Hey, DB. I've been wanting to get up to Kunming. I know Air Asia offers flights there from Chiang Mai in Thailand. Do you know much about that area? I'd love to go.

As far as the enviornmental 'problem' goes, I can say I've definitely noticed it. This is because Thailand's pollution, from garbage on the ground, to diesel-soot-belching buses and trucks, is impossible to miss. My friends and I have talked about this problem and why it is 'allowed' to fester in a Buddhist country such as the land of Thai. Well, we believe the reason is the version of Buddhism here is a very shallow version. It's not like the Buddhism you'll find in Tibet, Nepal, China, or India.

Another explanation for Thailand being a garbage pail is the Thai people have the 'lazy' gene turned to 'dominant'.