Trekking in Northern Thailand

I made it out of the jungle alive and well! I have never sweat so much in my life! It was insane! I took some cool photo's if you wanna check them out... you know the drill.

When I arrived in Bangkok from Cambodia I explored the city a bit and found the most amazing mall ever. ever. First thing I found was a food court, not just any food court, this one was different. You walked into an area and are presented with a card. Then there are about a dozen stalls with different kinds of food, Japanese, italian, thai, etc. You pick out what you want to eat and they just swipe your card then when you leave you just pay for everything you had. It was great!

Then I walked around the corner and found a geeks heaven. This mall has 7 floors, each floor is the size of a walmart and dedicated to one type of product. The first floor I found was the electronics floor. There were hundreds of stalls selling every kind of cell phone, video game, ipod, and burnt movie imaginable. And all for incredibly cheap. I wandered around drooling for a few hours and ended up buying a sweet as cell phone for cheap cheap. I was tempted to pick up an iPhone, but I already have an iTouch and would be a tad over the top in geekness if I was carrying both around haha. There were other floors that had only clothing (i bought a pair of deisel jeans for $15!!) The top floor had a sweet movie theater with couches, lazy boy chiars and you could order food and beer/wine! I didnt have enough time to watch a movie... so I'll have to do that next time.

I took an overnight train from Bangkok north to a city called Chiang Mai. It was a 14hr trip, and I slept like a baby! I met 3 Thai ladies that were teaching me some more thai words to help pass the time. They thought I was crazy travelling alone so far from home haha. I finally arrived around noon and made it to my guesthouse. They filled me in on what I needed to bring for the trek and spent most of the day exploring and getting ready to take off. I'll tell you more about this city later...

The next morning the tour group picked me up and we headed north for about an hour to our first top at the Elephant camp. There were 2 adults three teens and two baby elephants. You really feel weak and small standing next to them. We had a ride for about an hour and took them down to the river for a drink; the smallest ones went for a swim. It was hilarious, they were just like kids playing in the mud.

After the elephant ride we started our trek up the mountain. By this time it was just past noon and the hottest part of the day. An excellent time to start hiking haha. There were 12 of us going up the mountain, and one Australian couple - Kristian and Celia just arrived in chiang mai and didnt have time to pack a seperate bag for the trek. So Kristian had to carry this 40lb pack all the way up the mountain! I have no idea how it managed not to die on the way up, because I have never sweat so much in my life! I drank 3 litres of water and didnt have to pee once! My shirt was completely soaked and water was dripping off my face. Two times during the climb we came across elephants! I'm not sure if they were wild, but there were no people anywhere nearby. It was really impressive to suddenly come across this huge animal, completely oblivious to us. We walked for about 3 hours and climbed 1400 meters before reaching the villiage at the top of the mountain. We arrived just in time for sunset, and the hard work was worth it to see that view. I couldnt take the grin off my face! It was so rewarding seeing that view and knowing what we had just accomplished. What made it even better was a nice cold beer.

After the sun went down we had supper by candle light since there is no electricity there. After that our guide Bond (as in James Bond) and his buddy Jack (Sparrow) played the guitar and sang some songs. Everyone chilled out on the balcony watching the stars and Jack had some mind games with sticks. OH My Buddha! and Sorry No! were his favorite sayings and soon became ours for the rest of the trip. It felt like it was around midnight when everyone went to bed, but everyone was fast asleep just after 9pm. It was a long day...

The next morning we were awakened by a Rooster sounding off at about 5am. Again the view from our hut was beautiful! The morning mist was pouring over the mountains and flowing through the valley. We had breakfast on the balcony and watched the view for a few hours before our group was split up. Some people were only doing a two day trek and had to head back down. There were only 5 of us that continued on... We had a one hour hike to our next stop at a huge waterfall where we could cool off and go swimming.

Going down the mountain was even harder with tired legs but again we were rewarded with this huge waterfall. We stayed there for about 2 hours to play and eat. The water crashing down from this waterfall was so powerful! When we went under we had to cover your head and hope you still had clothes on when you came out the other side! If you look close at this picture here you can hardly see me under the fall!

After resting here we headed further down the mountian criss crossing the stream sometimes by balancing across a log or jumping from stone to stone. We came across another waterfall that was crashing down a solid rock face wall. It would have been perfect to do some absailing down! Next time I bring a rope. Another hour of trekking and we reached our second camp along the stream. Our guide took me, Kristian and Celia upstream a little to do some fishing. We didnt catch any fish, and the only bites we had were from minows the size of your finger. Luckily we had some cold beers along, so all was not lost. After supper the remaining 5 of our group - Kristian, Celia, Anne (from London) and Javier (Spain) and I sat around the fire drinking beers* and Bond played us some music with only 4 strings on his guitar. I slept great again that night, and this time no roosters to wake us up!

The last day of our trip started with more hiking... It was another hour down the mountain when we reached the white water rafting stop. Before long we were on the water and hit our first set of rapids, then waited for the rest of the rafts to get on the water. The next raft ended up getting stuck on a rock for about 10 mins, then a few seconds after they get free they hit some rapids and completely flip over! First rapids and there is already a rescue trying to collect everyone floating down the river. They didnt have a great start. We hit a few more sets of rapids and got a few waves in the face. It was a good rush hitting these rapids for about an hour. After the rapids were finished we traded our rubber raft for a traditional bamboo raft and floated down the river for another 30mins. The thing with these bamboo rafts is that with the amount of people we had on it the raft was about 4 inches underwater! It was a lot of fun and was the end of our journey. We came to the last stop where they fed us some delishous pad thai for lunch before they took everyone back to our hostels and where our group all headed our seperate ways....

Today I am going to see if I can rent a motorcycle again and check out the city a bit before I leave. Tomorrow is my last day in Thailand... I fly to Singapore tomorrow and have a few days there before I go to Australia! I have 10 days that I'm going to spend around Melbourne before I fly to Auckland Dec 6th,

I'll talk to you all again soon!

Nate.

Cambodia

Hey Hey! I’m back from Cambodia safe and sound! Since most people didn’t even know that I was in Cambodia, I’ll get you up to speed. My last day in Khao Lak was spent chilling by the pool with the Wicked DMT’s. Chilling by the pool turned into a pool party as the sun went down, more beers were cracked, and more friends joined in! It was a blast, and the guys had me convinced that I should miss my flight to Bangkok and just stay in Khao Lak for the rest of my trip. I was seriously considering it, especially the next morning; I did not feel like waking up and going to the air port at all. I decided it wouldn’t be travelling if I didn’t see more of Thailand and Cambodia… At the moment I’m wishing I had stayed in Khao Lak. It’s only been a few days and I miss the ocean and the familiar faces. Now I’m sitting in a cramped room and don’t know a soul. Hopefully that will change soon.

So I left Khao lak and headed to Bangkok as planned. Right away its apparent that things are much busier here. On my way from baggage claim to the bus stop I was bombarded with people asking if I wanted a taxi. First prices were 700Baht for a taxi, and as I got closer to the bus stop it was down to 400B. Then I started to hear from people saying that the bus was closed today… riiiiight. Finally I got to the bus stand and bought my ticket for 150b. The bus was pretty nice too! Leather reclining seats and AC, and it dropped me off right in front of my hostel!

I wandered around town a little and started going into travel shops to see what my options were for Cambodia and other things to do. I ended up booking a trip to Cambodia that left at 7am the next morning. So next morning I was packed up and on a bus to Cambodia! This is where things started to get a little sketchy. After 4 hours of driving we pull into a restaurant and suddenly have people there yelling at us to get out. I guess it was our stop. It didn’t seem very organized and they didn’t seem to have a good idea about who was going where or who had paid for the visa already The next thing I knew we were filling out Visa applications for Cambodia and handing our passports over to these people. They told us that the visas would be ready in 30mins once we walked to the border. Wait, walked? Yep. We had to walk about a half a Km with all our gear to the border check where we were handed our passports back. We went through the Thailand border, had to walk another half Km to the Cambodian border check, then another 500m to our ride. It was +30 outside and I had a 40lb pack on. I was a little warm.

I was buddied up with 3 young American guys and another driver who didn’t speak English. First stop was for gas. For some reason it took 3 of them to fill the tank which happened to be in the trunk with all our luggage… One of the American guys got out and kept an eye on them. Ahead of us was a 3 hour drive on one of the crappiest roads I have ever seen. It was like sask roads in spring only with more gravel and mud. I tried to sleep, but every few mins we hit a huge bump or have to swerve to dodge a cow/person/car/dog/giant hole and your head slams against the window. After 3 hours of this we finally reach the city Siem Reap.

Eventually we arrive at the hotel and I meet my guide Mr. Seyha who is going to be showing me around the next few days. The first thing he asks me is if I want to go out to a restaurant for supper or to his friend’s wedding reception instead! I couldn’t turn down the chance to go to a Cambodian wedding reception so I said ya! After a quick shower he picked me up and off we went to this wedding reception. There were about 500 people there and I was the only white dude so I stood out a little. I kept getting the look “who the F is that guy?” Now this wedding was very fancy, more than I had anticipated. I felt like a tit for wearing flip flops, but It was so hot out! I guess I was expecting something a little more 3rd world. I’m new to Cambodia, gimme a break. It wasn’t long before the beers were being cracked and everyone loosened up a bit. Cambodians love to do ‘cheers’, so every minute someone at the table would yell “cheers!” (in Camboian) and everyone at the table would have to take a big drink. Food was brought to the table on a large plate that everyone would take from…. Using chop sticks… awesome. I’d have to show off my chop stick skills too. I’m alright, but no master by any means. I managed ok, and everyone at the table watched me with a huge grin as I attempted to get the food from the center of the table to somewhere near my plate. I think they were pleased that I tried and did alright haha. Everyone started to loosen up and they would talk to Seyha to get him to translate to me. I found out later that it is very good luck to have a foreigner at your wedding. Just before we left the drunk people started coming out. There was live entertainment and one lady had gotten up on stage and was trying to steal the mic away so she could sing, another guy was out busting a move on the dance floor. One guy at our table was yelling at the waiters, I don’t speak Cambodian, but I could tell it was very slurred. It was hilarious to see that weddings weren’t that much different here than back home.

Day two started early and we were off to see the temples of Angkor. We stopped at about 10 different ruins and Seyha told me the history about each one, when they were built and by who, which religion, when they were found and even the country that was funding the restoration. He also talked about the war in Cambodia and how 3 million people were killed in 3+ years (1975-79) and how there are still 6 million land mines unaccounted for in the country. It was amazing how many details he knew. So many of the temples were really amazing with the detail they still had. Many were built in the 9th century and were being destroyed by huge trees that were left to grow for nearly 300 years. I watched one group doing restoration for about 10mins. It took four men using a wagon to move a single stone into place; I was imagining how much effort and manpower it would have taken to build just one of these temples. The trees looked like huge snake bodies curling around each building crushing them with their immense weight. Our last stop was Angkor Wat. This is the most famous of all the temples here and also the largest religious building in the world. To enter you cross a huge moat along a causeway that is 250 meters long and come to the “third gallery”. A building with 5 entrances one for the king, one for elephants, one for horses, one for generals, and one for common people. After this building was another causeway that was 350 meters long leading to the “second gallery”. This building had a wall about 100 meters long with thousands of detailed carvings about a story that progressed as you walked along the wall. It was really amazing. After this building you enter the main area where the 5 main towers are. It was very impressive, and a very tiring day.

One thing that I thought was annoying was all the children trying to sell you crap as you entered each of the sites. As soon as you get out of the car there are three of them selling you something. One had a book, one had postcards and another had bracelets. It was the same three things at each one and by the end I was getting really annoyed. One child followed me the entire way as I climbed up to the peak of one temple asking me to buy postcards. I was hoping to enjoy the scenery and the moment but it was hard with this kid asking me every 30 seconds to buy something. Eventually I agreed to buy her postcards if she would take a picture of me at the top… finally she left me alone and I could look around a little.

That night I wandered around Siem Reap and explored the city a little before I headed back to Bangkok in the morning. The way home was almost identical to the journey there. Confusion, long sweaty walks, and rough roads. We got stuck in traffic about two km from the border. It had rained the day before and turned the roads to mud. There were trucks stuck everywhere and people falling off their motorcycles into the mud. It was kind of funny watching everyone as we sat there for 30mins waiting for people to get sorted out.

Tonight I leave Bangkok on the overnight train and go north to Chaing Mai. This is mountain and jungle country. I’m going to be doing some trekking, rafting and elephant riding for the next 3 days. So stay tuned for more!
There are more pics in the photo album of many of the temples if you want to check them out…

Until next time!

Nate.

Finished Liveaboard #2

Hello Again! I’m back from the second liveaboard trip, and again it was a blast! This one was a little different than the first. Of the 9 dives we did 6 were different than the first trip out, and since I was finished all my training I was able to see even more of the Similans. We did another night dive and it was even better than the first! We followed a huge octopus around that would change colors when it touched different rocks to camouflage itself, and saw a bright red coral crab hiding in the coral. While we were out on the trip there was a Thai celebration called Loy Krathong. They make a small raft made of flowers and burn incents that they push out to the sea to ask forgiveness for the water they have spilled and unintentional pollution of the sea. The crew had prepared a bunch of these rafts for us to push out so that we could take part in the celebration with them!

The last dive of the trip was a wreck dive called the Boonsung wreck. It was very different than all the other dives, the visibility was only about 10 meters and there were fish everywhere! I saw dozens of poisonous lionfish, giant pufferfish and a few honeycomb moray eels. It was really cool to navigate around the wreck making sure you didn’t get caught on anything or bump into one of the lionfish hovering around. It was a bit more challenging and exciting compared to doing a reef dive where you just relax and cruise along.

After seven days I already have 18 dives under my belt and an advanced open water cert! So now I can do wreck dives, night dives and deep dives. I can’t wait to get a chance to go diving in different parts of the world. I also got some great underwater pictures from the DMT’s on the first trip so you can see some of what we’ve been looking at down there. Just check the photo album…

Since I’ve been back on land I’ve been working out where to go next. There are still so many more things I’d like to see and do, but it’s hard to fit it all into two weeks. My plan has changed about 5 times in the past 16hrs, but I think I’ve got it worked out. I wanted to go south to Krabi and check out more islands, but that’s all I’ve really seen of Thailand so far… not that that’s a bad thing! But I’m fairly sure there is more to Thailand than jaw dropping beaches and islands. So instead I was going to go to the northern tip of Thailand and see the mountains, but this wouldn’t leave me much time to get to Cambodia. I’ve come to a compromise…go to the middle! I’m off to Bangkok since it’s near the gulf coast and a good base to do trips up north and east to Cambodia.

Here is a quick story for everyone – last night I was sitting in front of the wicked shop when this giant cicada bug started buzzing around and flew into the shop. No problem, 4 guys should be able to take this bird sized bug out. I admit I remained safely outside the shop (you know, to make sure no one else came in…) So Paul went to go whack it with a broom and this bug let out a scream you would only hear in horror movies!! After a few more swipes with the broom it started screeching and buzzing Paul’s head. That’s when everyone bailed out of the shop, this thing sounded pissed right off! We need a bigger broom… (Jaws… get it?) Eventually it flew out the back door and everyone was back to business. I managed to get enough courage to get close enough and take a picture of the bug, but if it had moved an inch I would have let out a man scream.

Until next time! Take care everyone,

Nate.

Oh, and just as a side note, its +32 today and I'm sitting by the pool with the DMT guys as I write this up... incase you were wondering... :)

I'm a certified Diver! - Similan Islands

I'm back on dry land!! The first 3 day liveabord is finished up and I am now a certified diver!! I have to complete one more test on my next dive and I'll have my advanced open water certificate too. I have a few more pics uploaded to the photo album if you want to check out the what the islands look like.

I made the 3hr bus trip up from Karon beach in Phuket to Khao Lak and managed to find the dive shop. Its a little scary knowing when and where to get off the bus when no one speaks english, but I made out just fine. The guys here at Wicked Diving have been great. They hooked me up with an amazing place to stay when I got here and made sure I felt at home.

The next day I was up at the crack of dawn and down at the dive shop by 7:30am and we collected all our gear and headed to the boat. The Similan Islands are about 75kms away from mainland so it took us a little over 3 hours to get there. My dive instructor Filip went over some test questions and reading that I had done the night before, and made me watch some video's about safety and skills. Before I knew it we were at the islands and getting ready for the first dive!

I have to say the water was crystal clear and a beautiful green. Filip had me practice a few skills - how to recover my regulator (air supply) in case it comes out of my mouth, how to clear my mask, and swim without a mask, do an emergency ascent, and take my BCD off (inflatable jacket that makes me float). I got them all completed with no issues at all, and Filip was very impressed. After that we went down a little deeper and checked out the reef a bit. It was absolutely amazing! The water was so clear it seemed like I could see for miles. The visibility was about 25 meters (90 feet or so).

We did another dive in the afternoon just after supper and again it was stunning. The cabins on the boat were super tiny! two beds and just enough room to stand or change haha. The crew on the boat was great. We had two dive engineers who filled all our bottles and helped us gear up and get in/out of the water. We also had two Thai cooks who kept us very well fed! They made some of the best meals I have had so far in Thailand.

Day two on the boat started with a dive at 7am! Again I had to learn and practice more skills before we went off and looked at the huge granite boulders. We did 4 dives that day, including one night dive. We stoped and explored a few beaches during breaks between dives, the views were amazing! I seem to be using this word a lot... The last dive of the day was one of my favorites. It was about 8pm and we went down to about 18meters and saw tons of lion fish, plus many other fish sleeping! I have never seen fish sleep before, but it was hilarious! some would wedge themselves in a hole or crack with just their tale sticking out. It was a totally different perspective from diving during the day. it was really great.

Day three had 3 dives in store for us. Again we were up a the crack of dawn and in the water. This first dive would be the start of my advanced course. We were doing the deep dive. I went down to 27 meters! (thats about 100 feet) There was a strong current at this site and was one of the hardest dives for the whole trip. We saw a leopord shark and a few sting rays on this one. The best thing about the morning dives was coming up to the surface and your first breath of fresh air is that of breakfast cooking. We did two more dives after this one and were much easier. We saw two more leopard sharks, a poisonous scorpion fish, a giant barracuda and a huge Napoleon Wrasse fish.

Once we got back to land most of us went out for supper at a local steak house. The steak there was one of the best I have ever eaten, and it was only $7. Man I love Thailand!

The three days on the boat seemed to fly by! I made some new friends and am going out again for another 3 days/9 dives tomorrow morning! I'm hooked!

So I'll talk to everyone again when I get back to land and even upload some more pictures from the underwater cameras.

Phi Phi Islands

Hello again everyone! What a day yesterday! I went to Ko Phi Phi for some snorkelling and sight seeing early yesterday morning so I didn't get to watch the all the election coverage, although the only english news channel here is Fox News (cant stand them). Anyway way to go Obama!!

Back to Ko Phi Phi. These are the islands where they filmed much of the movie "The Beach". The views here was stunning! I was blown away again and agian. I uploaded a ton of pics of this place in the photo album too!! The tour I went on was great. I upgraded to the "deluxe" tour, which was smaller, on a speed boat (the islands are 40kms off the coast), it was all inclusive and they took us to some spots where no one else can go. All this for $100. Money well spent!

They picked me up from the hotel around 8am and took us off to the boat where we had some breakfast on the way to the first Island for some snorkelling. It had sheer walls all around that went straight into the ocean. I actually swam around the whole island in about 15mins.

Next we toured around a near by island before heading to their secret spot on another island for lunch on the beach. This spot was a sliver of an opening in the rock face walls that opened up to a little cove with soft icing sugar sand. We had the place all to our selves.

After lunch we went to another island for some snorkelling. This spot was great! There were so many soft corals and many fish. I even saw 3 black tip reef sharks!! It was amazing, they were only 10 meters away, but when I tried to get a closer look they went out to deeper water... I'm sure I'll see more when I go diving at the Similan Islands...

After the diving we headed back to Phuket and saw some jumping dolphins along the way. One cleared 8 feet out of the water! It was a nice ending to a great day.

Last night I went to my fav restaurant and said my goodbyes to the waitresses (they have been teaching me a little Thai - very nice people). Then on the way home I ran into my tuk tuk drivers Dim and Pop. They actually bought me a beer and we sat outside their little post and talked for about 2 hours!! I had to buy a round too... : ). We had to shut it down when Pops wife came to drag him home haha. Probably a good thing she did cause I woke up this morning with a pretty good headache.

This morning I'm checking out of the hotel and catching a bus up to Khao Lak to start my diver training. I'll be off on the boat for 3 days then back to land for one day, and then out again for another 3 days. So I'll update more then!

I hope everyone is doing well! Talk to you later!

Nate.

Still alive and well in Thailand

Hello Everyone! I'm still alive here in Thailand! I uploaded some pics to the photo album if you want to check them out too!

I guess I should start at the beginning of this trip...

First off, 27 hours of traveling is just what i remembered. not so much fun. The Korean Air ladies saw it was my birthday and upgraded me to Business class! I got an OK seat and a little care package. It had socks, an eye over, and a single use toothbrush with toothpaste haha.

After 18,000 kms and 3 long plane rides I finally arrived in Phuket around midnight. Thankfully my backpack made it too! My hotel had arranged for a driver to pick me up and was supposed to be out front with my name on a sign.... but he was no where to be found. There was a thai local out front who helped me, he called the hotel and found out that they thought i was arriving the next day (I arrived at midnight) So he arranged for a taxi to take me to my hotel. It was only $15 for a 65km trip. not bad for a taxi.

My first day I decided to take a stroll along Patong beach. I forgot what it's like to be a tourist. Everyone is trying to get you to buy something. I couldn't walk 15 feet without someone asking if i wanted a beach chair, go jetski, wakeboard, or parasail. I doubled back and walked along the beach front and it was the same deal there. "You want massage? you want buy t-shirt? you want taxi? you want a nice suit? you want come eat?" repeat these questions every 50 feet. Just a tad annoying. The place reminds me of Waikiki beach if the carnival came to town. Every shop is trying to lure you in just like a carnie would. I did go in and buy a few t-shirts though. I bought 2 Diesel shirts and board shorts for $15! So, day 1 complete and still alive!



The second day I went for a swim on Karon beach - the beach close to my hotel, much different than Patong. Very laid back here, no one selling you things every 15 feet, and only a few dozen tourists around. Perfect. The water was crystal clear and 27 degrees. After my swim I took a tuk tuk (a taxi, only it looks like an adult hotwheels car) up to see the big budda on the hill. Its 45ft high and you can see it from all around the island. The tuk tuk driver (Dim) showed me where to go and pointed out all the beaches to me. Such an amazing view from there, the pics dont do it justice. After his little tour he gave me, I went out for supper and ended up eating with a couple from Australia. They were lots of fun, and it was nice not to eat alone haha. The food here is amazing! Its so tastey and cheap! I had prawns with curry and veggies, steamed rice, a beer, and a sunday for less than 180baht (about $5). On the way back to the hotel I came across a man walking a baby elephant down the sidewalk! You could feed him for 20baht (about 80 cents)

Day 3 - another hot day... I went for a swim at the beach again, and bought some new shorts on the way home ($6 for billabong cargo shorts - I needed something with zippers haha). Its so hot out that walking anywhere turns you into a sweaty mess. I had put on about 30kms wearing flip flops the past few days, now it was time to get mobile. I rented a motorcycle (more of a scooter really, but i didnt want to explain the difference to them...) and went exploring. I had a map with me, but most of the roads dont have signs or are in Thai, so its not going to be much help anyway. Phuket is an Island, so I figuired I couldnt get that lost, plus I could see my budda buddy from almost anywhere on the island. The thing about driving here is there arent really many "rules of the road"... the solid yellow line is mostly a suggestion, and most of the time people drive on the left. Red lights have a 5 second rule., just keep on going if it changed... And dont get run over. I ended up riding around for about 7 hours! I was zig zaging up and down roads all along the coast and saw some amazing views. I even ran into two Canadian guys (I spotted the one with a Molson shirt on) we ended up chatting for about 15mins about thailand and CFL football haha.

I found some really nice area's that were off the main tourist strip, which was a welcome change... a fish market, a free aquarium with a sea turtle hatchery, some kind of elephant shrine, and I saw 4 adult Elephants just off the road doing some kind of yard work haha. Seriously, one was clearing tree's in the front yard! It seemed like he was having a good time throwing things around. At the end of the day I found a reggae bar high up on the side of a hill. You could sit at the table with your feet dangling over the edge. So I had a beer and another tasty thai dinner and watched the sun set into the ocean. That was one of the best days I've had in my life.




Today I am burnt to a crisp. My nose are forearms are a bright red. I guess sunscreen doesnt last 7hours. I've got a few things to do today, not quite as adventurous as yesterday, just going to book a hostel in Phuket Town, take my laundry in for a wash, line up a snorkel trip to Ko Phi Phi (where they filmed "the beach") and get in touch with the company I'm doing the scuba cert course with.

There are so many more little details I wish I could add, but I dont want to ramble on, and some things are rated a little 18+.(ie many clubs with thai girly-boys dancing on the bar and the men watching with big grins on their faces) I'll have to tell you about those stories in person or make another blog for that sort of thing.

So long for now!
Nate.