The ongoing blog of the Tomchak family, in Wheaton IL USA

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Bangkok, Home Base for the Next 8 Days

Bangkok, Home Base for the Next 8 Days

By on June 21, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

We’re staying at the beautiful Shangri-La Hotel in downtown Bangkok. We usually get to stay at pretty nice places, but this is exceptionally good. The flight was pretty uneventful other then being slightly delayed. We had a nice transport from the airport. It’s not often that 5 people get a full sized 40 person bus […]

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On the way to Bangkok

On the way to Bangkok

By on June 21, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

Break out the computers, it’s nerd time! A little free internet while waiting for our flight to board. We’re at the airport and checked in (after another hassle over having “too many bags”). Our flight leaves in about an hour or so. This photo is from a place I visited this afternoon. It was a […]

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Our First Taxi Ride

By on June 21, 2008 in Video Post with 0 Comments

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Jack, the Helpful Local

By on June 21, 2008 in Video Post with 0 Comments

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Cute Kids

By on June 21, 2008 in Video Post with 0 Comments

When we visited the mountain village the other day, we took some photos with these cute kids.  [qt:/blog/video/MVI_0325_blog.mov /blog/video/MVI_0325_blog.jpg /blog/video/MVI_0325_blog.mov 500 375]

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Dan, the Rock Star

By on June 19, 2008 in Video Post with 1 Comment

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While I was shopping…

While I was shopping…

By on June 19, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

I met the most interesting mannequin today. She was nice enough to take a photo with me.

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Up to the Mountain Top

Up to the Mountain Top

By on June 19, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

While we are here to work, Carole and I don’t really start working until we get to Bangkok, which is late Saturday evening. So we spent the afternoon touring a small village and temple at the top of a mountain here.  It was a 30 minute drive up the mountain on a narrow road most […]

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The Bags have finally joined us

The Bags have finally joined us

By on June 18, 2008 in Text Post with 0 Comments

We all went back to the airport this morning and within minutes were watching all 19 bags coming down the line. I never thought I would be so excited to see my deodorant. Today Kalei (one of the producers) along with Dan and John (the two cameramen) are shooting a Lions service project, while Carole […]

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Hour 33, At the Hotel. But…

Hour 33, At the Hotel. But…

By on June 17, 2008 in Photo Post, Text Post with 0 Comments

This will be brief, and I’ll post more photos and details later. But the short story is that although the universe almost seemed to conspire against us making this trip, we are finally here! As I already indicated, our bags did not make it, and will not until sometime tomorrow. 19 checked bags are all […]

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