Thailand is a pretty kick-ass country. The fact that it is sooooo touristy did rub Kelly and me the wrong way from time to time, but hey…places are touristy for a reason, right? Overall, we had a great time and of course, hope to make it back one day.
The Landscape
You’ve seen the pictures. Awesome beaches, jungle, and mountains.
A popular stop on the ‘backpacker trail’, we met tourists from EVERYWHERE, but mainly a lot of young Brits traveling overseas for their first time. Also, a ton of Canadians…it was great to meet up with the two Jeff’s and hang with them and their fellow countrymen.
While street food is dirt cheap, accommodation was still pricey in our opinion – $10 per person, per night for a room in a guesthouse. For the full moon party, we paid $45 a night. Northern Thailand is a lot cheaper and we paid roughly $5 per person, per night for our accommodation. Bus transport was reasonably priced, but the buses were pretty ghetto.
A lot of U.S. travel health warnings urge travelers to ‘avoid street food’ for sanitary reasons, which is hilarious. It’s convenient, cheap, and DELICIOUS!!! After Hong Kong, it is definitely one of our favorite food cultures.
Of course, there are still plenty of McDonald’s if you need your comfort food fix.
Buckets. Ugh. Most people’s bucket of choice is vodka and Redbull, but there is no way Kelly and I could stomach that disgusting mixture. We went with the plain vodka/soda route which wasn’t much better because the club soda SUCKS here.
-The Thais don’t use toilet paper; they have a water sprayer next to the toilet that you use to clean yourself, which we actually got quite used to and sort of prefer. We liked to call it the ‘bum gun’.
-Riding in a tuk-tuk is fun!
-If you come to Thailand and plan on visiting any of the temples, bring a scarf or sarong. Upon entering a Wat, your shoulders and legs must be covered. Also, don’t point your feet towards an image of Buddha or he will be pissed.
-Now, onto Laos!
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