Ryan Matthew in Thailand

I got back to Pittsburgh last night and got a ride up to my mom and dad’s house. I really was in no mood to get in the car for another 45 minutes so I stayed here last night. They left for vacation the same day I did. They don’t get back till Saturday so I mowed the grass for them today and after a dinner with my Grandma I will head home so that I can get back to work tomorrow.

I am in the middle of uploading all of my pictures right now. I will sort them and give them descriptions at some point,
but for right now I am just trying to get them uploaded.

Check them out here  www.ryanmatthew.com/thailand

It is hard to believe but I am leaving Thailand already in about 10 hours. We went to China town yesterday and it was crazy!! I really can’t explain it but there was more shopping and people crushed into was was a street (with cars) but should not be than I could have ever imagined. Jill went crazy buying earrings 12 for 90 baht (about 3 dollars). Next we headed to what is called Bangkok’s Time Square, Siam Square. I really was not impressed at all.
This morning we headed back to the weekend market yet again. We got there a little late and had to deal with way too many people in an environment  that was way too hot. We got most of the shopping that we wanted/needed to get done so it was a good day. Then we moved from Suk 11 www.suk11.com to the Buddy www.buddylodge.com on Koh San Road. Buddy Lodge is with out a doubt the most plush place I have stayed on my trip. The pool on the roof is the best. Koh San Road is the heart of backpacker central for all of South East Asia. It is super cool and setup for backpackers. You can get some of the best Pad Thai and Chicken on a stick that I have had in Thailand for 30 baht (1 dollar).
My plans for the rest of my time here in Bangkok are to do a bit more shopping, eat one last dinner (I am going to miss the food here), and hopefully find a movie to watch on the cable in the hotel.

Here are some pictures from the boat ride to China Town and China Town.

I found a place that has a keyboard that is actually a bit functional. The computer is dog slow, but at least I can actually type at a decent rate here.

After my last post about arriving in Koh Pha-ngan Jill and I laid around on the beach all afternoon and then rented kayaks and kayaked for almost a hour just as the sun was setting. A great day just to say the least. That day we also found the best place that we have stayed at the whole time. It was this little bungalow place called Candle Hut Bungalow www.candlehutbungalow.com with the friendliest woman ever. We ended up staying there our last day in Koh Pha-ngan. We were right on the beach and it without a doubt was breathtaking to wake up and look out the glass doors and see the sunrise.

Our last day in Koh Pha-ngan we did a small trek through the jungle to see a waterfall. Well it turns out that right now there really is not much water cause it is the dry season so the waterfall was not all that impressive. After that we spent a few hours on the beach before we headed out to do some fishing. I caught two little fish both well under 6 or 7 inches. Jill didn’t end up catching anything. Our guide (who didn’t really speak much English) caught 3 fish and one of the was sorta big. He said in very broken English that the fish were not hungry.

Last night here in Bangkok we went out and had a really nice dinner and then headed back to the room to get some rest. It took almost 8 hours to get back to Bangkok including riding in the back of a truck, a ferry, a bus, a plane, and a taxi.

This morning we went to the weekend market for a little while and now we are getting ready to head to China Town and then Bangkok’s version of Time Square.