This scene tries to capture the multitude of chaos that goes on in the streets of Bangkok. People selling, people buying, taxi's stopping, tuk-tuk's touting. It all happens all at once.
Entering the Fuggy Haze October 1st 2008 Bangkok - Pakse - Don Khong - Don Khon - Pakse - Attapeu
As I retrieved Vik’s rucksack from an overly confident tuk-tuk drivers vehicle I banged my head on a typically well positioned and unfeasibly rusty Laos road sign. There was an audible “oooo” from the group of drivers who surrounded us.
“Happens to me all the time; that was nothing - in Scotland we put barbs on the signs so yo ... read more
Asia » Laos » South Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more
Years of staring at maps, debating routes, saving money and boring anyone in earshot with constantly changing plans finally culminated in our D-Day. 28th August 2006. The day that Vik and Bob went global.
Having made it to New Zealand without taking a single flight, we reached the conclusion that neither our finances nor our sea legs could stomach another container ship journey so we've cheated and taken a flight from New Zealand to Bangkok. From Bangkok we hope to stick with the overland theme and take a route home through Southern Asia: China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey...
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