Originally posted: Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Hello again all. Today is my last day in Thailand, and it has been a remarkable week. Bangkok and some other places in Thailand are a seething den of sin and inequity. You can't go anywhere without being hounded for a taxi, tuk-tuk, massage or tailored suit. That is not to say that the Thai people are not genuinely affectionate. Most are helpful and interested where you have come from, but others, unfortunately, are out to fleece you as much as they can.
I spent 4 days in Bangkok getting around to most of the tourist spots. I met up with an American broad called Lisa, and she said something very relevant: Getting around in Bangkok does not feel like a vacation. She was dead right, so i caught a plane to Phuket and spent 2 and a half days at Patong Beach. Still very touristy, but far more relaxing, cheaper, and easy-going than Bangkok. It was the Thai experience I was looking for. Unfortunately I probably spent a day or 2 too many in Bangkok, but so it goes. Nevertheless, the contrast to Tokyo was profound and precisely what I was hoping for.
Anyways, off to Espanol tonight. Hopefully the Australian dollar will continue it's upward trend.
Hello again all. Today is my last day in Thailand, and it has been a remarkable week. Bangkok and some other places in Thailand are a seething den of sin and inequity. You can't go anywhere without being hounded for a taxi, tuk-tuk, massage or tailored suit. That is not to say that the Thai people are not genuinely affectionate. Most are helpful and interested where you have come from, but others, unfortunately, are out to fleece you as much as they can.
I spent 4 days in Bangkok getting around to most of the tourist spots. I met up with an American broad called Lisa, and she said something very relevant: Getting around in Bangkok does not feel like a vacation. She was dead right, so i caught a plane to Phuket and spent 2 and a half days at Patong Beach. Still very touristy, but far more relaxing, cheaper, and easy-going than Bangkok. It was the Thai experience I was looking for. Unfortunately I probably spent a day or 2 too many in Bangkok, but so it goes. Nevertheless, the contrast to Tokyo was profound and precisely what I was hoping for.
Anyways, off to Espanol tonight. Hopefully the Australian dollar will continue it's upward trend.
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