Hello.
So we left the comfort of our hotel yesterday morning and headed for Khao San Road. We left the hotel and were immediately mobbed by tuktuk drivers, so we got into one and asked for khao san. Apparently tuktuk drivers are notorious for dropping their passengers off at a travel agent that they get a commission from instead of where you'd actually like to go. This driver was no different. After arguing for a few minutes I wrongly gave him some money and hailed a cab and headed for Khao San. In our defence we were very jet lagged and not accustomed to being ripped off at every turn. When we got there we had no trouble finding a room for 200 baht (6 dollars) and we put our backpacks down, bought a pad-lock for the door and headed out to deck ourselves in hippy apparel. We spent all of yesterday walking up and down the streets around Khao San. One thing about Bangkok that was surprising is how freaking hot and smoggy it is here. Joanna and I were dying from the heat. The fan in our room did help a bit, as well as the missing window and pink tiled walls. Our room consisted of a window, a twin sized bed, peeling ceiling, pink tiled walls and a box-spring like mattress. it was AWESOME. but the sleep was a little rough due to the constant traffic and beeps from the tuktuks. We really like the atmosphere here, it's so different and smelly and colourful. We've both decided that we need to get out of Bangkok soon, it's too busy and we want to see something other than buildings and high rises. We went to book a train ticket to chiangmai yesterday, but all the trains are booked until the 11th. Unfortunately we have to take the bus there tonight. I hope that 300 baht is enough to not get ripped off/gassed. It's a recurring joke of how funny it would be to see everyone suddenly pass out in the bus at the same time. We might go see the Grand palace before we go but that means lugging all our crap around with us, so...
Anyway, that's a little recap of whats gone on so far.
See you later,
Ben and Jo
So we left the comfort of our hotel yesterday morning and headed for Khao San Road. We left the hotel and were immediately mobbed by tuktuk drivers, so we got into one and asked for khao san. Apparently tuktuk drivers are notorious for dropping their passengers off at a travel agent that they get a commission from instead of where you'd actually like to go. This driver was no different. After arguing for a few minutes I wrongly gave him some money and hailed a cab and headed for Khao San. In our defence we were very jet lagged and not accustomed to being ripped off at every turn. When we got there we had no trouble finding a room for 200 baht (6 dollars) and we put our backpacks down, bought a pad-lock for the door and headed out to deck ourselves in hippy apparel. We spent all of yesterday walking up and down the streets around Khao San. One thing about Bangkok that was surprising is how freaking hot and smoggy it is here. Joanna and I were dying from the heat. The fan in our room did help a bit, as well as the missing window and pink tiled walls. Our room consisted of a window, a twin sized bed, peeling ceiling, pink tiled walls and a box-spring like mattress. it was AWESOME. but the sleep was a little rough due to the constant traffic and beeps from the tuktuks. We really like the atmosphere here, it's so different and smelly and colourful. We've both decided that we need to get out of Bangkok soon, it's too busy and we want to see something other than buildings and high rises. We went to book a train ticket to chiangmai yesterday, but all the trains are booked until the 11th. Unfortunately we have to take the bus there tonight. I hope that 300 baht is enough to not get ripped off/gassed. It's a recurring joke of how funny it would be to see everyone suddenly pass out in the bus at the same time. We might go see the Grand palace before we go but that means lugging all our crap around with us, so...
Anyway, that's a little recap of whats gone on so far.
See you later,
Ben and Jo
7 comments:
whoa... INTENSE. what's in that bag?
haha yeah, what is in that bag?
sweeeet!!
You guys look like you're dying of sweaty-heat-heat. Geezzz, buy little hand fans.
No, honestly, you look hot. (Hahah, get it?)
What culture shock. I'm so excited for you guys.
POST A LOT!
I see nothing funny about being gassed.
Miss you both SO MUCH!
-Merk
Dude!!! Hella miss you right now. My mom got a photo album for the boat pics and it made methink a lot about you today.
I can see your having fun. Now go get a trbal tattoo and join the rest of us k???
Graham
Bag drinks! love them.
You are bald. I hop ethis is just a S.E. Asia phase thing.
Glad to see you two have found and taken to buckets. the most effective cheapest way to be doing the drinking. try getting them at the VW van on Soi Rambutree (just around the corner from koh San).
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