I am now on the sleeper train leaving Chaing Mai for Bangkok. The train takes 14 hours and cost 650 Bhat, which is roughly 20 dollars. Although it is a very long trip, I am actually pretty excited about it. So far (unless we make any other stops to pick other people up) I have two seats to myself! Taking the train instead of the bus has many perks. There is much more room and each person gets a bed. It is also really nice to get lost in the beautiful scenery as it passes. It's mesmerizing, not to mention a great way to see some more of Thailand I wouldn't be able to see otherwise. Thailand is truly a beautiful country full of lush green jungles and mountainous landscapes.
It am pretty sad to leave Chaing Mai. It was such a cute city and it was filled with really wonderful people. So far I have nothing but great things to say about the Thai people and culture. They are friendly, happy, beautiful, and loving. Everyone I have met (besides the tuk tuk drivers who want to rip off the foreang...what Thai call foreigners) has been extreamely helpful and from what I can tell, very genuine.
Because it is Dani and Morgan's final days of their three month vacation, they are going out with a "bang". I have, in turn, started my trip with one! It is actually a great thing, although I have already spent more than I had planned, to be able to have people that I know to do some of these awesome activities with.
My second day in Chaing Mai, we went to a place called the tiger kingdom. Although I know that the tigers have been sedated and that there are probably a ton of reasons why it is not a good place; being next to, hugging, and petting a tiger was CRAZY! My favorite part by far was playing with the baby tigers. They were not sedated at all and they were like little playful kitties. They sat on my lap, bit my belt and pants and just had a great time. They were sooooo cute, I just wanted to take one home!
The next day, we went ziplining and bungee jumping. The thrill and endorphins that were running through my body were unexplainable. Ziplining high above the ground was incredible, but bungee jumping was breathtaking...literally. I was really going to chicken out and just watch Dani and Morgan do it. I am so so glad I went through with it. I am now going to take it with me the rest of my trip and never miss out on any opportunities as a result of fear. In Thailand they have a saying "why not?" I only live once, why not! As a result of that saying, I faced my fear and had one of the most amazing experiences of my life!
Our last day in Chaing Mai we had elephant day. This was definitely my FAVORITE thing that I have done so far. We went to an elephant sanctuary, which is actually a very good place for the elephaants. In Thailand, the elephants were used for logging, but when the king outlawed that, they had no work and no where to go. There are over 5000 elephants in Thailand and if they were all allowed to be wild, there would be no forrests left. so to prevent this problem, the Thai people set up elephant camps. They allow people to come in and see, bathe, train, and ride the elephants and in turn they have the money to feed the elephants so the forrests are able to stay in tact. It was an amazing experience although at one point the elephant I was riding wanted bananas so bad that I was almost falling off of it and hanging from a thatched roof!
Elephant training words in Thai:
go- bye
stop- how
left or right- chucke, chucke
back- pai
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Thailand...I can already tell you are going to be good to me!
Oh man, what a crazy first couple of days! Yesterday was a FULL day of flying. In total I flew for 19 hours and had layovers for about 8 hours all together with a long trip through immigration and customs. However, for how long the trip was and how dirty and smelly I was at the end of it all, I have to say that it was my best experience I have had traveling outside of the states. All of the airport staff in all of my stops in Asia were phenomenal. When I looked lost, they asked me how they can help. The immigration workers were nice (quite the opposite of my experience in any other country I have been in so far), and the woman who checked my ticket and ID in Bangkok even said, "beautiful traveler, enjoy your flight"...I almost didn't hear what she said because I couldn't believe it! However my favorite thing that I have experienced on my flights to and through Asia this far has to be the calming music that they play for the landing. Why hasn't anyone else thought of that?? The landing is my LEAST favorite part of the ride and for some reason when the soft, calm music came on...well how can everything not be ok :)
Oh so I do have to interject here and say (in light of changing my blog name to the "clumsy nomad") that I did have a little "Danielle hiccup" when I was at JFK airport in NYC. Not only did I go to the wrong terminal at first, when I tried to fix it, I took the air tram the wrong way and ended up outside of the airport! An easy fix and I had quite a bit of time to spare....but still, what a start!
Anyway, back to Thailand. My first impressions of Chaing Mai are wonderful. It is a cute city with streets full of street venders and parks full of life. Everything, even from the back seat of a cab..which is really the only way I have been able to see so far...seems peaceful. The roads are filled with cars and mopeds, yet everyone shares the road and no one honks!!! This is a VERY new thing to me....usually the scariest thing for me is always getting in a car where ever I am. Another huge difference from here and the places that I have visited in Central America, Mexico, and Africa, is that the cab drivers don't all try to grab your arm and your bags tearing you different directions to make you go with them. My cab experience was so peaceful and easy, I couldn't believe it. I wonder if the rest of Asia will be like this too.
With ease, we found the hostel and I met up with my friends and heard about all about their travels and their crazy experiences so far and it really made me get pumped for all that is in store for my future. We were able to get a room with three beds at this cute hostel for only 4 american dollars a night each! It is actually one of the nicest hostels I have stayed at anywhere and a really great way to begin my travels! There is even a cute hostel dog named Blue :)
(so I have pitures to put here of the hostel, but I can't figure out how to post them. Once I figure it out, I will repost)
I am really excited for today! We are going to go hang out with some baby tigers and tomorrow the plan is to go bathe and ride elephants!!! Lots of pictures to follow!
I feel so blessed and lucky to be able to be here. And so happy that I didn't back out. From where I'm sitting I have to say, life is pretty perfect...there is only one thing that could make it even better..
Thai words of the day:
(spelled phonetically and not actually)
Good morning- swa di don chow
Thank you- Kap Kun Ka
Oh so I do have to interject here and say (in light of changing my blog name to the "clumsy nomad") that I did have a little "Danielle hiccup" when I was at JFK airport in NYC. Not only did I go to the wrong terminal at first, when I tried to fix it, I took the air tram the wrong way and ended up outside of the airport! An easy fix and I had quite a bit of time to spare....but still, what a start!
Anyway, back to Thailand. My first impressions of Chaing Mai are wonderful. It is a cute city with streets full of street venders and parks full of life. Everything, even from the back seat of a cab..which is really the only way I have been able to see so far...seems peaceful. The roads are filled with cars and mopeds, yet everyone shares the road and no one honks!!! This is a VERY new thing to me....usually the scariest thing for me is always getting in a car where ever I am. Another huge difference from here and the places that I have visited in Central America, Mexico, and Africa, is that the cab drivers don't all try to grab your arm and your bags tearing you different directions to make you go with them. My cab experience was so peaceful and easy, I couldn't believe it. I wonder if the rest of Asia will be like this too.
With ease, we found the hostel and I met up with my friends and heard about all about their travels and their crazy experiences so far and it really made me get pumped for all that is in store for my future. We were able to get a room with three beds at this cute hostel for only 4 american dollars a night each! It is actually one of the nicest hostels I have stayed at anywhere and a really great way to begin my travels! There is even a cute hostel dog named Blue :)
(so I have pitures to put here of the hostel, but I can't figure out how to post them. Once I figure it out, I will repost)
I am really excited for today! We are going to go hang out with some baby tigers and tomorrow the plan is to go bathe and ride elephants!!! Lots of pictures to follow!
I feel so blessed and lucky to be able to be here. And so happy that I didn't back out. From where I'm sitting I have to say, life is pretty perfect...there is only one thing that could make it even better..
Thai words of the day:
(spelled phonetically and not actually)
Good morning- swa di don chow
Thank you- Kap Kun Ka
Saturday, January 14, 2012
This is really happening...Thailand here I come!
It is now Sunday morning at 1:08 am, a little less than 24 hours before I board the plane for Bangkok, Thailand. I would normally be out on a Saturday night, but I have procrastinated (a skill I am most amazing at) and have instead been downloading movies, booking my ticket from Bangkok to Chang Mai, and doing laundry all night (oh yea, with a healthy portion of FREAKING THE EFF OUT on the side). I think I am the only one who can go home for ten days and manage not to see ANY of my dads side of the family annnd not get any of the things accomplished that I need for my trip. I have decided that I need the pressure to function.
The plan is that I will leave for Bangkok, Thailand around 12::30 am on Monday morning and arrive in Bangkok around 11:00am (Thai time) on Tuesday morning...yes a WHOLE day of flying! From there I will have time to go through customs and then get on a 3:30 pm flight to Chang Mai, Thailand where I will meet my friend dani at a local hostel. I am very very excited to see dani and her friend and hear all about their trip so far. They will spend about ten days with me then they are going to be heading back home and I will be continuing on by myself for about 20 days before heading to Australia.
There are so many emotions going through my head right now. Much of me is questioning whether or not this whole thing is even a good idea after all. I mean, I could have dealt with my need for adventure by just moving to San Diego right away; a much safer choice. Mostly I think it is my nerves talking. I know deep down that I am going to have an amazing time, but I never realized how VERY scared I was going to be when it came down to me getting on that plane and coming to terms with (or maybe not coming to terms with) the fact that for the next however many months, I will be mostly alone. I will have to figure out routes of travel for myself, eat meals alone, be concerned for my own safety at all times in foreign countries... However, part of me does know, since I have traveled before, the hostel hospitality and that it will be very easy to meet people (maybe even temporary travel partners).
I feel that I have talked so much about being scared, I should talk about how excited I am too. Honestly, behind all this fear my excitement for this trip is phenomenal! I am so excited for how this trip is going to allow me to grow as a person, for the many new experiences that I am going to have, and for the new part of myself that I will bring home with me to the people I love.
My goals for this trip:
1. To learn to love and know myself inside and out so that I can be able to be completely ready and open to love someone else.
2. To learn as much as I can about every person and culture I meet.
3. To be outgoing and break out of my shell.
4. To have fun!!
And of course to be safe :)
SEE YOU IN THAILAND!!!!
The plan is that I will leave for Bangkok, Thailand around 12::30 am on Monday morning and arrive in Bangkok around 11:00am (Thai time) on Tuesday morning...yes a WHOLE day of flying! From there I will have time to go through customs and then get on a 3:30 pm flight to Chang Mai, Thailand where I will meet my friend dani at a local hostel. I am very very excited to see dani and her friend and hear all about their trip so far. They will spend about ten days with me then they are going to be heading back home and I will be continuing on by myself for about 20 days before heading to Australia.
There are so many emotions going through my head right now. Much of me is questioning whether or not this whole thing is even a good idea after all. I mean, I could have dealt with my need for adventure by just moving to San Diego right away; a much safer choice. Mostly I think it is my nerves talking. I know deep down that I am going to have an amazing time, but I never realized how VERY scared I was going to be when it came down to me getting on that plane and coming to terms with (or maybe not coming to terms with) the fact that for the next however many months, I will be mostly alone. I will have to figure out routes of travel for myself, eat meals alone, be concerned for my own safety at all times in foreign countries... However, part of me does know, since I have traveled before, the hostel hospitality and that it will be very easy to meet people (maybe even temporary travel partners).
I feel that I have talked so much about being scared, I should talk about how excited I am too. Honestly, behind all this fear my excitement for this trip is phenomenal! I am so excited for how this trip is going to allow me to grow as a person, for the many new experiences that I am going to have, and for the new part of myself that I will bring home with me to the people I love.
My goals for this trip:
1. To learn to love and know myself inside and out so that I can be able to be completely ready and open to love someone else.
2. To learn as much as I can about every person and culture I meet.
3. To be outgoing and break out of my shell.
4. To have fun!!
And of course to be safe :)
SEE YOU IN THAILAND!!!!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Why is it so hard to write a blog!
Agh...I am really trying hard to get into the habit of writing often so that when I begin my journey I will be on top of writing almost everyday. It's harder than you would think! I think I have started this "after San Diego" blog a million times and have never gotten far and left it to the point where my rough draft didn't even save anymore! So, I begin again. I am on break in the middle of my 4th and 5th straight shift of the week and have about half an hour, so hopefully I will not get sidetracked and actually finish an entry. That would be a miracle!
I actually don't know why I am feeling as exhausted as I am right now, it is just the beginning of my week. I am only about to begin shift 5 of what would be shift 11 in a row on any normal week (since I am trying to work, work, work so I can save the most money I can). But, this is not a normal week, I am having a friend come into town (a very cute friend I met in San Diego) and was able to get three of my normal shifts covered. That means I only have five more shifts this week and should be extatic....which I am, just also very tired.
I also have not been doing a very good job at planning my trip any more than I did the last time I wrote. I figure, more and more, that I will just be going with the flow when I get there. I just learned that Dani is having a fantastic time in Thailand, but that she is planning on coming home on January 24th, which means that I only have ten days with her and then I will be alone for the rest of the month that I am there! I thought that my first three months of my year trip would be with people around, and now I will be alone for 3 weeks...kind of freaking out!!
She did tell me that I should plan on spending 30-40 dollars a day (mostly on alcohol) and that the islands are absolutely beautiful! She wants to spend some time seeing Bangkok when I get there since the floods will most likely be gone (hopefully) and neither of us have seen the cities sights. She also told me some of the things that I should bring with me: lots of tank tops and t-shirts, no denim (its very humid and it will never dry), and flip flops. She wrote to me that she barely ever uses her sneakers and socks. However, I do plan to do a lot of hiking and and walking to see the many hill tribes of southeast Asia, so I will be bringing one pair of really good shoes. I'm glad for her good advice! ahhhh I'm getting nervous though...it's coming up so soon!
ok, back to work :)
I actually don't know why I am feeling as exhausted as I am right now, it is just the beginning of my week. I am only about to begin shift 5 of what would be shift 11 in a row on any normal week (since I am trying to work, work, work so I can save the most money I can). But, this is not a normal week, I am having a friend come into town (a very cute friend I met in San Diego) and was able to get three of my normal shifts covered. That means I only have five more shifts this week and should be extatic....which I am, just also very tired.
I also have not been doing a very good job at planning my trip any more than I did the last time I wrote. I figure, more and more, that I will just be going with the flow when I get there. I just learned that Dani is having a fantastic time in Thailand, but that she is planning on coming home on January 24th, which means that I only have ten days with her and then I will be alone for the rest of the month that I am there! I thought that my first three months of my year trip would be with people around, and now I will be alone for 3 weeks...kind of freaking out!!
She did tell me that I should plan on spending 30-40 dollars a day (mostly on alcohol) and that the islands are absolutely beautiful! She wants to spend some time seeing Bangkok when I get there since the floods will most likely be gone (hopefully) and neither of us have seen the cities sights. She also told me some of the things that I should bring with me: lots of tank tops and t-shirts, no denim (its very humid and it will never dry), and flip flops. She wrote to me that she barely ever uses her sneakers and socks. However, I do plan to do a lot of hiking and and walking to see the many hill tribes of southeast Asia, so I will be bringing one pair of really good shoes. I'm glad for her good advice! ahhhh I'm getting nervous though...it's coming up so soon!
ok, back to work :)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
San Diego or Bust!
I am frugal…let’s just get that out there right away. So when I can choose to pay for a direct flight to San Diego at a reasonable time, of course I choose to use my miles instead. Even if that means that I have to fly out at 5:15 in the morning to then connect in Phoenix for a two hour layover and not arrive in San Diego until 11:45 am. And when I could either take a cab for around $40 to get to the airport or take the bus, of course I choose the bus. Even though the $2.25 that I spent to get to the airport meant staying up all night, going out to the bar until 2 so that I could wait out in the freezing cold to catch at 2:20am bus to Tukwila (which is scary enough) with a bunch of crazies, to wait in the cold again to catch my transfer at 3:00 and walk a couple blocks to the airport, getting there at 3:30! At the time I was definitely miserable, but looking back I still don’t regret saving that $37.75. Anyone who knows me (especially the ex’s, they all hate it haha) knows this about me. I look at it like this: the more I save on stupid things like transportation, the more I can spend on other fun things I want to do…like travel! Also, the experience is in the adventure…always!
Why am I telling you this?? Well, first of all because I am currently sitting in the Phoenix airport on my layover and second, because the experience I just had was much of what I spend my time doing when I travel. Traveling cheap and on a budget is not easy, but it is very necessary if you want to be able to travel for a long time and still come back with money in your pocket. It is easy to go to countries like Mexico, El Salvador…Thailand and see that everything is so cheap so you spend more and live like a king. I see lots of people around me doing it and I have heard lots of stories. A lot of people come back from vacation say in Oxaca, Mexico and speak of their lavish bungalow hotels on the beach with heated pools for just $30 a night….that is great, but $30 a night adds up. Especially when you can get a bed, and a shared kitchen in a hostel for $3.50 a night. This is when my frugalness and love of adventure comes in handy. You do the math.
There are a couple reasons why I don’t like to live by my American means when I travel. Mostly, that is not the point of my travels. When I travel, I like to live no better off than the average people in the country that I am visiting. Also, roughing it is the best part of the experience!
Ok time to go enjoy San Diego! Write again soon..
Monday, November 14, 2011
The pain of being an adult!
As I am laying in bed shortly after having gum grafting surgery (ok so now it is four days later and I am just finishing up this post), my newest advice to everyone is to not wait until the last minute to get check ups before you leave for such a trip. I strolled by the dentist about two weeks ago, thinking "man I should really get my receding gum line taken care of before I leave for so long". Little did I know what was in store for me after not going to the dentist for 5 years. Needless to say, I am spending much of my last 2 months in Seattle at the dentist! And, I have spent the last four days mostly in bed, in and out of sleep drinking nothing but smoothies and soup. Having a deadline for me to take care of all of the things that have gone wrong in my body that I have put off for years is very painful. Things that I could space out so that they don't hurt so bad, I am having to get done one after the other. However, it must be done. I just turned 25, which means I only have one more year left on my moms insurance (I know...spoiled huh! My mom is a school teacher so, by default, I have insurance until I am 26! If only I had been utilizing it for the last 7 years! I could just kick myself now!). Realizing this, I have gotten my butt into gear to have everything I can taken care of before I leave. I feel like a real grown up now...taking care of my body, health, and well-being! Man, I never thought this day would come...Anyways, yes, advice to all- Never wait until the last minute to get your check up at the doctor or dentist just in case there are many things wrong that you haven't thought about. The body breaking down is part of getting older and I guess it is time for me to accept that I am getting older...eek I don't like the sound of that! You mean I am not superwoman and invincible!?! The whole in my wallet from all these appointments and surgeries sure answers that question for me!
Needless to say, I have not done too much more planning since the last time I have written. Whenever I tried, the meds would kick in and I would be asleep yet again each of the dogs cuddling my butt and Destroy (my cat) on my chest. They were all really good at taking care of me. :) However in this time, my living situation has, yet again, changed. This time I think it will remain the same until I leave. Maritza (my good friend and Friday, Saturday, Sunday roommate) just moved to a little two bedroom up in the Central District. She offered me to stay in the second "guest bedroom" until I leave. This will be perfect since I will be able to settle down and stay in one place, rather than hopping from house to house every week. I do feel aweful though since I was supposed to help her move and then ended up having to work all of the days that she did the moving. Unfortunately, there was a lot of miss-communication, but I think that everything is now resolved and just as I did with Kammy, I am going to try to be the best roommate I can. I know that it is not easy for people to give me a place to stay, and I really appreciate all of my friends and they have been amazing to me during all of this, but the last thing I want to do is have my 'couch hopping' ruin any of my friendships. I am still trying to find some way to make the whole not helping Maritza move thing up to her. She was so cute too, she even has a little bed set up in the room with sheets and everything!
Working two jobs and living in different peoples houses is actually harder than you might think. With your own house, you don't have to think about what you are doing and how you are treating everything. You don't have to worry about coming home late at night after work and throwing things around or not doing your dishes that night. Everything changes when you are a constant guest. By staying with other people I have to do a lot of considering others feelings and doing my best to not only not be a bother, but also doing nice things for those people who are putting me up. Sometimes even then, I can still make people mad, but I try my best not to. It is definitely a learning and growing opportunity and I feel really lucky to be able to go through this and be a better person in the end because of it.
Needless to say, I have not done too much more planning since the last time I have written. Whenever I tried, the meds would kick in and I would be asleep yet again each of the dogs cuddling my butt and Destroy (my cat) on my chest. They were all really good at taking care of me. :) However in this time, my living situation has, yet again, changed. This time I think it will remain the same until I leave. Maritza (my good friend and Friday, Saturday, Sunday roommate) just moved to a little two bedroom up in the Central District. She offered me to stay in the second "guest bedroom" until I leave. This will be perfect since I will be able to settle down and stay in one place, rather than hopping from house to house every week. I do feel aweful though since I was supposed to help her move and then ended up having to work all of the days that she did the moving. Unfortunately, there was a lot of miss-communication, but I think that everything is now resolved and just as I did with Kammy, I am going to try to be the best roommate I can. I know that it is not easy for people to give me a place to stay, and I really appreciate all of my friends and they have been amazing to me during all of this, but the last thing I want to do is have my 'couch hopping' ruin any of my friendships. I am still trying to find some way to make the whole not helping Maritza move thing up to her. She was so cute too, she even has a little bed set up in the room with sheets and everything!
Working two jobs and living in different peoples houses is actually harder than you might think. With your own house, you don't have to think about what you are doing and how you are treating everything. You don't have to worry about coming home late at night after work and throwing things around or not doing your dishes that night. Everything changes when you are a constant guest. By staying with other people I have to do a lot of considering others feelings and doing my best to not only not be a bother, but also doing nice things for those people who are putting me up. Sometimes even then, I can still make people mad, but I try my best not to. It is definitely a learning and growing opportunity and I feel really lucky to be able to go through this and be a better person in the end because of it.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
What is this? Some planning is actually in the works!
The issue I left off with in my last blog is still left unsolved, but I am not as worried about it as I was at first. I figure that it will be pretty easy to either take a couple day trip and cross one of the boarders or possibly just pay the embassy so that they let me on the plane to Australia a day late (I'm staying 31 days in Thailand, but my visa is only for 30 days!). What I have found in my other travel experiences is that money can definitely talk! Although, taking a small trip across the boarder is pretty enticing. I looked up a few possible interesting places I could go in the neighboring countries and found a really cool route in Cambodia.
From Bangkok I could take the bus to the Cambodian boarder through Poipet. I would then take another bus to the city of Siem Reap, which is 6 hours by bus from Poipet. It is a cute little city with Chinese style architecture and a fun old market and old french quarter. This is also the best place to see performances of traditional Khmer dance. It sounds like a perfect little stop over! The name Siem Reap means "flat defeat of Siam"- today's Thailand. During that battle the prince of Thailand, Prince Ong, was shot dead on an elephants back! How crazy! This adorable little city is also very close to the ruins of Angkor, which are a definite must see in Cambodia. Angkor was the largest pre-industrial city in the world and dates back to AD 802. The closest rival to it's size is Tikal, the old Mayan city in Guatamala, which is on my list of must sees during my next trip to central America.
Buddhist monks in front of Angkor
From here I can then return by boat and stop off in the "relaxing", as it is described, town of Battambang. The second largest town in the country, yet supposedly feels like one of the smallest and most easy going. It also has great colonial architecture.
I would say that if I do choose to make this journey, it would take about a week out of my Thailand travels. I am not worried, since I will be returning to the area at the end of my trip and can always go back and see anything I missed, but I do want to check with Dani and see if her and her friend would be down for this "mini trip".
If I do not do that, my other choice would be to just cross the boarder at the bottom of Thailand's peninsula into Malaysia. There are 6 different boarder stops to choose from down there, so it shouldn't be too difficult.We are planning to be down there anyway to explore the beaches, so this may turn out to be the better option of the two and I can always do Angkor on my Cambodian part of the trip.
For something so silly (Only I would forget to take into account 31 days of January) there are a lot of fun and exciting things that can come out of it!
From Bangkok I could take the bus to the Cambodian boarder through Poipet. I would then take another bus to the city of Siem Reap, which is 6 hours by bus from Poipet. It is a cute little city with Chinese style architecture and a fun old market and old french quarter. This is also the best place to see performances of traditional Khmer dance. It sounds like a perfect little stop over! The name Siem Reap means "flat defeat of Siam"- today's Thailand. During that battle the prince of Thailand, Prince Ong, was shot dead on an elephants back! How crazy! This adorable little city is also very close to the ruins of Angkor, which are a definite must see in Cambodia. Angkor was the largest pre-industrial city in the world and dates back to AD 802. The closest rival to it's size is Tikal, the old Mayan city in Guatamala, which is on my list of must sees during my next trip to central America.
Buddhist monks in front of Angkor
From here I can then return by boat and stop off in the "relaxing", as it is described, town of Battambang. The second largest town in the country, yet supposedly feels like one of the smallest and most easy going. It also has great colonial architecture.
I would say that if I do choose to make this journey, it would take about a week out of my Thailand travels. I am not worried, since I will be returning to the area at the end of my trip and can always go back and see anything I missed, but I do want to check with Dani and see if her and her friend would be down for this "mini trip".
If I do not do that, my other choice would be to just cross the boarder at the bottom of Thailand's peninsula into Malaysia. There are 6 different boarder stops to choose from down there, so it shouldn't be too difficult.We are planning to be down there anyway to explore the beaches, so this may turn out to be the better option of the two and I can always do Angkor on my Cambodian part of the trip.
For something so silly (Only I would forget to take into account 31 days of January) there are a lot of fun and exciting things that can come out of it!
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