My girlfriends have asked me to explain a little bit more about the Amazon Affiliate stuff. What is it? How does it work? What do we get? How does it impact their Amazon experience (read: does stuff cost more)? Too easy....

The Chief is gone... so... what's next? We thought about a boat. But we're not ready yet. We thought about backpacking around the world on a shoestring budget but it wasn't as glamorous in person as we expected. In fact,...

Public bus from Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai (10 hrs) - doesn't that just sound sweet?!  {That's a "Hell, no!" from Scott too.  It's half dozen of one, 6 of the other to the kids (for now).  Down south they would...