Travel Recipe

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Travel Recipe

60 hours awake time

24 hours at airports

16 hours of flight time

12 stewerdesses

4 outfit changes (by the stewerdesses)

3 Meals

1 Insane Taxi Ride through the Labyrinth they call Bangkok



Other Options and Notable Varients

1 coked out mendicant asking (sam) for a dollar- past security- at 3am in the morning, passes

out- is awoken by 5 police officers- throws punches- gets arrested-

or

1 three hour walk through the ghettos (I presume) with zero english speakers encountered

(or non-thai for that matter)

Day 2

The 80 minute taxi ride to Banglamphu (bacpackers paradise/tourist trap from hell) should

have reasonably cost $60+ US. But today (like most everyother in Thailand) it was slightly

cheaper- 180 baht- or about 5 dollars and 50 cents U.S.


Sounds like a bargain- and it is- but it doesn't compare to hour 3 hour 44 cent tut tut ride (20

baht)


You may wonder how one can get away with such steals. The taxi is legitimate. The tut tut is

one ridiculous tourist trap. Fast forward 2 travel agencies and one silkshop and we had

fenagled our way to some Thai boxing. The colleseum full of beer bellied thai men- the

occasional tourist (the thais have great surgeries- so much so that grabbing is the only

effective means of verification (according to like 5 tut tut driving storytellers) Sensing

opportunity- I have taken advantage of the great services- and am now 5 foot two- tan- no

need to change the facial hair cause it is patchy at best. )


Thai boxing resulted in one blood bath and one insane T.K.O. but for the most part was very

civil.



If this is incoherent babble- too bad. I'm jetlagged- and confusing at best. Or better yet- will convey clearer story telling later...

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Photos

Geese that make goose
Artwork at SEA-TAC

T.A.T
The infamous Thailand Association of Travel- More on that later

escape the deluge
A bar we were practically forced into- after a serious (like 5 times as heavy) deluge.

Monk
Dunno if taken pics was koshe- oh well

Banglamphu
Backpackers paradise- hostels cost about 180 baht a night (2.50 a person U.S) Tourist trap extrordinaire-

Comments

[Mom]

alive and well
Glad to see you have several of the food groups covered- eels and Sprite! Mom

[Aunt Janet]

Hello from SLC
Hi Pat - Glad you made it safely there and it seems that you a fully immersed into the scene. I am jealous that you went to Muy Thai - I would love to see a match. The Blog is great and we love the photos. Take care and watch out for snakes....I assume that you read the book we gave you. Love Aunt Janet

[deleted_22297]

Arrested already?
I can't wait to hear about getting arrested. I hope you boys are enjoying yourselves!!

[Pat]

yeah!
way sweet blog my friend, i enjoy it. and i await our chess rematch upon your return