Tokyo

Sorry for the long pauses in the blog... but traveling in Thailand will do that to you. We arrived in Bangkok [watch the nuts] last Sunday in the afternoon. I had purchased over night train tickets to get us to Southern Thailand in order to go to Ko Phi Phi. The tickets were to be picked up at the domestic cargo station at the airport. In short, it took us about two hours and three employee buses to find this random ass building in the sweldering heat... but the kicker is they actually had an envelope with my name on it! Bangkok [watch the nuts] to Ko Phi Phi door to door time - 24hrs! The pay off however was 24hrs in paradise before heading back to Bangkok [watch the nuts]. We arrived on Budha day in Bangkok [watch the nuts] and continued to eat street food, haggle for every Thai Baht and visit the amazing Wats or Temples that Bangkok had to offer.

The last you heard, we were leaving Auckland and heading to the second leg of our trip - Asia! We arrived in Singapore and planned on staying with Freya, a friend of mine that I met through Sejal. After staying in a camper van for 5 days we arrived in Singapore to stay with a fun, loving and giving family. We had real beds, a beautiful roof top view of the Singapore skyline and home cooked food. Freya and her younger brother Jesal also gave us a good look at Singapore's night life. By far the craziest we've had so far on the trip. We had a great time with them and will hopefully see them in July.

Below is a slide show of Singapore and Bangkok!

Below is a slide show of our journey to Koh Phi Phi Islands.

So, after a great time in Singapore and many adventures in Thailand we arrived in Tokyo at 630am today. We've basically walked all over this town, taking pictures with Sumo wrestlers, drinking Sake, partaking in some fortune telling [nirav's said that whoever works under him will cause him destruction and harm.. pharmacy tech rebellion!! lupett!!].

By far, the highlight of our day in Tokyo was our public bath adventure this morning [this was in honor of William "to do something cool in honor of me in some eastern country"]. Since we could not check into the hostel until three and since we had not showered in 4 days [Thailand does that to you], we decide to go to a natural hot spring public bath [onsen] in the neighborhood. The custom is to put your shoes in a locker and take a towel and soap into to the locker room. Then undress and walk into the bath area. There you third world squat on a stool about half a foot tall and in front of you is a hot and cold water faucet. The hot is reall hot and the cold is really cold, so you take a bucket and mix to your desire. So, Netto, Nirav and I squated and washed our selves for the first time in 4 days, laughing hysterically. Once so fresh and so clean clean, you have earned the right to soak in a natural hot spring pool where the water is about 40 degrees celsius!

Thoughts: I have none, I've shared a lot and there are people waiting

Google Images: Kho Phi Phi View Point, Grand Palace in Bangkok [watch the nuts], Clark Quay in Singapore, Orchard Garden in Singapore