Kickin' the New Kuh-nowledge

Dogs… yes… Dogs!!! Dogs are everywhere in Thailand… you can’t walk down the street without seeing at least one skinny, mangy mutt searching for food, sunbathing, drinking from a puddle, playing with pack mates, sleeping, etc. ad nauseum. Before anyone starts jokes about people eating dogs… I would like to note that dogs are considered…

It may be hard to imagine, but there are McDonald’s in Thailand. Not only that, but I also spied a Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut. There are even 7-11s. However, these types of chains are few and far between. 7-11 is probably the most prominent. Fast food restaurants are nearly non-existent. So much…

I never actually thought of corn as an ice cream topping before.

There is an interesting thing about Thai language… gender. The common Thai greeting is Sawadee. If you’re a woman, you add ka. If you’re a man you add krap. There are several instances where this gender identifier is attached to the end of a statement. Women always use the ka identifier no matter who they’re…

They drive on the left side of the road in Thailand. Well… actually… to say they drive on a specific side of the road is misleading. If there is oncoming traffic on a two-lane road they drive on the left side of the road. If, however, there is no oncoming traffic, it is very likely…

Left Cambodia today… yesterday’s visit to Angkor was really amazing. An entire day of walking among the ruins of the Khmer empire. BTW… here is where I stayed in Cambodia… http://www.boreiangkor.com. Very nice hotel. I’m typing this from a tiny internet cafe off Khao San road in Bangkok. I’ll be in Bangkok for the next…