Land of Smiles Well we made it! We've now come full circle and have arrived safely back in Thailand, Chiang Rai to be exact. An easy hop/skip over the river and a rather dubious border crossing in terms of security and we're in. Chiang Rai is more of a “remember what the western world is like” kind of stop and we waste no time sussing out the local pizza joint. We spend a few days sorting out boring things like washing and head south for the next big city on our list...Chiang Mai Elephant City It has to be said that [View Full Entry]

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helló na most kicsit bepótolom ezt a napot. szóval 6kor indultunk innen bangkokból pichajjal, a franciák által megismert nővérrel, meg még 3 másikkal, a buson persze horpasztottunk ezerrel, majd megérkeztünk damnoen saduakba, béreltünk egy long tail boat-ot (hosszú vékony színes facsónak, kis motorral, ponyvatetővel) és bejártuk a helyi csatornákat ( kb mint velence, csak szélesebbek a csatornák), az egyikben van maga az úszó piac, ami azt jelenti, ogy csomó csomó iylen csónakocskka megy benne ide-oda, amikben öreg nénikék árulják a gyümölcsöt, fried bananast (kedvencem!) meg minde [View Full Entry]

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Day 7 24/02/07 -水上市场 早上6点15分起床，后迫不及待的赶往市场。从旅店走出来后转右到桥边，然后走下水上人家屋前的石墩，一路沿着石墩走约800公尺到一个水中路口转左，就到 [View Full Entry]

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Another early start to visit Thailand's largest (apparently) floating market at Damneon Saduak in the Rajburi canal - 1 hour's drive outside Bangkok. First stop was an orchid farm and sugar factory. Then we took a long tailed boat down the canal to the floating market. Great views on the way of the local's way of life and their traditional stilted houses. Nearly got wet - mainly for tourists but still reflects the true colours of Thailand. Then joined the rat race in one of the many paddle boats to barter and haggle for goods. Nick is an expert at this [View Full Entry]

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We were on the road at dawn this morning to one of the floating markets outside Bangkok. On the way we stopped at a local market. This first stop was probably the highlight of the day. It was rough equivalent of Toronto's St. Lawrence Market. The sights and smells were wonderful. All the produce and fish were set out neatly on endless tables. Our tour guide, Amy, helped us buy some exotic fresh fruit and we bought and ate some wonderful snacks from roadside vendors. We took a long-tail boat tour to the floating market. There are seemingly endless canals in [View Full Entry]

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Zbudili sva se v fantasticno idilicno jutro. Ce sva zaspali ob regljanju zab in pilnk-plonk zvokih iz reke skakajocih rib, naju je zbudilo (dokaj zapoznelo) petelinje dretje in civkanje pticev. Za sladkorno. Malo je idilo pokvarila invazija faraonk na mojo imovino, ampak vseeno se nama je jutro zapisalo v dobrem spominu: pri isti mami kot vceraj sva danes pili nek zivo oranzen Thai caj! Imava slikovno dokumentacijo. Sli sva do bus postaje mimo pokopalisc oz. do TAT (turisticne info). Tam nama je nek stari, ki je totalno oblvadal anglescino, razlozil vse do zadnje malenkosti kako priti do floa [View Full Entry]

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PS za ocetovski ponos: Spila sem ze dva pera! En Singha in en Leo! Se vedno mi je sicer totalno zanic, ampak 1) je priblizno pol ceneje od ostalih meni vsecnih alko pijac, 2) zdi se primerno situaciji, da se ga pije, 3) doma ga najbrz ne bom pila. Skratka, stejem komentarje, kdo je ponosen name. [View Full Entry]

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Today we decided to take a 2 hour bus journey to Damneon Saduak which has an amazing floating market. The price of the ticket down there by bus was around 2 euro each. When we arrived in the town it reminded me of the high way towns in the US. We booked into our guest house which was only 4 euro and headed out to have a look at the town. As this was our first time venturing out side Bangkok we found every thing a lot cheaper. Dinner was 50 cent and it was the nicest food that we have [View Full Entry]

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In the evening the bus dropped us off on the side of the highway in Damnoen Saduak. There was a tuk tuk driver, Mr. Aree, waiting for us. Mr. Aree was a classic and he soon had renamed Capri and Vic Momma and Poppa respectively. He took us to a lovely hotel that had rooms on stilts over the river canals and kittens on the premises. We struck a deal with Mr. Aree that he would take us on a boat tour the next morning to see the floating market. So bright and early the next day, Mr. Aree was waiting [View Full Entry]

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Hey Fans, I'm still in Bangkok but finally off Khao San Rd. and three streets over at a cute Mom & Pop Guest House that cost a fraction of the cost of my previous place. I finally took a day trip and got out of Bangkok for a few hours to check out the Floating Market in Damneon Saduk. I made friends with 3 Japanese guys on the bus. Obviously, they thought I was Japanese at first and it took a bit of convincing that I wasn't. I hung out with them pretty much most of the day. Tonight they had [View Full Entry]

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