"wow. fucking...wow."

those were my exact thoughts as i was looking out the window of my plane as it landed in phuket, thailand 11 days ago. now i'm back in tokyo, and no matter how much i liked thailand, it's fucking good to be home. and that's exactly what this feels like - like coming home. and i think it will be the same feeling when i return to texas in may. i hope so at least.

i have more to say about the trip than i have time to say it, but i'll post pictures here a few at a time and write about it as i go along. you know, i don't want to overstate things - it's not like this trip was flat out the most mind-blowing time of my life, but it was fun, and in a way, it opened my eyes.

there were two distinct parts of the trip - 6 days in phuket (southern thailand) and 4 days in bangkok. for several reasons, they require seperate consideration. i'll start with phuket.