Visa Run To Laos

Tired of having to go down to immigration every 60 days, paying 2000 baht and requesting a 30 visa extension, and then having to leave the country and sit around in another country waiting for another visa – always unsure if they’ll approve back-to-back tourist visas – I decided to sign up for another year’s …

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Ayutthaya

On Sunday, about 30 members of Thailand Friends went up to the ancient city of Ayutthaya for a little outing to take pics and check out this very beautiful city.  I’ve included some photos from the trip. \ This was why we were in the Fun-Vee.  Ok!!!

Catching Up

I know I’ve been a little silent lately. I’ve had sort of a case of writer’s block. I’ve had some ideas for blog posts percolating in my mind but I can’t seem to find the words to get them out there. I’ll be working on some of those this week and hopefully have some really …

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A Visit With Wanphen’s Family

We drove up to Phetchabun the day before meeting Sa-ard (Wanphen’s mother). It’s about a four hour drive from Bangkok but takes six when you factor in all of the bathroom and food breaks. We spent the night at Ked’s place and in the morning Ked called Sa-ard to remind her that we were coming. …

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Going Up To Phetchabun

I’ll be going quiet for a few days as I’m going up to Phetchabun to meet with Wanphen’s family. There’s no internet where I’m staying and I’m not up there long enough to hunt down an internet cafe. I should be back on Wednesday so expect some updates about the fundraiser for the family when …

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