I am a week into my trip and have seen so much. There are stories for many of the events but for now I will just relate a few highlights:
Bangkok - a chaotic, teeming mass of people. Transportation has to be the biggest business sector, except maybe for the unnamed numbers of people that cook cheap delicious food on every street.
Food - No one must eat at home. It can cost twice as much for a loft to have a kitchen and you can get a meal on the street for $1.
Dogs - Dr. Sara would go crazy with the number of stray dogs that roam the streets.
Weather - It is the coolest time of year now but it is hot enough to want to spend all your time in the shade of a building outside since most of the people do not have AC. Life is lived outside.
Flora - Bougainvilla is grown like weeds. They use it like CA uses oleanders along the freeway.
People - Very nice folks that are happy to help but if they have a taxi or a clothes stand they want your business.
Backpackers - This is still very high on the list for the itinerant backpacking group. The effect is cheap internet cafes interespersed with cheap clothes that are strictly for this group since you don't see the locals dressed in them.
If you want the funny side of the trip, check out Kim's blog. http://gorillabits.blogspot.com/
Thanks for Reading.
No comments:
Post a Comment