Monthly Archives: May 2008

From Ayutthaya, I took the train back to Bangkok. From the main train station I knew there was an express bus that goes to the airport. I didn’t know how close I was to missing the bus that left every … Continue reading →

In the morning I had a long, hot and humid walk to the Hualamphong train station in Bangkok. Then I took the train 2 hours away to the ancient capital of the country, Ayutthaya. It was the capital for 400 … Continue reading →

Back in Thailand again and is it ever hot! This place is consistently one of the hottest places in the world, I’d say. My primary goal was to buy a suit here. I heard there were many tailors around and … Continue reading →

My room was hot last night. It is north facing room so it got a lot of sun all day. It was simple, and something was biting me (maybe bedbugs?) but it was ok. In the morning I helped an … Continue reading →

I took the “executive” class train to Jakarta today. It was pretty nice since I got served tea and a small lunch on the 8 hour journey. I saw much of Indonesia’s countryside pass by. There were long stretches were … Continue reading →

A little after 6AM, I got up and took the bus back over to the Prambanan area. I got off the bus and first saw Candi Kalasan. Then I walked down the highway to Candi Sari. Then I took a … Continue reading →

Today I’m taking a break from the long trips and sticking to inside the city. I’ve got into the habit of putting in earplugs at 4:20AM, the time of the first Muslim call to prayer being blasted over loudspeakers all … Continue reading →

I bought a train ticket to my next destination today. That was a different experience. They require you to fill out a form that has no English on it. I was able to figure out most of it from some … Continue reading →

Today I took a trip outside of the city to the Prambanan temples, which are over 1000 year old huge stone structures.  It was easy to get there since that new bus system went directly there. I bought myself a … Continue reading →

At 6AM I had a 10 minute ride from my room to the airport in Bali. I was impressed by Mandala Airlines, they were speedy and efficient for my flight to the city of Yogyakarta in Central Java. The plane … Continue reading →