Right now it is Songkran, the Thai new year. Also known as the Water Festival, it consists of drenching every person with buckets of water, nailing them with super soakers, or lobbing water baloons around. It is literally impossible to stay dry if you go outside. The tempurature here is brutally hot, so the water [...]

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Today was busy as hell. I got a hair cut, a shave, picked up my suits (which look really, really good, and I feel sorry for anyone who stands next to me when I wear them) and mailed a bunch of stuff home. I mailed four boxes out, one with my suits and my climbing [...]

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What a stressful day. We had a big night last night, so I got a later start than I would have liked. I made it to the Chinese embassy, which was an hour away, at noon to find out that it closed at 11:30 am. There was a posted sign saying that as of four [...]

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So I am in Bangkok for a few days because the visas will take a while. India is a seven day visa process, and China is four. I may wait on India, because I don’t want to stay here that long. Today I have to pick up my suits and mail them home. Should be [...]

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On the border between Laos and Thailand, about to cross over and pay my exit fine of 1000 baht ($33). I will be getting on a boat for the next two days, so we will see about updates…

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Happy New Years everyone! We rang in the new year with style here in Pai, Thailand. Style, and Singha beer. The night was uproariously funny from the get go. From having candle wax sprayed all over me to the table bench collapsing under four of us, we we a walking accident all night long! The [...]

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