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Made a friend and a guide
Last night I met Bem in Bangkok. Today he will be my local guide of Bangkok. He will keep me safe and show me the city from the locals eyes. 22 November. Last night I met Bem who is from Laos. He is street smart and knows much about Bangkok and the thai people. This is why I hired him to be my guid. I head down to the lobby at 10 and ask the front desk to call his cell phone. They speak in Thai and the lady says he will be here in 5 minutes. Turns out to be more like . We ...
Bangkok Nights
... t follow it with ‘told her’ and someone else says ‘tell her’ you have to tell the person what you said. Noticing a large sweaty, hairy man ogling a petit Thai girl, I sarcastically comment I’d sleep with him for free. ‘Tell him’ shouts Steven; apparently I’m playing the game too and after some coercing, I tell the ogre what I said before running off. He’s even worse close up, definite nose hair ...
Take-off Bangkok
... a few or six. - Monsoons don't last an hour, whilst exploring the surroundings of our hostel, SUK11 kindly recommended by Weerada, we proceeded to get drenched assuming it will be enough with our coats. Monsoons over here can last up to 4 hours at a time... An intensity that the UK could never cope with. - The food is spicy. Silvita got in her own words "spiced out" by what she thought was a non-spicy Thai chorizo. - Ping pong shows are something of ...
Day 33 - The Best Man for the Job
... was able to elaborate a little on the wedding situation. Apparently the gorgeous wedding saris, Ivory or cream in colour with beading and multiple (seven) necklaces attached, and the head dress are "Kandy style" Kandy is considered a cultural and learning centre (there WERE lots and lots of schools there !) and Kandians are or were considered very high caste, thus the more elaborate saris than your run of the mill lovely, all colours of the rainbow ones. The first part ...
Thailand Bound
Our flight to Thailand was pretty painless! The flight from Calcutta to Bangkok took 2 1/2 hours, in between that time we ate veg fried rice and honey pancakes. It felt like we had only just got in the air when we landed in Bangkok. On arrival we tried to get hold of Karl, Scott's friend from when he worked at Sainsbury's years ago. Karl had moved to Thailand 4 years ago and is now teaching English in Bangkok. We sent him a text and tried ringing, we ...