBDL3hmq4NMA0Dg4zJjTDnq-x-h0K3ZotQENI7USyF7D_9QtWQVAOKkdr4bhafIDkf8GhPpdndPSDR6rJdL9weAiur/s320/photo-771425.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438814460283212274" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZzAuIlGtXkHmqieI5GuITZFT_AnpYwdmHZBmFB37CdRDXFX1mPp7GnJQB2k41hx39LiZgZA47MPsHuU8yfR9h79MgqI9d5U6Z6Vhn-Y531Zua6tWyW9dTDnF5LE5UqpxIDvy45tgOe5h/s1600-h/IMG_0721-772349.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZzAuIlGtXkHmqieI5GuITZFT_AnpYwdmHZBmFB37CdRDXFX1mPp7GnJQB2k41hx39LiZgZA47MPsHuU8yfR9h79MgqI9d5U6Z6Vhn-Y531Zua6tWyW9dTDnF5LE5UqpxIDvy45tgOe5h/s320/IMG_0721-772349.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438814462959994290" /></a></p>Another day trying to recover from my food poising incident... We <br>decided to take it easy and chill on the beach again today. Before I <br>go any further I must tell you that I checked the ingredients on the <br>soy milk I had on that fateful day and surprise surprise... The <br>ingredients read: "soybeans, whole milk, sugar"!!! (it might help to <br>know that I'm allergic to dairy!) I guess big food poising mystery <br>solved-OUCH!<p>So off we went on our motor bike to Lamai beach. Out first stop was to <br>a beach side resort, spa and restaurant that specialized in healthful, <br>nutritious and Ayurvedic foods (Frommers reccomended)... Not so fun <br>for Jon, but I was in heaven (especially after not eating for 2 days!) <br>We chilled and ate for a bit till we hit the beach. I relaxed on a <br>beach with a coconut full of watery goodness in hand, while Jon rented <br>a jetski. On our way back from the beach we decided to stop at the <br>same place we had eaten earlier for another healthful bite (what a <br>trooper he is :)) Oh yeah and the food was actually delicious and best <br>of all Thai priced... Not Island priced!<p>Now back at our cabana relaxing, napping and swimming.<p>Live music on fisherman's warf later...<p>And Ko Tao tomorrow to visit some friends we made while in Chiang Mai!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-83060363829691803982010-02-15T05:27:00.000-08:002010-02-15T05:32:46.546-08:00Day 10: Sick & Thai-erd<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa3_D4jrYaY_uc0kglbs_ZruXXCKJ9zKiOXrx6Cx7jdheAMCPGQLzTWBZZ-uJIQRAbAHepr265maILvZ2t3hNRbRtady66w1BZTqlFM8aHgMxmhEST61cuqfI6a_qfUNd1qorOr5xTmVv/s1600-h/photo-766547.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEa3_D4jrYaY_uc0kglbs_ZruXXCKJ9zKiOXrx6Cx7jdheAMCPGQLzTWBZZ-uJIQRAbAHepr265maILvZ2t3hNRbRtady66w1BZTqlFM8aHgMxmhEST61cuqfI6a_qfUNd1qorOr5xTmVv/s320/photo-766547.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438462679228524802" /></a></p>Ugh what a day... I'll avoid going into any detail but we stayed in <br>our gorgeous cabana today watching movies and eating bananas and toast <br>all day. It was a much needed "day off" after Jon got torched by the <br>sun yesterday and well... Me spending the better part of the night <br>SICCKKKK!<p>So unlike the other days... This was our view :)Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-21508015949652906632010-02-14T18:41:00.001-08:002010-02-14T18:41:27.848-08:00Food Poisoning...No idea what I ate ,but food poisoning for a night activity isn't fun! <br>Our other choice was to chill in the red light district... Hummm Ida <br>know what's worse? lol. A bit better now. Stickin to just rive for a <br>bit :)<p>Sorry of that was a TMI :)Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-87236493168217272952010-02-14T03:25:00.001-08:002010-02-14T03:25:51.323-08:00Incredible beach day!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K2q5boGmUzhO3yzrqsJbk_T2wFOpwKOOyGquBEpkXTK2Mlm5NSAXGBpnZsSU1itd_noFePJa-fPpHKXWeVjCHXGkg1G71atdAbvNwd8IcM-Tfe2BkinxgAEwJzUPLhKBmgTsWl2qQfJR/s1600-h/IMG_0714-751324.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K2q5boGmUzhO3yzrqsJbk_T2wFOpwKOOyGquBEpkXTK2Mlm5NSAXGBpnZsSU1itd_noFePJa-fPpHKXWeVjCHXGkg1G71atdAbvNwd8IcM-Tfe2BkinxgAEwJzUPLhKBmgTsWl2qQfJR/s320/IMG_0714-751324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438058890917771266" /></a></p>We spent the day at Chaweng beach and beautiful it was. Perfect <br>weather and emerald water made for one of the most memorable days of <br>vacation I remember. We then got on the bike and trucked up to the <br>islands highest point for the ultimate view of the entire place. <br>Sunburnt and worn out we went home for a snack and some rest so we can <br>properly celebrate the Chinese New Year, and Valentine's Day. Layta!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-16699589985828363782010-02-13T21:40:00.000-08:002010-02-14T02:47:56.902-08:00Beach front lunch...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRl9Hqs637pyyvM_74yDzfUMnNnP2BXnup4Ne_n6BjFRNsdYNyRkJ7fafzaM4BZQWHw-YlrAiChyib2TzGxUsgOUZlelsfD_lcrruw7yVTboKIMoWow0-oRBt1tGFo3Dui8RrgBgThP9l/s1600-h/photo-776903.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRl9Hqs637pyyvM_74yDzfUMnNnP2BXnup4Ne_n6BjFRNsdYNyRkJ7fafzaM4BZQWHw-YlrAiChyib2TzGxUsgOUZlelsfD_lcrruw7yVTboKIMoWow0-oRBt1tGFo3Dui8RrgBgThP9l/s320/photo-776903.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438049120328289586" /></a></p>Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-36456939281032583482010-02-13T17:35:00.000-08:002010-02-13T17:36:57.891-08:00Day 9: Waking up in Paradise<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JcqQE4Im6YWzJWi8vX3HbLQVibanUJhqIxvY0bCvtFjtBW5VBgWFVBmW5xl7xiOOrqelWrMfD2LjujkQcnmB3dnn90QWG7ARQjzoI6bqQmjzmRE3VCl-TrIXVdLaBTutyK_i7l-AYk_M/s1600-h/IMG_0710-717892.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JcqQE4Im6YWzJWi8vX3HbLQVibanUJhqIxvY0bCvtFjtBW5VBgWFVBmW5xl7xiOOrqelWrMfD2LjujkQcnmB3dnn90QWG7ARQjzoI6bqQmjzmRE3VCl-TrIXVdLaBTutyK_i7l-AYk_M/s320/IMG_0710-717892.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437907135143411906" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCSS4JodteUVwfzTwGKX4_NqtP7ve3iZu2oCdWEMx6WVAGCfWmSKEIOx0_NjJTXLzJ02gxbo0bGXJbuwoYz09FwLYqqd-LT6d-N7gc5tSMS0bk7Q47b2X0F3gEhK7PWH4pfj-3MggMzj7/s1600-h/IMG_0711-719597.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCSS4JodteUVwfzTwGKX4_NqtP7ve3iZu2oCdWEMx6WVAGCfWmSKEIOx0_NjJTXLzJ02gxbo0bGXJbuwoYz09FwLYqqd-LT6d-N7gc5tSMS0bk7Q47b2X0F3gEhK7PWH4pfj-3MggMzj7/s320/IMG_0711-719597.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437907144647043490" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgcgakeBfsHR41X4BRS6LV64PaebM0u9Z8Z8hmE9Mc2ZYkdyIQ6oYwLTEMPik-52_y7GcieK72TcuoJXvUXtDvIoI568dch7lOK95QT6KfwPl8QYcioVgWuoTwb6odDRR_ldsqLVx02kA/s1600-h/photo-721946.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgcgakeBfsHR41X4BRS6LV64PaebM0u9Z8Z8hmE9Mc2ZYkdyIQ6oYwLTEMPik-52_y7GcieK72TcuoJXvUXtDvIoI568dch7lOK95QT6KfwPl8QYcioVgWuoTwb6odDRR_ldsqLVx02kA/s320/photo-721946.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437907151162772738" /></a></p>Nothin like waking up, making yourself a cup of tea and siting out on <br>the porch in the sun... If you havent tried it, I reccomend it! This <br>is the house we rented on Koh Samui...and of course our motor bike!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-22153599386441447192010-02-13T06:49:00.000-08:002010-02-13T06:58:44.023-08:00Day 8: Thaim to Chill<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81svsnjYRycUgOLzKfMUOM_7IDSqD8DBKPZxgLVQDkhvkJ3N-Ray_jEmGl_PIudXcOKyU-c56g5j5T1at4hdPseYiby3c-JYHU7NiI5kY6YyeDluqXCIboBAdIw18iy0pAlqSi5XcEGSK/s1600-h/photo-724024.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81svsnjYRycUgOLzKfMUOM_7IDSqD8DBKPZxgLVQDkhvkJ3N-Ray_jEmGl_PIudXcOKyU-c56g5j5T1at4hdPseYiby3c-JYHU7NiI5kY6YyeDluqXCIboBAdIw18iy0pAlqSi5XcEGSK/s320/photo-724024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437742661974862258" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWdL0f1YIR0M7YktgMR1xcsDfZH72AMegsJd_qSXidJacdX-dVvSk12OX3DXK9vvmNdhvWhVgMJ9weI8b0s7sKPud_NGcXxspke-kbQkemLlHeNEGwoY7an6ou2rHC0NRXUyDCRe9iiY_/s1600-h/IMG_0704-725470.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWdL0f1YIR0M7YktgMR1xcsDfZH72AMegsJd_qSXidJacdX-dVvSk12OX3DXK9vvmNdhvWhVgMJ9weI8b0s7sKPud_NGcXxspke-kbQkemLlHeNEGwoY7an6ou2rHC0NRXUyDCRe9iiY_/s320/IMG_0704-725470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437742668041207282" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p0eWX8OluPbk0XjkD0WreEw4DJ-0c5VD0-BA_XCMwoVBavBkOE7WR-fn53EXxxAfLlc4gXQq-DDrSCtartYWnDWk6V5ssViNyaYnK9MqbHCCL-VUffNKhtrwEa7aozcaduVtcL9Qa-ps/s1600-h/IMG_0705-727242.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1p0eWX8OluPbk0XjkD0WreEw4DJ-0c5VD0-BA_XCMwoVBavBkOE7WR-fn53EXxxAfLlc4gXQq-DDrSCtartYWnDWk6V5ssViNyaYnK9MqbHCCL-VUffNKhtrwEa7aozcaduVtcL9Qa-ps/s320/IMG_0705-727242.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437742677533009218" /></a></p>Been chilling on Koh Samui driving around on a motor bike that we <br>rented for the week. Grabbed a bite to eat on fisherman's wharf and <br>then drove around the whole island to scope out our next move. Just <br>got back from a midnight outting to Tesco in search for snacks... And <br>we found em! A full grocery cart later we finally buy our groceries <br>(for some deliciously small amount of money, including a supply of <br>booze) make it out to the car park where we then realize... Oh yeah we <br>have a scooter HA! so I strap em on to my arms and between us, and we <br>begin our journey back to our house. (which I'll tell you about <br>later). We finally make it back (I won't go into how we made the wrong <br>turn out of tesco and went the wrong way for about 15 minutes... ;)) I <br>wish I had taken a picture of everything we were carrying but I don't <br>think I could have held anything any longer!<p>Oh did I mention they sell gasoline by the liter glass bottle on the <br>side of the road for a dollar?!? Ha<p>Ok now back to our house. Most of the resorts here on Koh Samui have <br>beach and oceanfront bungalow huts but because of the Chinese new year <br>everything had been booked in advance... So we don't have an ocean <br>view but it's pretty close! We ended up with our own cabana resort <br>house! A few rooms, kitchen, new bath and a balcony! Not too shabby! <br>Now if only Thailand would hop on the "posture-pedic" train, we'd be <br>golden!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-49784582789436163122010-02-12T21:12:00.000-08:002010-02-13T06:21:53.374-08:00Day 8: Enroute to Ko Samui<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeGr7X7pV9fHBNyfy1unmx-hoGGUB2UqAXAwcEcDuybIvyVN4ne5WhU8cRxmk9PkMfRS0Pnac3zRu-oF2qAXMdNVRTYSbBCwND-SpgUySrosancuJJZKHVtgIr5hE9ZnSRzp9LFC2msyB/s1600-h/photo-713375.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeGr7X7pV9fHBNyfy1unmx-hoGGUB2UqAXAwcEcDuybIvyVN4ne5WhU8cRxmk9PkMfRS0Pnac3zRu-oF2qAXMdNVRTYSbBCwND-SpgUySrosancuJJZKHVtgIr5hE9ZnSRzp9LFC2msyB/s320/photo-713375.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437733167423055826" /></a></p>A day of chillin and relaxing then back to it... Snorkeling and kite <br>surfing this week!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-73924470531945317992010-02-12T05:17:00.000-08:002010-02-12T06:20:33.775-08:00Bupa Tara: Chiang Mai<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKzD2lkvMUF96oKx5Vp8wviexUHeITGF0zSAOfs2ilhrLTrnCCeAtIGsS5SVzQXnXtc4MOKzRPtu0e3eYwpaupFy0R-q19RymA7KdIUtuJfUgfHLCAaKeb1GPUUUGPfdLK8GBdLH_qJJ2/s1600-h/IMG_0693-733777.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKzD2lkvMUF96oKx5Vp8wviexUHeITGF0zSAOfs2ilhrLTrnCCeAtIGsS5SVzQXnXtc4MOKzRPtu0e3eYwpaupFy0R-q19RymA7KdIUtuJfUgfHLCAaKeb1GPUUUGPfdLK8GBdLH_qJJ2/s320/IMG_0693-733777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437361743716961346" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDWtq6EzngTCCe7MfPGq4057gkHx-GZ71o8m2VL1Tu8dcObEYqYOL_DS8Oev6bfizfNPRautsJo81rHpGFyfmXyVVtXG2EYCEudi-kPN5F-SJvLsx0UR92OEpIyZvVzqmp3_ico-NggsT/s1600-h/photo-735130.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDWtq6EzngTCCe7MfPGq4057gkHx-GZ71o8m2VL1Tu8dcObEYqYOL_DS8Oev6bfizfNPRautsJo81rHpGFyfmXyVVtXG2EYCEudi-kPN5F-SJvLsx0UR92OEpIyZvVzqmp3_ico-NggsT/s320/photo-735130.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437361749558071634" /></a></p>Our Guest house in Chiang Mai...<br>We even had a balcony penthouse!<p>For 200 Baht I'll be a high rolla :pJenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-41768404410882602262010-02-12T05:03:00.000-08:002010-02-12T05:07:03.958-08:00Day 7: E W I<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2rNw4cLiFeAPa-7cy_9hxDYC_cvOhuzhMI_C03plIjsrkRyD_00KC2_U61ybzdUChs4vLeI26ApGB1pTsPK0JjLF3Cyxsi0sOsFOYRFE0klaZxEQgFTj7QRGfzTmkbdiici5r7EqkEYq/s1600-h/IMG_0697-723959.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2rNw4cLiFeAPa-7cy_9hxDYC_cvOhuzhMI_C03plIjsrkRyD_00KC2_U61ybzdUChs4vLeI26ApGB1pTsPK0JjLF3Cyxsi0sOsFOYRFE0klaZxEQgFTj7QRGfzTmkbdiici5r7EqkEYq/s320/IMG_0697-723959.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437342801779208802" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aZnOm599WZmkBS6CmIxELXrRk11381ArrtQr2nkzGhY_e0j3hP8fWrTyLK7QHaTGa6IGt9UE6x1wF5cg2xiZ9yPXcA6k7th_e7ATkcd9lrbRLWCHVXeT_5FCG9UZV2IAtFy7P3bjx7Wu/s1600-h/IMG_0696-726930.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aZnOm599WZmkBS6CmIxELXrRk11381ArrtQr2nkzGhY_e0j3hP8fWrTyLK7QHaTGa6IGt9UE6x1wF5cg2xiZ9yPXcA6k7th_e7ATkcd9lrbRLWCHVXeT_5FCG9UZV2IAtFy7P3bjx7Wu/s320/IMG_0696-726930.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437342817371466610" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCcSSGHKCW6XYA6KragoP4nU9K0bV1Zj_AzxtAG9N76Ylkz7iUsvegqWYf5j9c1rzlR6jbda1nysFvTmifjgg4sTkbUaNiFqmaAhlMImEwAUVJbCymaprStJCiGFI21Lek-bGdNZDdPUP/s1600-h/photo-730198.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCcSSGHKCW6XYA6KragoP4nU9K0bV1Zj_AzxtAG9N76Ylkz7iUsvegqWYf5j9c1rzlR6jbda1nysFvTmifjgg4sTkbUaNiFqmaAhlMImEwAUVJbCymaprStJCiGFI21Lek-bGdNZDdPUP/s320/photo-730198.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437342829183310386" /></a></p>What a day!<br>We did a 1 day trek through the jungle... First an elephant ride <br>deeper into the jungle. Then a couple hours of hiking and waterfalls. <br>We ate some rice and veggies with a tribe and the right back to the <br>jungle for bamboo rafting. Finally made it back to Chiang Mai for some <br>eats and sleeps!<p>Oh yeah if you ever come to Thailand, be sure to eaither have the <br>banana pankcake or choconut puff from the street vendors... Wowza!!<p>GOOD SHABB!!<p>Colini ouuuttt...Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-76473937173400579592010-02-11T04:56:00.000-08:002010-02-11T05:05:10.666-08:00Day 6: Burn ya Twice<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQMrc8n_Y69sa0g5sHfud2MyKuYRPSSe61Pyq58FJ3YHnxBjNYHy9uMoPjwaKQax4qJmcoj30uXYTRwcuOFSXnUbDrKnM7FmqQ_fPQcj0ouMzLLCwu7Q2JMLgMkSw4OE9Hyw3FYNyyzy2/s1600-h/IMG_0686-710666.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQMrc8n_Y69sa0g5sHfud2MyKuYRPSSe61Pyq58FJ3YHnxBjNYHy9uMoPjwaKQax4qJmcoj30uXYTRwcuOFSXnUbDrKnM7FmqQ_fPQcj0ouMzLLCwu7Q2JMLgMkSw4OE9Hyw3FYNyyzy2/s320/IMG_0686-710666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436971228737536450" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qdb0hY8XdpHcV053AQskeNpg9cp2_6GTaWQqyh-dWMJAHveimx-WH-AQKDhLZZsCAJpEPXQRiFfsa2jUhdberac3YAYR9ga9BRnjbVUFvQoJV2Gxy-W7jHg7B1prA2Sp1X2ll5Curd1h/s1600-h/photo-712204.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qdb0hY8XdpHcV053AQskeNpg9cp2_6GTaWQqyh-dWMJAHveimx-WH-AQKDhLZZsCAJpEPXQRiFfsa2jUhdberac3YAYR9ga9BRnjbVUFvQoJV2Gxy-W7jHg7B1prA2Sp1X2ll5Curd1h/s320/photo-712204.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436971236581744754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35dzsg7QXJN35jbZ2EBzCJOWI6CAgY6WLq1HAbjgkp3vfPD3_iDY-KgB4_bff4GHPRg33kOiNldu2Yk35E2P1zUbF_vvuE9jRyh_dxPIol_5W1isz220pSMO_xqnF5mWj-lmGLKiI2J8R/s1600-h/IMG_0688-713213.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35dzsg7QXJN35jbZ2EBzCJOWI6CAgY6WLq1HAbjgkp3vfPD3_iDY-KgB4_bff4GHPRg33kOiNldu2Yk35E2P1zUbF_vvuE9jRyh_dxPIol_5W1isz220pSMO_xqnF5mWj-lmGLKiI2J8R/s320/IMG_0688-713213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436971242523249362" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskFv_Z1PrTpCzMo4zSdy8z_PLPnkUAfmfvnxo942P8tWZEYTrHyta6dQELrmmhsI9xJRMD87dRnd4xNJPJa-eYzuUoDYQfV7wnT8KgNXPwJ6qqlpCdoAVDDZ5JBnFc103hvNTUQScMsID/s1600-h/image-714385.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskFv_Z1PrTpCzMo4zSdy8z_PLPnkUAfmfvnxo942P8tWZEYTrHyta6dQELrmmhsI9xJRMD87dRnd4xNJPJa-eYzuUoDYQfV7wnT8KgNXPwJ6qqlpCdoAVDDZ5JBnFc103hvNTUQScMsID/s320/image-714385.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436971243975631874" /></a></p>Up at 7 an onto a Songatew (caravan) headed for a farm right outside <br>of chiang Mai for a day long Thai cooking class at Thai Farm Cooking <br>School. We spent the day making different fresh curry pastes, papaya <br>salad, springrolls, pad thai and of course coconut desserts and mango <br>sticky rice! All the food was delicious of course (if Jonathan had <br>anything to do with making it...) not only that, but it was such a <br>cool experience to be able to see how the locals make their food and <br>where they get their ingredients from. The cooking class was located <br>on a farm where they grow all of the ingredients fresh... It pretty <br>much defines the concept of "farm to table"! Perfect mid eighties and <br>breezy weather... jealous yet?<p>After a Long day of cookig and eating, we made our way back into the <br>old city of chiang mai- Full o food with leftovers in hand! We ended <br>up going back to Mais bar for some drinks with a few friends...which <br>of course lead to more eating and more of Jonathan helping out Mai in <br>the kitchen! This woman is truely an inspiration! As a single mother <br>she opened this restaurant. Not only is she the chef and bartender, <br>but also the waitress and every other aspect of the restaurant. Really <br>gives new meaning to a one woman show!<p>Back to Bupa Tara guest house to relax before another night on the town!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-17145459035730946982010-02-10T09:19:00.000-08:002010-02-10T09:22:28.314-08:00When in Rome...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xrA8AZT1a2jbfg1lLnrFEhLg-0vuHlrpe9d_QxDx31MUR9GRmQucR5vO0D-i1LiNuQGhdV-SGmSl3XE584xOcoB0XilymYdVjimW9VvAj7zcabXasW08xqmFwtAWBcuDNTh9XBZIq69E/s1600-h/photo-748315.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xrA8AZT1a2jbfg1lLnrFEhLg-0vuHlrpe9d_QxDx31MUR9GRmQucR5vO0D-i1LiNuQGhdV-SGmSl3XE584xOcoB0XilymYdVjimW9VvAj7zcabXasW08xqmFwtAWBcuDNTh9XBZIq69E/s320/photo-748315.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436666447693298754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-x_2rOrTFhm6BVYshNnHWqT3AvMK26szCETHvTkjSpJoY3vdMCelU8At0QVgde73SK6rSVknKbOuGIKNl2HFJR3P0ac7BPlFAUwjsksZAM5jDEKq7Ca9Ey0fdSW8A_yRlCxmZIV2St-D/s1600-h/IMG_0681-749604.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-x_2rOrTFhm6BVYshNnHWqT3AvMK26szCETHvTkjSpJoY3vdMCelU8At0QVgde73SK6rSVknKbOuGIKNl2HFJR3P0ac7BPlFAUwjsksZAM5jDEKq7Ca9Ey0fdSW8A_yRlCxmZIV2St-D/s320/IMG_0681-749604.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436666459047324386" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWYAe8PwOMECp7Pg_GOU7jXflKe0KekLjumxwhFUHAwWd8kAKTz9g1EydHbS9m0i5TfzU8nlVU_lhkRonRbiFDF-_lb1140qRWb7VPjsTMuifUufBFjn7GtPGfy-9O43JihG-XlXliIZg/s1600-h/IMG_0680-750945.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWYAe8PwOMECp7Pg_GOU7jXflKe0KekLjumxwhFUHAwWd8kAKTz9g1EydHbS9m0i5TfzU8nlVU_lhkRonRbiFDF-_lb1140qRWb7VPjsTMuifUufBFjn7GtPGfy-9O43JihG-XlXliIZg/s320/IMG_0680-750945.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436666459588926322" /></a></p>Alright! Ready to hit the town... Where to eat? Of course we went back <br>to our same restaurant! Only this time Mai was a little pressed for <br>time running the show herself so Jonathan went into the kitchen to <br>assist her... I say pretty damn cool to be able to have that <br>experience halfway around the world! We ate more curries, sandwiches <br>and sitcky noodle soup. After dinner, a group of 8 of us including the <br>cheffy went to a roof top bar right inthe old city. (side bar: <br>fantastic passion fruit mojito!!) Best part of travelling is meetng <br>people from all over the world! You realize how similar you actually <br>are!<p>Sleeppyy timee... Thai cooking class on a farm tomorrow!<p>Sorry about the poor image quality. Kinda though to use any kind of <br>tecnology around here. Oldly enough I like it! :) (within reason of <br>course! hehe)Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-5682389858537956912010-02-10T03:22:00.000-08:002010-02-10T03:25:39.304-08:00Day 5: A Day with Scoots<div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><span>(Jenna)</span><br><span>Up at 4 am...in the air enroute to Chiang Mai by 8. We landed to gorgeous weather; high eighties, breezy and NO SMOG! We were picked up by our guest house in the old city called Bupa Tara. After check in we decided to wander around. We began in one of the oldest market places with large varieties of fruits and vegetables all indigenous to Chiang Mai. Kept walking in search of a motor bike to rent, but instead found an quaint little restaurant with a tiki-thai feel. We decided it was cute enough and we should sit down and have a bite... It ended up being the best Thai food that we have had so far.</span><br><span></span><br><span>(Jon)</span><br><span>Fat rice noodles with long beans pork and one of the best curries I've ever eaten - besides mine (really, it gives me a run for my money). Pork with holy basil and a ton of fresh was incendiary but impossible to stop eating. That's gonna hurt later!</span><br><span></span><br><span>(Jenna)</span><br><span>The owner and chef, Mai, makes everything from scratch -made to order and it was devine! We sat and shmoozed, met a few people and made plans with them to go out later.</span><br><span></span><br><span>We finally decided to get up after practically moving into the restaurant. Walked a few more blocks down the narrow old city roads to a bike rental place. Got ourselves a 125 Kawasaki and zipped through all of Chiang Mai with the wind in our hair. Returned to the same restaurant several hours later for a celebratory "thank g-d we didn't lose it to a psyco thai driver" cocktail!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Back to our guest house to get ready for a night on the town...</span><br><span></span><br><div><p><img src="cid:E970C2FB-973D-4CC3-BF08-CC0E17C06640/image.png" id="E970C2FB-973D-4CC3-BF08-CC0E17C06640/image.png" border="0" width="300"></p></div><div><span></span><br></div><div><p><img src="cid:C4E10796-BAE8-48FB-8656-869B997985FC/photo.jpg" id="C4E10796-BAE8-48FB-8656-869B997985FC/photo.jpg" border="0" width="300"></p></div><div><p><img src="cid:4FA678CD-E4E2-4EA9-9E6C-4138766A05AC/IMG_0674.JPG" id="4FA678CD-E4E2-4EA9-9E6C-4138766A05AC/IMG_0674.JPG" border="0" width="300"></p></div></span></div>Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-18745703694485485732010-02-09T05:42:00.000-08:002010-02-09T06:22:22.942-08:00SCCAAAAMMM<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbujXmYJX2eWxmI7UFjsIzBXwhaQAu5qnG2MgRApgwDPO-c_GDAsGQvDtU3tWY_E-q-dbk9D1XJxNfN3veGN8FSnIIKaY9kF0e-b5MVh6jmGlI_x6MWYTqTByFDcCRHNZVSCEM85W3v3Ob/s1600-h/photo-742944.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbujXmYJX2eWxmI7UFjsIzBXwhaQAu5qnG2MgRApgwDPO-c_GDAsGQvDtU3tWY_E-q-dbk9D1XJxNfN3veGN8FSnIIKaY9kF0e-b5MVh6jmGlI_x6MWYTqTByFDcCRHNZVSCEM85W3v3Ob/s320/photo-742944.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436248952555005666" /></a></p>Word to the wise, if you ever go to Thailand beware of the scam... In <br>fact I'm pretty sure that this new year is the year of the scam.<p>Just like in Disney world where the gift shop is at the exit...same <br>with any organized tour- once they have you trapped they can take you <br>anywhere! Bottom line we ended up having to watch a documentary on <br>Siam rubies. Hey at least there was free beer! Ahh the silver lining.<p>Up at 4 am tomorrow and off to Chaing Mai (northern Thailand)<p>Buh bye Bangkok!Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-85343451608102244282010-02-08T20:43:00.000-08:002010-02-09T06:04:44.788-08:00Day 4: No I don't want to buy a plastic Elephant<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5p8mhGGOd3MgVK9Ma3lJs3vMF0GY9S8dHFZA3dRRN4Ek6MvYvJawo-M5ssckRBKVv0zVIlj14sYVpAJ8wOaX6xYqrlY5Qd5jvnA8TrtoiybYzpbGTkUI07jPkGmL8eLztpC6PgUcMbBf/s1600-h/image-784789.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5p8mhGGOd3MgVK9Ma3lJs3vMF0GY9S8dHFZA3dRRN4Ek6MvYvJawo-M5ssckRBKVv0zVIlj14sYVpAJ8wOaX6xYqrlY5Qd5jvnA8TrtoiybYzpbGTkUI07jPkGmL8eLztpC6PgUcMbBf/s320/image-784789.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436244406568342754" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4he0AWUldW9VruoGnn0V7KNTfg-FzF4LNBR3AFjEvlsQs8CskgEn_LzmrQMCy7zd5_Ui-HJejJMh2A6eH3paa7nCexsyDmZUikWmYTk67pbuFfz7uA6ZhY2dhwkShkAqgUL-xQG09vT0F/s1600-h/photo-786145.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4he0AWUldW9VruoGnn0V7KNTfg-FzF4LNBR3AFjEvlsQs8CskgEn_LzmrQMCy7zd5_Ui-HJejJMh2A6eH3paa7nCexsyDmZUikWmYTk67pbuFfz7uA6ZhY2dhwkShkAqgUL-xQG09vT0F/s320/photo-786145.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436244418224533858" /></a></p>A view from our boat at the floating market. Perfect weather- sunny <br>and breezy. People, food and souveniers everywhere. We ate fresh <br>rambutan, mangosteens and longan. The sweetest freshest fruits you can <br>imagine. Off to the Rose Garden...Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-26838843669144374992010-02-08T16:50:00.000-08:002010-02-09T05:59:00.376-08:00Day 4: Never on Thai-m<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb9yqF17IM04rXZTP0yPH_YSjAnOSzy2MkqAQqmLtJTV1RJjyp0t0ErbxMs8DZF2ej_RPLnkd4m419lvMFqGx4vCEoT5P7sLOvACu1QYCduBVvaPW4rxBHbVoJrQYDXq0vl5J6A8AzWNM/s1600-h/photo-740377.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb9yqF17IM04rXZTP0yPH_YSjAnOSzy2MkqAQqmLtJTV1RJjyp0t0ErbxMs8DZF2ej_RPLnkd4m419lvMFqGx4vCEoT5P7sLOvACu1QYCduBVvaPW4rxBHbVoJrQYDXq0vl5J6A8AzWNM/s320/photo-740377.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436242930041734562" /></a></p>Waiting on our caravan to the floating market...Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-49004113289490216892010-02-08T15:43:00.000-08:002010-02-08T15:44:25.573-08:00A room with a view...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI_KW6wuWqqN8ovJQ4WBLcPkIJpDA6NEtO4RRGWT-bA_iuZ-3w9hQjvqZXkdnJP-YWX9u3tXUu33_1LH5g-Jo2yB5dLQkbISmi4KHpDd6L-FQfNdxi1zlN1Ar58cJ9vQ_uEq9mwi_FEW4/s1600-h/photo-765574.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI_KW6wuWqqN8ovJQ4WBLcPkIJpDA6NEtO4RRGWT-bA_iuZ-3w9hQjvqZXkdnJP-YWX9u3tXUu33_1LH5g-Jo2yB5dLQkbISmi4KHpDd6L-FQfNdxi1zlN1Ar58cJ9vQ_uEq9mwi_FEW4/s320/photo-765574.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436022707102973506" /></a></p>This is the living room of our place in Bangkok. We totally lucked out <br>on findig this place! Gorgeous apartment with air con for cheaper than <br>most Hirt houses! How can you go wrong?Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080558993944127749.post-10742224708379932482010-02-08T06:02:00.000-08:002010-02-09T06:39:35.251-08:00Call me old fashioned...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCJL_gK6XzvHZVpOEJ2JXd4N6usqpE4jLJWCWEnH-GNHz_nS5HFoKXcgp7KF9UF0pDYFdr345iWHzTvCf8UDAthW32LBVGT6Kh75mHC0s-as1Ex7l3Q-z8SRK_wZFVbBI5YJelAjAOprf/s1600-h/photo-715898.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCJL_gK6XzvHZVpOEJ2JXd4N6usqpE4jLJWCWEnH-GNHz_nS5HFoKXcgp7KF9UF0pDYFdr345iWHzTvCf8UDAthW32LBVGT6Kh75mHC0s-as1Ex7l3Q-z8SRK_wZFVbBI5YJelAjAOprf/s320/photo-715898.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435943463265721122" /></a></p>But I'm not much for big tourist hotspots. We found a small cute <br />restaurant off of Kao San road. Drinking beers and havin a few laughs...Jenna Shorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339699755111215558noreply@blogger.com1