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March 23rd 2007
PUBLISHED: May 11th 2010
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Night train Night train Night train

This was our living quaters
Thursday morning and we set off for Thailand once again. We were collected from our hotel at 10am and taken to the main bus station. I had the worst seat on the bus; right at the back, looking straight down the isle luckily the driver wasn’t a lunatic. But the lad with the nodding head next to me was a nightmare every time I drifted so did he and woke me up with his head in my lap (not in a gay way) finally we arrived back in Vientiane, we were picked up by a tuk tuk and taken to the Thai border where we got a bus to the train station.
Which is where I realized I didn’t have any Thai bart and needed the toilet which they were charging 20 for, after an argument with the loo attendant I had to get a tuk tuk to the nearest cash point just to get money for the loo. After an agonizing wait the train arrived and we boarded, this wasn’t any normal train it had beds dinner delivered to you drinks on tap and very funny staff who just wanted to drink your beer. Which looking back isn’t all
Mddam tusaord Mddam tusaord Mddam tusaord

He is actually real
that good?
After a surprisingly awful sleep, we arrived at Bangkok, home sweet home that sweet smell of fish in the burning hot sun, the fried stick insects, fried grass hoppers fried cockroaches, the unbearable heat, the jam packed roads, the drug pushers, the pimps on every street let alone street corner. (Just like Aldershot) and for those that have been recently you will know what I mean when I say the sound of the wooden frogs.
This time in Bangkok we really struggled to get a room everywhere we tried was either booked or to be honest bay route. Eventually we found what we thought was a nice place until a few nights down the line, and we realized that one wall was at the back of the building therefore was in the sun all day long, and the room became like a green house I have never sweated so much ever, you would take a cold shower in the hope of cooling down and within seconds you were head to toe in sweat again, It was hell. One day we went to the weekend market this place was huge we didn’t get all the way around it before
Rocket Rocket Rocket

The shop Rocket in the middle of Bangkok
it shut. They had some really good stuff everything from computers to puppies.
That night we had a few drinks and tried some bamboo cigars which I won’t recommend, then we got a tuk tuk to pat pong where all the action is. this was once again an eye opener I had forgotten just how seedy it was the last time we came, but very funny none the less. We went into one bar had a drink and watched a “performance” with bananas on the stage and they tried charging us so we got out quick. We spent a few nights here in Bangkok taking in some the sights. The bars, the local delicacies, the markets, some Thai boxing and the hair dressers you’ll be pleased to know dad.
Then we took a day trip to cachamaburi, went to the river kwai and walked over to Burma, the river was good sightseeing and quite interesting, and we fed elephants. But the real highlight of the day was without doubt tiger temple I never thought I would touch a tiger let alone hold one in my lap, and they are huge. The reason they are so tame is because they have
Battesee dogs home Battesee dogs home Battesee dogs home

This pouch was 3000 bart about 40 something pound
been brought up as pets by a set of monks and therefore no no different, obviously you have to be quite careful. On our walk back to the bus we were surrounded by hogs, pigs, horses, goats, deer, rain deer, cows, water buffalo, and cocks, I didn’t know where to go they surrounded you, quite scared to be honest ha.
One more day spent in Bangkok and off to Koh Panang for the full moon party. again please comment on the blog




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All aboard All aboard
All aboard

This was at the museam for the bridge over the river kwy
Pat Pong Pat Pong
Pat Pong

This says all you need to know about PatPong
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Keith Richards

Or NOT i think the stop sign in the background is quite apt


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1st April 2007

Love the tiger pics! They had those wooden frogs when I went to Malta, they sound real! Where did you get those check trousers from? Blimey!
3rd April 2007

Oh my god Dave !! what a great experience for you going in with the tigers. What great photos to keep, not many people can say they have done that. But i have to say it's a good job i didn't know you were going to do it before hand !! P.S I want that little sausage dog from the market too. x
5th April 2007

1 thing....
Hi Dave, Its vix. Looks like your having fun!...I saw that ting tong man with the tigers on TV the other day talking about his "tiger sanctuary" etc! Ill enjoy wasting time at work looking at your pics. Enjoy and take care! The 1 thing I ask is ..........please cut your hair! PS whats your email address other than this thing? xx
4th May 2007

Dave, that monk fella is my hero!
4th May 2007

dave, that monk fella is my hero!

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