Monthly Archives: March 2010

Bangkok -> Chiang Mai

Posted on March 8, 2010 by andrew

I’m on the train to Chiang Mai.  It’s a 12-hour trip but it’s been fairly pleasant — nice meal service, whole row of seats to myself, etc. I’m a bit nervous about arrival.  Last night I would’ve read a bit … Continue reading →

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Penang -> Bangkok

Posted on March 6, 2010 by andrew

Yesterday I took the ferry from Penang back to Butterworth and had a quick lunch with a guy named ‘So’ who I met on the ferry.  We took a taxi to a dim sum place that was highly rated on … Continue reading →

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Kellie’s Castle

Posted on March 6, 2010 by andrew

The day before yesterday I hired a car to drive me out to “Kellie’s Castle“, the ruins of a hundred-year-old colonial estate. It was both more modest, and less ruined than I expected.  Even though it was built in the … Continue reading →

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Ipoh->Penang

Posted on March 4, 2010 by andrew

It’s too late at night for me to post photos from yesterday… Today I took a reasonably nice bus from Ipoh to Butterworth and rode the ferry to Penang.  (I think if I’d stayed on the bus it would’ve driven … Continue reading →

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Sam Poh Tong

Posted on March 1, 2010 by andrew

Looks nice, right?  Well, it isn’t.  The idea of putting a temple in a steep valley that you can only access via a cave is a nice one, and the fact that the religion of the temple is so inclusive … Continue reading →

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Dr. Teeth and the Electric Muezzin

Posted on March 1, 2010 by andrew

I’m watching a nature show in my hotel room right now (it’s 50% “I survived being eaten by a hippo!” and 50% about how hippos are closely related to whales, even down to the singing).  A few minutes ago the … Continue reading →

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KL->Ipoh

Posted on March 1, 2010 by andrew

I loaded a dozen episodes of “Jordan, Jesse, Go!” onto my music player and had a very pleasant morning riding the train through Perak listening to nonsense and enjoying the view.  I took about a hundred photos out the train … Continue reading →

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