When I arrived in Pattaya nearly 2 weeks ago my plan was to spend a few days and then move on to one of the islands to relax. Unfortunately, the weather has not been agreeable. Much of southern Thailand is under about 3 feet of water, especially some of the major island tourist destinations. Fortunately,… Continue reading
Month: March 2011
In the Region
I spent a week in Bangkok letting my wallet spill with the overpriced hotels and food around Sukhumvit Rd. It’s the price to pay to avoid Khao San Rd’s real dirty cheapies. I can tell I’m out of travel mode as I’m starting to feel like a bum. I don’t want to spend money moving… Continue reading
Bangkok Street Kids
I don’t remember seeing so many street kids my first time through Bangkok. Most nights I went to bed pretty early out of exhaustion and the desire to save my money. Friday night however I wanted to stay up a little later and wandered around. Street kids start coming out after the sun goes down… Continue reading
Crime & Punishment
I’m back! After a long week vacation from blogging and taking photos, I’ve returned. There is something about Thailand that makes me want to put the camera away and stop writing. Maybe it’s that there is just always something going on somewhere or it is easy to become lazy! I spent a full week on… Continue reading
Out of the Office for the Week
Joey Goes Global is going to be out of the office for the week. This means no blog updates and no photo uploads. I’m in Phuket (Poo-ket), Thailand until at least Friday. I consider this my last real hurrah before things start winding down and I get into school mode and then ultimately back to… Continue reading
CULTURE SHOCK IN THAILAND?
It doesn’t happen often to me anymore but every now and then it creeps up on me out of nowhere in the least expected places. Put yourself in my shoes for a moment. Arriving in an unfamiliar city at a bus station that is at least 3 miles away from the town center where you… Continue reading
Got it!
In a fantastic turn of events and with a little help from my NEW guest house owner, I received an extended 60 day tourist visa for Thailand that will take me through the month of April so that I don’t have to make any visa runs during my TEFL certification course. The nice lady at… Continue reading
Thailand, you’re losing and Indonesia is winning
In the, Where Will Joey End Up Sweepstakes, Thailand is starting to fall precariously behind. I arrived to the island of Penang off the west coast of Malaysia earlier this week in an attempt to secure a 90 day education visa for my stay in Thailand. I was told Penang is the most lenient Thai… Continue reading