Syd and I quickly decided that we didn't like Bangkok and needed to flee. We asked around and heard about a small river town a couple of hours away, Ampawa. We hired a private driver, Mr. Achera, negotiated a fee, and took off. Only problem was after an hour into the drive, we found that Mr Achera didn't know how to get to Ampawa. He said he was going to stop by a friends place and ask directions. This got me a little nervous since we had no idea where we were. As he pulled off the main road, syd and I exchanged looks. We quitely place our passports and all of the cash in our pockets. We agreed that the second things looked like trouble we would leave the backpacks and take off running
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