Travel Musingstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2856222009-01-02T10:55:00-08:00and obscure referencesTypePadAll's Well?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-645965352009-01-02T10:55:00-08:002009-04-10T20:18:29-07:00Home. Finally. Feel like crap. Knew I would. Always do. Although...I'm elated that it's only Friday and I have 2 1/2 days to readjust and...Mitzyli2009tag:typepad.com,2003:post-645359472009-01-01T19:45:00-08:002009-04-10T19:51:23-07:00What the hell am I going to do with myself TODAY? I boat/Skytrain it to the J.W. Marriott, a five-star hotel that I booked on...MitzyliLa Vie en Rosetag:typepad.com,2003:post-644823512008-12-31T19:19:00-08:002009-03-22T19:42:49-07:00I don't know what to do with myself today. I've done weird Bangkok, I've done mainstream Bangkok, and I can't afford high-end shopping Bangkok (and...MitzyliBangkok's Best-Kept Secrettag:typepad.com,2003:post-644328712008-12-30T14:40:00-08:002009-04-10T19:46:46-07:00It's hot as hell out. I've been pedaling this bicycle under the unforgiving tropic sun and I'm feeling faint. The tops of my thighs --...MitzyliThis World is Awfully Bigtag:typepad.com,2003:post-643884312008-12-30T11:34:00-08:002009-03-19T20:23:24-07:00I pay my entrance fee. The teller directs me to a courtyard filled with rickety bicycles and instructs me to select one. The brochure made...MitzyliThe Joys of Public Transportationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-642931272008-12-30T09:04:00-08:002009-04-10T20:12:23-07:00Neither Nancy nor the Luxe City Guide Guy mention The Ancient City: in fact I had never heard of the place until I unearthed it...MitzyliNavalai River Resorttag:typepad.com,2003:post-642398392008-12-29T19:18:00-08:002009-04-10T19:15:03-07:00The ticket-taker stops in front of me and I do my hopeless, helpless, ditzy American blonde act, which isn't much of an act -- hopping...MitzyliEven More Weird Bangkoktag:typepad.com,2003:post-641954352008-12-29T14:32:00-08:002009-04-10T19:11:52-07:00Craving a dose of civilization -- and food of any kind -- I hail a tuk-tuk, instructing the driver to pull me to the Jim...MitzyliMore Weird Bangkoktag:typepad.com,2003:post-639146792008-12-29T11:22:00-08:002009-04-09T19:46:39-07:00Number 4 on the Top 10 Most Unusual...: The Giant Swing. Why stop at only the Medical Museum? Why not make a day of Unusual...MitzyliNo Eating or Drinkingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-638690632008-12-29T09:20:00-08:002009-04-10T20:08:44-07:00I check-out of the Phranakorn and check-in to the Navalai River Resort. My room is not yet ready. I take the ferry across the Chao...Mitzyli