our bags are packed
we're ready to go
for the most part, although i'm scared shitless of mosquitoes, so maybe southeast asia was a bad pick?
leaving sunday! we'll arrive in bangkok around midnight on monday and stay in the city long enough for kyle to get his second japanese encephalitis vaccine, and for us to catch a bus and high-tail it out of there to prachaup khiri khan, where we'll be meeting our lovely host, watchai. at this point, the plan is to volunteer at his farm for a few weeks, head to cambodia to evade immigration officials who might notice if we stayed longer than a month without a visa, and back to thailand for another couple of weeks to stay with some ex-pats in the north, before heading out to kenya for what kyle assures me will be a well-planned and edifying leg of our journey.
cautiously optimistic!
<3 audrey
Yeah, girl. I'm not scared of mosquitoes as much as I am of the fact that...well...I still have done very little planning for the second leg of the trip. The part in Africa. But that'll work itself out, right?
Looking forward to taking advantage of the exchange rate right off the bat--for US$ 30 I get a shot that costs $200 in the States, and I think it comes with a hot-stone massage or something like that too. I'm not sure my one night in Bangkok is going to make this man humble...
Also, we're getting Halal food on the plane. I'm not sure what that means, but it has to be better than microwaved cordon bleu from Sodexho Air Cuisine.
If packing is any indication of future dynamics, I am going to be schlepping more than my share of the gear. Then again, I've insisted on bringing a disproportionate number of things such as battery chargers and traveler's wallets gleaned from thrift stores. So I guess I had it coming.
<3 Kyle
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We are also scared shitless but also envious of you having this opportunity for such a great adventure.
ReplyDeletebabes in the woods.....
ReplyDeleteRemember this simple maxim for effective traveling:
ReplyDeleteAnything that is heavier than it is valuable, put it down.
BtW: did you know that Hugh Laurie (Television's House) and John Malkovich appear in that Annie Lennox video?
Kyle, if you decide the kitchen sink is necessary, damn right you're schlepping it.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad's eternal travel advice: "Never pass up a chance to go to the bathroom." Hasn't failed me yet, except when I forgot about it.
Zahra knows loads about Dengue Fever, Malaria, and other mosquito goodness so drop us a line and we'll chat about disease vectors. Word.
We are both scared of the mosquito thing as well, but they are off into the wild blue. I like Peter's dad's travel advice.Let the adventure begin!
ReplyDeleteEwwwwwwwww, Audrey's parents are reading this. I'm sitting in an Art Gallery which is inconveniently located right next to a Bojangles (which fer you Western types is the best of all chicken and biscuit joints). The smell of constantly bubbling fryer grease imparted with the natural skin fat of untold chickens is causing cross-signals in my brain as I try to appreciate the surrealist still-life compositions. I'm sure that going to Bangkok (even overloaded with the shackles of material culture that I could've sworn you preached to cast aside) will be a superior experience. Then again, the taste of lard griddled biscuits that I can now lick off my clothing is somewhat intoxicating. Vaya Con Dios - Pedro
ReplyDeleteyuuuk, Elliot gets to read my comments???
ReplyDeleteBy the way Elliot, they ARE casting aside their material culture except for the world capable cell phone (which doesn't seem to work), the UV sterilizing stick (for water not yeast infections), the ipod(s?), the two person "Settlers of Catan" game, and a big wad of small denomination greenbacks.
The name is Pedro.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I can handle two Elliot's here... And by that I mean it is totally awesome! I hope you two have fun on the farm!
ReplyDeleteHey Ky and Audrey. I attempted to post earlier, but apparently it's lost in cyberspace. Just as well, it was a comment about not hearing from you via email. Oh, well, I will try again. I am very sorry to hear about your friend, what a shock for someone so young. I am so sorry. I am so relieved to know you are ok, if somewhat cold. We didn't realize you were posting to the blog and I was very worried. Where do you have to go to do this? Will let dad add something. M
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear from the both of you. I'm such an idiot and didn;t know how these blogs work. I think we'll sleep a little better tonight.
Luv