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Home Is Where The Start Is

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” – Winston Churchill So… now after four flights… 12 time zones… three days… and TOO many airplane movies and meals, I’ve arrived back on Canuck soil. I survived Thai customs with little …

April 2, 2004
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A Thai Goodbye

Tee’s words, “Keep on the inside,” as an explanation of why Thai people are always smiling, even when things maybe arn’t so good is one of the many things that I will take away from my experience at Rieng’s home – and today, it is coming in handy, as it is hard to say goodbye …

March 29, 2004
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Not to sound like a prick…

Hey… so right, not to sound like a jerk or anything, but I do go a bit out of my way to keep you all informed (and if you’re reading this, this means you) about my travels and I know that sometimes the tediousness of day-to-day life can get in the way of you considering …

March 24, 2004
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Sing-A-Song: "Ang Thong"

PHOTOS I’ve just arrived back onto Koh Samui after six days, five nights, on the island of Wu Ta Lab in the Ang Thong National Park. What a blast! I left my main pack at the Seaview Guesthouse (it should be noted that I have neither the sea, a view, or a sea view), where …

March 22, 2004
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Heavy Hearts Must Carry On

As Adi, Sharon and myself waved goodbye to Rafie, Beni and David this morning from the back of a Thong Sala bound Songtheaw was a bit sad. For a group of entire strangers that didn’t know each other from each other before a week ago, we managed to sew us up a nice little friendship. …

March 16, 2004
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It’s Only A Flesh Wound

There is a serene calm that embraces you as you are flying through the air, destined in a few miliseconds to become quite intimate with the stoney pavement… it is very Zen-like, let me tell you. So I headed to the north end of Koh Pha Ngan about a day or two after the Full …

March 13, 2004
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At Least I Woke Up In My Room…

As I watched the sun gently sink into the craddle of night, I smiled; something that has been infused in me lately just as it is woven into the very fabric of this country. The azure waves, darkening with nightfall, laping at the shore provided a soundtrack for the cinematic view of coconut palms, forested …

March 4, 2004
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Photos…

Here are some photos for you all…. don’t have time to put captions on them right now, Jurgen is waiting for me to go to the beach… I have to even out the burn that I aquired on my back two days ago snorkling…. Go Here And Be Entertained By Images Of My Adventures… Soon …

March 2, 2004
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There’s No Burn Like Burma Burn

Am I just being picky when I remove the ants from my fried fish on a stick? I mean really, there is likely more protien in those little buggers than in the fish “ball” thing that I’m trying to eat (but competing with some amount of vigour with the hungry and admittedly curious insects). These …

February 28, 2004
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Damn SunBurm(a)

Hey, so I finally got off my ass and left Chiang Mai. It was hard as that place is great, but well.. there is so much more to this country that I need to check out. I’ve got tonnes of pictures, but cannot seem to find a power outlet, so… they’ll have to stay stuck …

February 26, 2004
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Ryan! Drink Beer!

Alirght so it is about 4 p.m…. I woke up about an hour ago in my room with all the lights on, a large black mark on my hand, scratches all over my leg, the taste of bile in my mouth and a curiosity over how exactly it was that I got home… I guess …

February 22, 2004
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