Arrival in Thailand
Filed under: Author: Villy
After about 19 hours in the air and 6 hours in various airports, we finally arrived in Thailand. We got in about midnight local time and in grand Villy and Janis tradition, immediately went out to eat in Chinatown. One of the great things about Bangkok is you can find food at pretty much any time day or night.
The travel was for the most part pleasant and uneventful. Our flights were booked far below capacity so we were able to stretch out and sleep on the plane. One particular highlight was the Sakura lounge in the main building of Narita airport. That lounge is so nice that if I could book a trip with a 1 month layover in Narita, I would. The lounge has private bathrooms with showers, free massages, free food (snacks, udon, Japanese curry) , and free drinks (beer, wine,. It also has comfortable seating, and free wireless access. The day I lose my platinum status on American (probably around 12/31/2008) will indeed be a dark day.
We are staying with my uncle's house initially then moving to the home my parents just built about 10 minutes away from my uncle's house once we get settled.
Click below to see some pictures...
The travel was for the most part pleasant and uneventful. Our flights were booked far below capacity so we were able to stretch out and sleep on the plane. One particular highlight was the Sakura lounge in the main building of Narita airport. That lounge is so nice that if I could book a trip with a 1 month layover in Narita, I would. The lounge has private bathrooms with showers, free massages, free food (snacks, udon, Japanese curry) , and free drinks (beer, wine,. It also has comfortable seating, and free wireless access. The day I lose my platinum status on American (probably around 12/31/2008) will indeed be a dark day.
We are staying with my uncle's house initially then moving to the home my parents just built about 10 minutes away from my uncle's house once we get settled.
Click below to see some pictures...
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Welcome to our blog!
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As promised to many, we will be maintaining a blog of our travels and experiences chronicling our move to Thailand. As most of our friends are new to blogs, I'd like to make a couple of suggestions.
First, get yourself a good RSS (really simple syndication) reader. Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox provide built in RSS readers although I find them to be less than ideal options. You can instead use an online RSS reader such as Google Reader, my personal favorite. Once you have your reader, all you need to do is subscribe to our blog by pasting http://boriraj.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default into your feed reader.
If we're the only blog you're looking at, you can also go the old school route by just using http://boriraj.blogspot.com/
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If you have any questions on blogging or RSS, just drop us a line. We have time on our hands...
First, get yourself a good RSS (really simple syndication) reader. Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox provide built in RSS readers although I find them to be less than ideal options. You can instead use an online RSS reader such as Google Reader, my personal favorite. Once you have your reader, all you need to do is subscribe to our blog by pasting http://boriraj.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default into your feed reader.
If we're the only blog you're looking at, you can also go the old school route by just using http://boriraj.blogspot.com/
Second, don't be afraid to comment. Other than our family, friends, and fetishists into pudgy Asian guys, nobody else will be reading our blog. We have configured it in such a way that it won't be picked up by search engines. That being said, I wouldn't recommend posting your SSN, email address, and bank account numbers.
If you have any questions on blogging or RSS, just drop us a line. We have time on our hands...
