Phuket, via Surat Thani.

Naturally I dozed off maybe half an hour before we arrived at the bus transfer.
Still, I didn’t know there was going to be a bus transfer…
Our urban leviathan pulled off the freeway and wound through what turned out to be the outskirts of Surat Thani, a coastal town on the western side of the “brain [...]

On to Phuket.

I spent the rest of the day and night in my cocoon, going over and over in my head exactly what got me sick or if it was just the shock of being in a new country after such a long trip. I was still very much disoriented from the whole experience and there’s no telling [...]

Where am I again?

I woke to the soft sound of increasing movement in the hallways outside my room.
The guest house was waking up. People shuffled to the communal bathrooms. I heard soft conversations about the previous night’s adventures, the day’s plans and the like.
It was nearly pitch black in my room. There were no windows and no lights, [...]

Into Khao San Road.

Already I’m sweating under the straps of my pack, my jeans are rolled up and beads of sweat are forming on my forehead and upper lip.
It’s 1:15 a.m.
The legendary Khao San Road is looming before me, in its neon dirge and Western/Thai trappings.