One Sandal

Songkran is really an enormous party all over Thailand (and I observed quite a bit of that from the 5 hour bus ride yesterday), but here in Chiang Mai they really know how to celebrate the New Year. I got in rather late last night, and found Boom at one of those VW bus/bars that seem to be quite popular parked along the streets of Chiang Mai. Boom's the best - she even found me a rather nice, inexpensive guest house here in the city - and I found her at the busbar along with Damien, a San Franciscan chef, and Sarah, an Aussie (also all alumni of the Chiang Mai Cookery School.) Anyway, Boom also left me a water gun at the reception here at the guest house, so I'm off to cause some trouble!