Signing off from Thailand

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Our last day in Thailand was spent in absolute comfort. We spent the day relaxing in our great hotel, watching Transformers 2 at the mall, and having lunch and dinner at the Mall's wonderful food courts.

Bangkok was a far friendlier experience than Chiang Mai. Taxis are plentiful and dirt cheap ($1-$3 a ride), and the food is more accessible as well. If you are going souvenir shopping in Thailand, we would also recommend you save your shopping for Bangkok. The standard tourist trinkets can be had for far cheaper in the non-bargaining stores in the mall; you really get taken for a ride at Chiang Mai's Night Market.

And so our trip comes to a close. Our visit was documented mostly through pictures of food and random landscape shots, but we hope you got a feel for how it is to travel through SE Asia. We had a great time roughing it through cheap hotels, cheap eats, and cheap travel. We played with tigers, elephants, parrots, and tropical fish. We consistently marveled at how cheap it is to live in SE Asia. And most of all, we had a great time.

From now on, Michael will be documenting his experiences in Korea.

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Photos

Vimanmek Mansion
We went here because we had tickets, but we were too worn out from sightseeing to really appreciate it

Shrimp Pad Thai
Shrimp was bad but the Pad Thai was so good ($1.32)

Pad Thai Cook
This lady was running a brisk business selling the Pad Thai

Chicken Rice
Bought at a Roadside Stall, this Chicken Rice came with a nice soup (88 cents)

Kathy at MBK Mall
Kathy is hiding somewhere in this picture!

Food Court at MBK Mall
Takoyaki (octopus balls) and Shu Mai ($3.00)

Barbecue
At the MBK Mall, we went all out and got the deluxe bbq set with a pitcher of coke ($8.77 for 2 people)

Scooter Scooter
Driving a Scooter in Bangkok is like having a death wish!