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Name:	New
Hometown:	Bangkok, Thailand
Location:	Bangkok, Thailand
Website:	newtampo.wordpress.com
Join Date:	April 12, 2007
Contributions:	newtampo has written about 104 places, shared 6,534 photos, left 5,080 comments, and smiled 4,863 times.
Interested in:	sharing travel tips and blogs

Travel Plans

Landstuhl, Germany

Aug 1, 2012 – Aug 13, 2012

Hope, if not, October! :)

Italy

dream destination

This year, I hope!

Mongolia

dream destination

Can't make it this May. My job ruins the trip :(

» see all 6 future travel and dream destinations

Countries I've Traveled To

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Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

Languages Spoken

Thai, English, more than 10 words of Italian .. i guess :D

Interests

Beach, moutain, Husky, painting, music, writing, chocolate, caramel and cheeseeeeeee.

Books you might find in my backpack

Hi fidelity, Momo, In cold blood, My own book, Eleven Minutes, Immortality

Music you might find me listening to while waiting for my plane

Pulp, Belle and Sebastian, Patty Pravo, Phoenix, Pink Floyd, Cake, The beatles, Beirut, Vasco Rossi, Language, Blur, Razorlight, R.E.M., 10cc, Nirvana, Wallflower, Reggae, Joy Division, Ratatat, Bret Dennen, El Presidente, Garbage, Coldplay, Radiohead, Oasis, The Decemberist, Amy Winehouse, Transcollective, The Fratellis, Grove Riders, Josh Rouse, Lobo, Mazzy Star, The new pornographers, The Moldy Peaches, Rialto, Stereophonics, Texas, Yeah yeah yeah, Slotmachine, Yokee Playboy, Man Man. The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, The verve, Moby, Wilco, I am Kloot, Smashing pumpkins, Beck, Macy Gray, The kinks, Madness, 10cc, Adriano Pappalardo, The Fratellis, Nada, Troublemakers, Pixies, Ben Harper, Silly Fools, Ben Kweller, Arctic Monkeys, Cat Power, Paolo Nutini, The Raconteurs, etc.

Most Memorable Travel Experience

Lipe island: I love that moment. This paradise gave me a chance to meet good friends!

Koh Pangan: My first solo trip and I really loved it, and trying to go there every year, cheers to my favorite beach "Tong Nai Pan".

Loas: I was very excited when the police caught my friend and I just because he played djimbe in public :O

USA: My first time in the US. Traveled alone from Thailand to visit my cousins. When landed in Chicago, I was detained at the US immigration for 4 hours. They took a photo of me and my fingerprints as if i kill somebody :S The thing was, the photo in the passport didn't look like me .. but that's really me! :S

Italy/England/Korea: I must go back! Love!

Trekking in Nepal: They said "Trekking can prove the relationship between you and your trekking partner". Forever friends or short time friends, now I already got the answer.

India: Ohhhh ... more than words!

Profile

My journey has started since I was a kid. My dad drove us to travel around Thailand almost every weekend. Later to the nearest countries in SEA. Thank him so much to let me know how great traveling is.

Later I started travel with friends, mostly been to the beach. My solo trip just started 6 years ago, but I used to traveled alone to Chicago to visit my cousins 13 years ago, and stayed there for almost a year. After back from Chi town I started finding a job in Bangkok, my hometown, and after got a the first job I haven’t had a chance to have a holiday more than two weeks.

Working in the office isn’t that fun, people need a break, I need a break so between 2007-2008, I quit a job to travel. That’s when I’ve been to Nepal, India, England and Italy (total around 6 months). Lucky that I got a job within one week after back from the trip! My career is a conceptual Thai writer for advertising. It would be nice if I could find the client who lets me write from wherever I am but now I’m still working in the office, the new office. I’m thinking about the next long journey, it might be not so easy but I’m trying hard to have one.

Well, life is beautiful so just enjoy it when we’re still alive.

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angeline_elin

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Thank you for friends. I plan to visit Asian countries ... are you travelling solo? I would like to know more info, where the good place to stay, sightseeing, shops, etc. Like to read your blog. i hope someone will organise a TB meetup and sightseeing in Jan 2013.

Posted on: Apr 18, 2012

weet_ong says:

Yup. Mr. Ken Theeradeth has a very pleasant face. Also like Nichkhun in We Got Married (Korean) as well as Phupoom Phongpanu + Aum Patcharapa in 30 Gum Lung Jaew. Seriously hilarious!!! Thank you ! You too... Have a pleasant & safe trip ! :o)

Posted on: Apr 09, 2012