LOOK AT THE PICTURE....I rode on one of those about an hour ago! It's called a tuk-tuk and it's the scariest ride of your life in this crazy Thailand traffic!! We landed in Thailand safely and arrived at our hotel around 2 am two nights ago. It was the LONGEST two days of my life!! I'm so excited to do it again (not!). Yesterday was a day of go-go-go!! We met at around 11 am so we could sleep in a little and went on an extraordinary temple tour. We went to the t...

Hey everyone! Im in Tokyo, Japan waiting to board another plane for Thailand. The 13 hour flight wasnt as gruesome as I thought it would be...just clogged ears and a little bit of nausea. We have about 7 hours here until we board our next flight (which Im not looking forward to because I already watched all of the on-flight movies...they better give me more options). Right now Im sitting in a Yahoo Internet Cafe in the airport. Flying into Tokyo, all you see is ...

Well I'm not actually in Bangkok...yet... I will be using this as my travel journal and my way to keep in touch with all of you at home! I thought I'd go ahead and type up my itinerary so you'll be able to see what I'm doing while I'm gone. 11 July: Arrive in Bangkok; arrive at hotel at/about 1:00 am on 12 July 12 July: Orientation Tour; City & Temple Tour; Optional Suan Lum Night Bazaar 13 July: Optional Chatuchak Market; Flower Market & ChinaTown; W...