Thailand smiles

The lack of posts is a result of having to pay for internet service, versus the free accomadations I recieved in HK.

Thailand has been good to me so far. The places are harder to get to than HK but a hired tuk-tuk driver is all you need. I'm living in the Khao San area, every backpackers first stop.

The first night was tough, nearly all the guesthouses were full. My twenty pound bag was adding to the stress. Finally I was able to find a room, that looked more like a jail cell for 300baht. It was an uncomfortable night, but I was tired and too culture shocked to care.

Morning after, I found a much better room (with higher ceilings) for 150baht, now thats a deal. A tuk-tuk driver took me around the city for 20baht the whole day. I was able to book an entire week in Chang Mai for 8000baht all inclusive with the exception of water.

Its funny how the drivers go about in Bangkok. My ride on the tuk-tuk at times felt like a rollercoaster. Buddahs, big buddahs, lucky buddahs, lots and lots of buddahs. I'm glad that I'll be doing something other than sightseeing by tomorow.

At last, I had a bowl of vegetable soup for 60baht. For some reason I have not been able to stomach anything this whole trip so far. Perhaps its the heat. Nevertheless the food smells and tastes exceptionally good, but of course everytime I walk by I feel like throwing up. The night ended on a high note with two Australian "blokes" as they put it. We had a couple of drinks and barhopped until neither of us could stay awake anymore.

In Chang Mai I plan to do a three day trek with a small group of people around the world. Hopefully it will be one of the highlights of my trip.