Thailand |
| Overview Itinerary Why this Trip Trip Leaders |
Overview |
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Itinerary |
| Saturday |
8/23 |
Afternoon flight leaving from O’Hare. Thailand here we come.
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| Sunday |
8/24 |
Arrive in Bangkok. Experience Thai nightlife Chicago Booth style. |
| Monday |
8/25 |
Half Day Palace & Temples Tour: see some of the most sacred and
well-known landmarks in Thailand including the Royal Palace. |
| Tuesday |
8/26 |
After sleeping off a night of Bangkok debauchery we take an afternoon
transfer to the beach resort town of Pattaya |
| Wednesday |
8/27 |
Free Day in Pattaya. Enjoy the Dusit
Hotel and all its magnificent
glory: |
| Thursday |
8/28 |
Free Day in Pattaya. More Beach. More Sun. More relaxation. More
Spa. More Nightlife. |
| Friday |
8/29 |
Transfer back to Bangkok. Free afternoon to shop, enjoy a Thai massage,
or dance a jig in the streets. In the evening, we’ll hit the
town and pretend once again to be rockstars. |
| Saturday |
8/30 |
Journey to the Thai Kingdom of Ayutthaya. Final dinner followed by
farewell to Thai Partying. |
| Sunday |
8/31 |
Return to Chicago with new lifelong friends. |
Why This Trip |
This trip is for you if:
- You want the perfect Random Walk trip that combines organized
travel with culture, total relaxation and nightlife in an extremely
exotic locale
- You want to experience both the city and beach resort
life that defines Thailand
- You want to travel with 4 Random Walk
tour leaders who all did a Random Walk together last year (Brazil),
are all outgoing and personable, and know how to do these trips
right
- You’re a ridiculously cool and fun person and like
to travel with ridiculously cool and fun people
This trip is not for you if:
- You’re looking for an adventure trip that includes nonstop
hiking with "jungle" or "outback" living
- You
don't want to relax on a beach or sip drinks by the
pool
- You don't want to experience the nightlife and culture
of a foreign city
- You have bad hygiene and/or don't
like to shower
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Trip Leaders |
 Ryan Kaplan
- E-mail: rkaplan AT ChicagoGSB.edu
- Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan
- Undergrad College: University
of Michigan
- Undergrad Major: Business Administration with a Minor
in "Bringing
Sexy Back"
- Work Experience: Former Investment
Banking Analyst, Current Private Equity Senior Associate
- Chicago Booth
Concentrations: Accounting, Finance and Entrepreneurship
- Hobbies:
Rooting for Detroit Sports Teams, Working Out, Fantasy Sports,
Introducing myself as “He Who Must Not be Named” at
social gatherings
- Fun Fact: I'm an identical twin with an unhealthy addiction
to "The Hills" on MTV
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 Anca Mataoanu
- E-mail: amataoan AT ChicagoGSB.edu
- Hometown: Bucharest, Romania
- Undergrad College: Academia of Bucharest
- Undergrad Major: Economics
- Work Experience: Former Economist at
The World Bank, Future Sales & Trader
- Chicago Booth Concentrations:
Accounting and Finance
- Hobbies: Pretending I'm a Romanian Gymnast; Preparing
to serve as official "Romanian Minx" of
Chicago Booth in 2009
- Fun Fact: I've traveled
to over 30 countries and speak 5 languages.
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 Kip Johann-Berkel
- E-mail: KJohannB AT ChicagoGSB.edu
- Hometown: Rubicon, WI, USA
- Undergrad College: MIT
- Undergrad Major: Computer Science
- Work Experience: Former: Programmer
for UBS Investment Bank, Future: Investment Manager
- Chicago Booth Concentrations:
Analytic Finance, Accounting, and Strategic Management
- Hobbies:
running marathons, ebay arbitrage, traveling, cooking, sports,
shakin’ my JLo to hip hop, and wearing my cheesehead
while cheering for the Green Bay Packers
- Fun Fact:
I can pick my nose with my tongue and have won two competitive
eating contests in my life (training for more!)
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 Vikas (Vick) Dua
- E-mail: vdua AT ChicagoGSB.edu
- Hometown: Buffalo, NY
- Undergrad College: SUNY - Buffalo
- Undergrad Major: Electrical
Engineering
- Work Experience: Former Engineer in Flight Simulation;
Consulting this summer.
- Chicago Booth Concentrations: Strategic Management,
Finance and Entrepreneurship
- Hobbies: Skiing, soccer, skydiving,
working out, drinking, eating, traveling and all things Buffalo
including the Bills, chicken wings and Beef on Weck
- Fun Fact:
I'm a political junkie and nothing makes me
happier than eating pizza after a long night of partying
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