Thailand: How to Begin?

It's tough being back.
Aside from surprisingly severe jetlag, I've been undergoing considerable reverse culture shock. On the one hand, I was homesick for the sanity that is NYC; on the other hand it was heartbreaking to leave such a truly fascinating and beautiful country.
The next assload of entries will most likely be about Thailand, and I'll try to accompany them with cool photos of which I took over 1000.
(Oh yeah, that's my boy Taku next to Ronald McThailand. I've traveled with him (Taku, that is) several times and we make a good traveling team. We basically talk mad shit the whole time. He's Japanese, but has been in the states for about 12 or 13 years.
Also, he likes to party too, so it's funny when he's drunk to try to get him to say; "Hello, Laura, would you like a Rolling Rock?"