http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/posts/2008/02/page/1/ Pfeffer's On the Go - Stories from the Road en Vox Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:15:00 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/closer-to-fine.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Bill and Marge Pfeffer) http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/closer-to-fine.html?_c=feed-rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/closer-to-fine.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:15:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdfbb2a0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdfbb2a0002-50si" alt="Luang Prabang Wat" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfe78e00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfe78e00001-50si" alt="Whenever I See This I Think of Mary Poppins" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdfcc700003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; 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margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398e161780005-50si" alt="Sleeping Tiger" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdfcc7a0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdfcc7a0003-50si" alt="Tat Kuang Si Waterfall - Luang Prabang" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdfcc690003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdfcc690003-50si" alt="Drying Tortillas" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398e1614d0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398e1614d0005-50si" alt="Hmong Vendor" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfe78ba0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfe78ba0001-50si" alt="On the Way to Laotian Village of Ban An" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> ========================================================================== Please use our email addresses at bill_pfeffer@yahoo.com or margepfeffer@yahoo.com when communicating with us - the reply 'feature' of this blog appears to not work so wel... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/closer-to-fine.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398e15b440004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-laos.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Bill and Marge Pfeffer) http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-laos.html?_c=feed-rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-laos.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:35:25 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce2330001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce2330001-50si" alt="View from Our Room in Vang Vieng" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dfc2500004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dfc2500004-50si" alt="Pretty Garden Along River" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce1760001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce1760001-50si" alt="Marge on Locally Constructed Bridge - It&#39;s Rebuilt Every year After Floods" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cde25310002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cde25310002-50si" alt="Path to One of the Many Caves" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dfc1df0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; 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margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cde24ac0002-50si" alt="Lovely Restroom Along River - Guess Where the Leach Line Ends Up" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dfc9f40005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dfc9f40005-50si" alt="Marge and One of Those trip Wires" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cde249f0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cde249f0002-50si" alt="Local Relaxin Spot" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce1480001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce1480001-50si" alt="Bill Chilling with Beerlao" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dfc11c0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dfc11c0004-50si" alt="Another Nice Path Through the Woods" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce1bc0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfce1bc0001-50si" alt="Hike Through the Rice Fields to Far Hills" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We took a 3 hour bus from Vientiane to Vang Vieng, which is along the Mekong River. On one side there are mountains & the other side of the river you see limestone karsts. It is a very picturesque and a popular spot for the young backpacker crowd... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/singing-in-laos.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398e01ea20004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/trip-through-your-wire.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Bill and Marge Pfeffer) http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/trip-through-your-wire.html?_c=feed-rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/trip-through-your-wire.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:08:55 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd1f2f0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd1f2f0002-50si" alt="Watch Your Step" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dec24b0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; 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margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfbdba60001-50si" alt="Southeast Asian Construction Site" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dec2480005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dec2480005-50si" alt="I Paid Marge to Walk in Front of this Job Site" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd2dd10003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd2dd10003-50si" alt="Amazing Bamboo Scaffolding" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd2d840003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd2d840003-50si" alt="Crew Above Wqs Throwing Bricks Off the Roof into This Pile" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd2d790003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdd2d790003-50si" alt="Well, At Least They Use Rebar" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Traveling in Southeast Asia involves some risks to your personal well being – there’s always the ever present upset stomach from something you recently ate, or the nagging colds and sniffles you readily pick up on crowded public transportation. Y... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/trip-through-your-wire.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dec4830005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/a-burrito-a-baguette-and-bordeaux.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Bill and Marge Pfeffer) http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/a-burrito-a-baguette-and-bordeaux.html?_c=feed-rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/a-burrito-a-baguette-and-bordeaux.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:03:07 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd7ca20004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd7ca20004-50si" alt="Outdoor Cafes in Vietiane" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd81e60005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd81e60005-50si" alt="Fruit Shake Stand in Vietiane" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd7c9d0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd7c9d0004-50si" alt="Auberge Sala Inpeng - Vietiane" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd81cf0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd81cf0005-50si" alt="Marge on a Cool Day in Vietiane" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd7cb30004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd7cb30004-50si" alt="Two Buddhists in a Tuk Tuk" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdc16c30002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdc16c30002-50si" alt="Birds For Sale" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfad46c0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfad46c0001-50si" alt="Funky Bar on the Mekong River" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398ddbb520005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398ddbb520005-50si" alt="Wat Ceiling" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfad4560001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfad4560001-50si" alt="Marge Making Wax Flowers for Chinese New Year" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdc25dc0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdc25dc0003-50si" alt="Cool Dragons on Wat" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfad45c0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cfad45c0001-50si" alt="Wat" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdc16a80002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f48cdc16a80002-50si" alt="Most Famous Wat in Laos - Can&#39;t Recall the Name" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398ddb6220004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398ddb6220004-50si" alt="Vietiane Wat" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My eyes moistened as I surveyed the gastronomical landscape scattered around the fountain in downtown Vientiane where our bus from Thailand had dropped us off. A lively scene presented itself as people sat around the town square munching away ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/a-burrito-a-baguette-and-bordeaux.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dd7d870004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/one-step-closer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Bill and Marge Pfeffer) http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/one-step-closer.html?_c=feed-rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/one-step-closer.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:57:50 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc7f720004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc7f720004-50si" alt="Upper Bunk on 2nd Class Train" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5bbfcc0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5bbfcc0001-50si" alt="Lower Bunk on Train" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc85aa0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc85aa0005-50si" alt="Thai Nongkhai Guesthouse" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5bbfd10001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5bbfd10001-50si" alt="Nong Khai Wat" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc7f850004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc7f850004-50si" alt="Nice Little Temple in Nong Khai" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc7f7b0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc7f7b0004-50si" alt="Boardwalk Along Mekong River in Nong Khai" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5bbfe80001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5bbfe80001-50si" alt="Very Strange Park with Buddha, Christian, Hindu Statues" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc6dca0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc6dca0002-50si" alt="Statue Park" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> If our Thailand Visas were not expiring on 8-February (if you overstay your visa you start accruing fines of $15/day per person which they collect when you do finally leave), we would have stayed here longer than 3 nights. Arriving in Nong Khai... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/one-step-closer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dc7fc70004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/city-of-blinding-wats.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Bill and Marge Pfeffer) http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/city-of-blinding-wats.html?_c=feed-rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/city-of-blinding-wats.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:36:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a14bb0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a14bb0001-50si" alt="Bangkok from Our Room" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada7f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada7f0003-50si" alt="Nice Picture of Marge at the Grand Palace" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada2f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada2f0003-50si" alt="Buddhist Shrine, Downtown Bangkok" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a14c90001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a14c90001-50si" alt="When You First Enter the Grand Palace" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2c60004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2c60004-50si" alt="Old Temple Ruins Outside Ayuttha" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15140001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15140001-50si" alt="Within the Grand Palace, There are Many Buildings" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2d40004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2d40004-50si" alt="Reclining Buddha Covered for Special Holiday" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad29f0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad29f0004-50si" alt="Ornate Statue within Grand Palace" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15120001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15120001-50si" alt="Inside the Grand Palace" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada870003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada870003-50si" alt="Bangkok Wat" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dadaaa0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dadaaa0005-50si" alt="Incredible Detail on Objects Within Grand Palace" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2be0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2be0004-50si" alt="Close but No Cigar" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada700005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada700005-50si" alt="I Say Left, Marge Says Right" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada9d0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dada9d0003-50si" alt="Bill&#39;s New Laptop" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15280001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15280001-50si" alt="Chinatown Vendor - These Guy Set Up Everywhere" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2cb0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dad2cb0004-50si" alt="Buddha in the Tree Roots" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dadad60005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398dadad60005-50si" alt="Marge and the Queen" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15220001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a15220001-50si" alt="Chinatown Alleys" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Bangkok, home to 10 million inhabitants, is one of those cities you either love or hate. Having stayed here for 6 days, we’ve seen most of the highlights, done a lot of walking, and are probably leaving at the right time. After a while, all... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/city-of-blinding-wats.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5a4b8e0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/whos-going-to-ride-your-white-elephant.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Bill and Marge Pfeffer) http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/whos-going-to-ride-your-white-elephant.html?_c=feed-rss http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/whos-going-to-ride-your-white-elephant.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:58:53 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93eb10003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93eb10003-50si" alt="Sunset Khao Lak" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93e340005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93e340005-50si" alt="Our Favorite Seafood Market Stand" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d926d90002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d926d90002-50si" alt="Typical Hua Hin Food Stand - They Just Set up in the Alley and Cook" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93e930003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93e930003-50si" alt="View from Sheraton Krabi Resort" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93ea70003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93ea70003-50si" alt="Time for A Ride - Why is This Guy Waving Me Off ?" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d926c80002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d926c80002-50si" alt="How to Mount An Elephant" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93eab0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93eab0003-50si" alt="Almost There" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5876c80001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5876c80001-50si" alt="Queen of the Beach" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93ea40003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93ea40003-50si" alt="Bill&#39;s Favorite Local Pub in Khao Lak" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d926e80002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d926e80002-50si" alt="The King of Thailand has his Picture Everywhere" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93ebf0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93ebf0003-50si" alt="Check out These Prices - Orchiectomy ? for $125, I&#39;ll Get One..." /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d935530004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d935530004-50si" alt="Fishing Fleet - Hua Hin" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5876d00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400f30f5876d00001-50si" alt="Fresh Squid Right Off the Boat" /></a> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93e960003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93e960003-50si" alt="And If You Don&#39;t See The King&#39;s Picture Everywhere, Then You&#39;ll See The Queen&#39;s" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We're now at our last beach stop before heading into Bangkok - 3 hours north by bus. We've flipped from the Andamen side (western) to the Gulf of Thailand (eastern). Surprisingly, the ocean is quite cooler and windy, something I didn't quite expe... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://pfeffer.vox.com/library/post/whos-going-to-ride-your-white-elephant.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e3989e11a3000400e398d93df00003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>