Seoul Lantern Festival

Just the first day, so they were setting things up, but looked pretty cool already.

Sake Wall

At the Japanese ramen bar across from my apartment.

Street Eats

Wow, these were good. Dough with sugary syrup and nuts and raisins inside. I hade to have at least two!

The Eating Begins

Gotta love all the grilled meats!

Bread Talk

Pretty great bakery. Lots of strange Korean style pastries. Good stuff.

Bibimbap

Love being back in Seoul! Non-stop eating!

Back in Seoul

Getting ready to test my liver!

Asiana BKK-ICN

Love Asiana airlines. Heading from Bangkok to Seoul.

Mango with Sticky Rice

Anyone who has been to a Thai restaurant or Thailand has probably had the classic mango with sticky rice. It's really great at this place, the Mango is super sweet and ripe and the rice is actually almost more savory than sweet - so often it is overly sweet.

The Office Cat

Totally passed out. I don't think the cat likes the dog very much. Lucas, the dog thinks he is much smaller than he is so plays too rough!

Paragon Food Court

The food court in the Siam Paragon Mall is pretty amazing. Not only do they have the Thai style food court with any number of shops selling all the Thai standards, but they have all sorts of other option from Korean, Japanese, Italian, etc. It's pretty amazing actually.

A New Home

Looks like I found my apartment. Perfect location and even better price, free, my employer is paying for it!

Sukhumvit Soi 38 Night Market

The night food market on Soi 38. It's become super tourist, I have never seen so many westerners eating street food, sitting on stools in one place! But, some of the food is still pretty good. A but pricey for Bangkok street food, but still super cheap when you look at it compared to LA!

Dinner

Khao Man Kai

Hellz yes, Singapore style Hainanese Chicken Rice at Boon Tong Kiat.
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Lucas the office dog

Pork Balls and Ice Cream

Only in Bangkok do you get different sounds coming from outside the office to let you know the various food vendors that have come around. First it was the guy with fish balls, pork balls, meat balls and other various meat on a stick treats. Then 5 minutes later it was the ice cream guy with coconut ice cream, corn and condensed milk...

Back in Thailand!

Well it's only been three months since I was here last, so not very long at all, but sure is always fun seeing the plane come in from the South China sea over Vietnam, Cambodia and into Bangkok. Tonight we had to go way down south and in across the Philippines because of some typhoon.

NRT-BKK October 20th

UA 891 October 19th, LAX-NRT

LAX-Tokyo

One of my favorite flights!

The Adventure Begins

Bags are packed (poorly) and I am enroute to LAX. Way too much to do still and am feeling a bit overwhelmed. Going on adrenaline at the moment, thinking one week at a time...

The Big Mango Awaits

Venice, CA

Thursday, October 14th 2010

So begins my blog.

After 7.5 years at my current employer working on some great projects with some great, amazingly talented people, having travelled the word (and been amazingly paid for it) shooting TV commercials, working in Advertising, Post Production and the Hollywood bubble, I have decided to head off and pursue new adventures in Bangkok, Thailand.

Why Bangkok one might ask? Well I used to live there for starters, have good friends and family in the region, its cheap, the food is amazing, the people warm and friendly (never mind airports being closed down and rioting in the streets) and I somewhat know the industry I have been so tied to for the last 8 years.

So... off we go. This will be a little adventure blog for anyone who is interested, starting now and ending who knows when or where...

Tuesday I am on a flight from Los Angeles - Tokyo, Narita - Bangkok. A flight I have done so often but yet still love every time. I am sure I will be a mess of emotions on this Tuesday flight.