August recess

I catch an air-con bus out of Hua Hin up the coast to Bangkok, check into a $30-a-night hotel in the Silom neighborhood, and basically kill time for three days before catching my Tuesday-morning flight back to Portland. This gives me time to pick up some handicraft items for my sister at Chatuchak Weekend Market, and at the last instant meet a few of the lads from IH Bangkok at an Irish pub just up the street from the school. My final meal in Thailand: curly fries washed down with a black & tan.

Video: the midday bustle of an open-air food court along a Silom side street as office workers from the nearby financial district stream in for a quick, inexpensive lunch.

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That's it for the month of August -- I'm taking a break in Oregon. But stay tuned as all-new adventures (featuring special guest stars!) resume September 3.