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Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand
February 16, 2012
in Asia, Bangkok, Round the World, Thailand, travel

You’ll find a god in every golden cloister.

After a day out with the eaters, I switched hostels from Siam Square to one closer to Khoa San Road, the backpacker mecca of BKK. Of course, I was so exhausted that I immediately passed out when I got there...

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Cat and a market in Bangkok, Thailand.
February 15, 2012
in Asia, Bangkok, Round the World, Thailand, travel

Can’t be too careful with your company.

How anyone can be hungry after eating over a hundred (or 200) wontons is beyond me. But, after the contest, after drinking a few beer's in Crazy Legs's room, we set out to find food. It was late, and we couldn't find anything open. A...

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Watching the Super Bowl at the Sports Corner in Bangkok, Thailand.
February 14, 2012
in Asia, Bangkok, Round the World, sports, Thailand, travel

Super Bowl Sun…errr…Monday…

I don't follow sports. I just have never really been that into them. There are a few exceptions to that, of course. I love White Sox games and Blackhawks games live. I used to love going to Illini hockey games and had season tickets in...

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CP Biggest Eater Bangkok
February 9, 2012
in Asia, Bangkok, competitive eating, Life List, Round the World, Thailand, travel

Life List #26: See competitive eating in another country.

My entire trip around Asia has been designed to get me to Bangkok right at this moment. It was part of the reason I decided to switch my initial flight in from Bangkok to Singapore. It was part of the reason I decided against getting...

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Siam Square in Bangkok, Thailand
February 9, 2012
in Asia, Bangkok, Round the World, Thailand, travel

One night in Bangkok.

After a night train from Chiang Mai I settled into my Bangkok hostel in Siam Square. The area was more geared towards shopping malls than anything else. But there would be a big eating contest in the area a few days later and so I...

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Lighting paper lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
February 8, 2012
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I want to do this every night for the rest of my life.

Lighting paper lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand....

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Doi Suthep, a temple on top of a hill, in Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 7, 2012
in Asia, Chiang Mai, Round the World, Thailand, travel

Tigers and temples.

On my last day in Chiang Mai, Jenny and I took a ride out to Tiger Kingdom. It's a little zoo of tigers that you can get up close and personal with. And by that I mean you pay a lot of...

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Chang Siam Elephant Mahout School
February 5, 2012
in Asia, Chiang Mai, Round the World, Thailand, travel

I rode an elephant.

Riding an elephant in Thailand....

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Sammy's Organic Cooking Class in Chiang Mai
February 2, 2012
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Chiang Mai Cooking Class at Sammy’s Organic Thai

One of the things that I've kept wanting to do but, for some reason, haven't been doing is take cooking classes. I love to cook and at home am always whipping up something or another for dinner, so the thought of learning to cook the...

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Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 1, 2012
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Chiang Mai, Thailand.

I can see why so many people make Chiang Mai, Thailand their home base. It's both quaint and big. East and West. The kind of place you can get $1 dinners at the market or satisfy any home food craving for burgers or pizza or...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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