Author Archives: Shelley
Lizards in Lumphini Park
After a fried chicken lunch, we wandered through Lumphini Park, which seems to be the Central Park of Bangkok, although instead of squirrels racing across the lawn, you can catch a glimpse of giant lizards baking themselves in the sun. … Continue reading
Closed Until 2pm
This morning we decided to start off our stay in Bangkok, on the first real day of our adventure, with a visit to the Grand Palace. We set out to take the Skytrain to Taksin station, along the Chao Phraya … Continue reading
Austin to Bangkok
We started our journey this morning with a little snag—our first flight, from Austin to L.A., was delayed and looked like it might be cancelled. The ticket agent suggested we take an alternative route from Austin to Dallas and from … Continue reading
Information Gathering
We’ll be writing on our blog about social, economic, environmental, human and animal rights issues that we learn about on the way. Stay tuned!
Travel Eats
Over the course of our travels, we’ll be posting pictures and descriptions of the delicious and not-so-delicious food that we eat along the way. If this blog is anything like Shelley’s journal from her trip to Alaska when she was … Continue reading
Cold Feet
John and I head off on our big adventure in just under three weeks, and while I think I should be feeling super-excited, I’m mostly feeling anxious and nervous. “This is supposed to be fun!” I tell myself. “You’re going … Continue reading