The Empty Island and it's people.

Well, a travel agent named Pie, pulled off a miracle. I will arrive in Phom Penn on Wed. the 3rd at 1600 4PM Cambodia time. I am arriving from Kula Lumpur. Trust me no one is getting out of Thailand they said I should expect to be here for another week. I was anxious to leave for two reasons. 1-My Friend in Cambodia is on holiday and he will show me the city and it would be a very differnt experience if he were working. 2- This Island is deserted there is no one here. 5 people at my hotel with 50 bungalows, all Swedish familes. I went to the bar village last night (a story when I see you all) and this bar Village with 8 bars, dance floor, hammocks, and lounging booths right on the water was empty. I counted 11 people. I talked to the bartender and everyone is freaked out by their deserted high season. It is very lonley so I am writing and being very intrespective. On Monday a big Raggae band is coming from Malasia & I love Raggae so that might at least bring out the local people.

O.K. The Swedish people are as cold as ice. When you say hello they look at you like they just smelled something bad. Strange and odd people they seem scared all the time. Enough about them they are just a bore and I am off to go walk an amazing beach for a 2 mile stretch. The fact that I can get out of Thiland and avoid Bangkok all together is such a relief, as I go Ahhhhh.

Much Love, J

I am the next Anderson Cooper

Hi All,

O.K. Here is the Political Update:

I am not sure how much of this information you are getting on the takeover of the Bangkock Airport but here goes. I am safe and yet somehow caught up in it.

I will hopefully be traveling to Cambodia tomorrow to see my friend Eriq. There is no way that I can get out of Bangkock Airport. We also think that the military could open fire on the protesters and that could get ugly. I am going to see if Air Asia will honor my ticket and fly me out of Pukett airport to Singapore on to Cambodia. The hotel satff seems to think this can work. If not I stay in Pukett until I can get out. Honestly, this is a wonderful palce to be stuck in, I have time on my side and this is not a big problem. Trust me there are worse problems to have.

The Island is beautiful and the people are lovely. When you travel to third world countries this is just part of the experience.

So far the trip has been amazing, hard, beautiful and full of wonderful suprises and it has only just begun.

I spent the day yesterday on a private island called Raya and it was like something out of a dream. Amazing snorkelling all day, I met some wonerful people and swam for hours.

Much Love to All.

PS I am going to marry Anderson and travel the glove with him. Ummmm

America the not so Beautiful

It is a rainy day here in Pukett. The place is beautiful and insane. Talk about sensory overload. It seems that as soon as the Sunami hit America swooped in to make their money. Building various Hard Rock Cafe's etc. and why is it I can't seem to get away from 7/11's there is one next to my hotel and they are everywhere.

I have met so many people from all over the world and boy are they angry at America and Americans...lets put it this way we are not well liked at all. They loath Bush more than we do if that is possible. They really want to see him and Chenny brought to justice. The world market collapse has also fuled their disdane for all things American. They are baffeld by how we could have elected him twice. I have to explain that we never did that they stole both elections. Of course they all know that better than we do becasue they get real news, not our sensored news. Anyway, it is all very interesting. They do have great hopes for Obama but they are weary of the mess he has inherited and aren't we all. Alright that is my rant for the day.

My sister Donna, I will try and call on Thanksgiving. Will you be a Dad's? Did you go on Holiday with Wayne? Post me or write me at my gmail account just my full name at gmail. I am reading Wally Lambs new book, you will love it. A character has a nickname of "little Bit" and that of course makes me think of you.

The Wanderer is wandering off to a rainy beach...xoxox

The Grand Palace, Peter Paul & Mary, & a Happy Ending

I will be leaving this 5 star hotel with free internet so I thought I would send you a quick update.
I went to the Grand Palace today and it is unlike anything I have ever seen. There are no words and I could spend my life searching for suberlatives. How ANYONE (talking to you DC) can see the Palace and not see and feel God is beyond me. I forgot to charge the camera so I have no pics. I did tour the Palace with these two elderly sisters from Whales and they were just like Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. I swear...they were such a treat. The said they were sisters but I think that was their cover story. They took some pics and will mail them to me. On my way back to LA (many moons from now) I will go back to the Palace and take some photographs.

This city is so beautiful and yet it cries out for mercy at evey turn, It is so hard to shake the poverty and sorrow as all of thye opulence stares you in the face. I leave for Pukett tomorrow and this man is ready for the ocean...the old gal is calling me.

O.K. I have already had a handful of odd spiritual things happen. So I am packing the night before I leave and I can't get Leaving on a Jet Plane out of my head by Peter, Paul & Mary. When I was a boy I loved the 45 and would play it ober & over and sit in front of my bedroom room and dream of traveling and being on a plane. I would count all of the countries I wanted to see.

So, I am getting my first Tai message and in the middle of it in the lobby they start to blare Leaving on a Jet Plane. O.K. Kids what is the odds of that...Really. When the Happy Ending came I was laughing to myself.

It is all so strange, wild, wierd and fascinating. There is a "not so chessy" piano player singing Every Breath You Take in the lobby below me. If he breaks into Leaving On a Jet Plane then the Gods must be really happy becasue they are playing with me. Who know what movie that line is from????

Love & Light, J

3 Nights in Bangkok

Hello All,

I arrived safetly in Bankkok and the flight over was really pretty painless. Bangkok is beutuful and so similar to New York and at the same time totaly different. There is great beauty here.

"So how does it feel, to be on your own, with no direction home, like a complete unkown, like a rolling stone." It feels amazing.

Thank you Dareell for recomending this 5 star hotel after the long journey. I am thrilled to be in the lap of luxury. I will be roughing it soon enough.

To my book buddies I am half way through the new Wally Lamb book and looooooving it. The book was such a wonderful companion through the airport maze...Do you get the metaphore.

My love to all. I am off to explore. I am the Gay Indiana Jones...and I look a lot better than that old giezer. xoxooxoox

PS Photos later.

getting ready to leave

I just bought my first digital camera and I am learning how to upload pictures. For those of you who don't know you download music and upload pictures. My vey first Upload...you should all be scared.

As Jon International 2012, it is my job to keep you all current.