This blog entry is just a place to put a bunch of photos from all over Thailand. Places include Phuket, Koh Phi Phi, Maya Bay(aka Leonadro Di Caprio's "The Beach") Koh Lanta, Tonsai and Railay Beach, Chiang Mai, & Bangkok.

With the craziness of Songkran behind us, it's time to move on our plans to rent motorbikes. And Wow have the rental options changed since four years ago when I was here. Many shops now offer brand new, quality Japanese bikes. My buddy from Spain, Carles, and I opted for beautiful Kawasaki Versys 650s with anti-lock brakes for our long journey on Thailand's northern country roads through the mountains near the Myanmar border. The first thing we learned...

Happy Thai New Year! And in Thailand, that means it's time for the largest national water battle on the planet. For an entire week, just staying dry is a losing effort. The Thais are armed with hoses, water guns, buckets, and every water propelling device ever made. So just a simple walk to the coffee shop requires your swim wear and a water weapon of your own to return fire. Then, on the Friday of Songkran weekend, all hell breaks loose. Businesses close. Tra...

Q: Deep Water Solo? What's that? A: Basically it's a form a of freestyle rock climbing without safety equipment like ropes and climbing harnesses; with the logic being that if/when you fall, you land in the Andaman Sea unharmed. Although it should be noted that a fall from really high up comes with the risk of hitting the water so damn hard that drowning commences immediately after. But no worries, there's always some Thai kid in a kayak employed as a safety off...

Alcohol is prohibited in the little village of Hampi in Karnataka state. Makes you ask "why come here?" But the word on the backpacker trail is Hampi is unmissable (and alcohol is availabe just across the river). So now that I'm here, I've stumbled into yet another holiday. Normally, there's just backpackers and the native population cruising slowly around the uneventful town and the smell of marijuana that lingers behind the dreadlocked, baggy-clown-pants crowd....