Date: May 28, 2007
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Total Thialand riding =762 km (473.4 miles)
Total India & S.E. Aisa =2,897 km (1,800 miles)
10) Bangkok, Thailand > Aranyaprathet Thailand
May 09 - May 12, 2007
Took a bus from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet, Thailand (Cambodian border). Stayed 2 nights at the Inter Hotel. Was escorted to the hotel by a very cute, English speaking Thai girl on a scooter. After she gave me directions to the hotel, she decided to show me the way. I would never have found the hotel if she didn't escort me, and I don't mean to imply that she was an escort. She was obviously well-educated, from a good home, and enjoyed conversing in English. After venturing into Cambodia, I decided to go back to Bangkok. Warnings from the locals of danger and pushing my bicycle through muddy dirt roads rather than riding was all too much. My slippers kept getting stuck in the mud as I pushed the bicycle, trying to avoid the many small trucks that I was annoying. A 90lb bicycle doesn’t ride very well on muddy roads, too much baggage for this kind of trip. I forgot to check the currency rates before crossing and got totally ripped off buying Cambodian currency.
11) Aranyaprathet Thailand > Bangkok, Thailand
May 12, 2007 – May 17, 2007
Relaxing in Bangkok while preparing for Chiang Mai
12) Bangkok, Thailand > Chiang Mai, Thailand
May 18, 2007 - May 23, 2007
13) Chiang Mai, Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand I was in Chiang Mai, Thailand for a while. That's in northern Thailand. Waterfalls, elephants, and plenty of mountains. I took the bus to spare myself the mountains. No exciting stories to tell.
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In Bangkok, the three things you'll see most are images of the king, 7-11 stores, and McDonald's restaurant. I've read that in Malaysia, yellow in reserved for royalty only but in Thailand people are encouraged to wear yellow to show their support for the king. I can't confirm Malaysia because I don't recall making a mental note on the absence of yellow, but Thailanders certainly love their king and show it by wearing yellow shirts. The king has finally decided to intervene in the squabble between the president and the military. It's times like this that the people put all their hope in the king.
I've been in this internet cafe for two hours, so I'll add more later.
-Rick
posted by Rick Anderson @ 10:24 PM
2 Comments:
Hi Rick
Thor encourages you to eat lots of rice and would like to see a picture of you and an elephant. I'd like to see you with an elephant eating rice.
Last day of school is tomorrow. The year ends with a frog jumping contest which the children have decided is stupid because they haven't caught a frog.
Jonna wants to know what the foliage is like, and do you stick out because you have nice teeth, or is it that you stick out because you're a tall white guy.
Jonna also says to be careful of the elephants; she generally doesn't trust overweight things of moderate intelligence. That's why we avoid the south.
You're not missing much in the U.S. We still whine about the price of gas and drive huge cars. We're obsessed to the point of 24 hour news coverage following the antics of this hours celebrities.
Hey what's the best food you've tried in Thailand?
The family Black
Hey Rick
You're worrying Jonna, post something. She's correcting my grammar and spelling as I write this.
Joe
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