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Today brought yet another early start 6.30am...(my body is thinking a lye-in is on the cards soon)...I got the coach from Phitsanoluk to Sukonthai...I might add was ushered on like cattle, and first thing in the morning do these people not realise Im not an realy riser?
AND another coach to a tiny place in the mountains call Tak...all in all this journey took 4hours....although the steward on the bus to Tak did restore my faith in Thai's after Bangkok..she spnet the whole trip teaching me Thai...I was asking her to teach me to say I'm Vegetarian and you would never believe what she did being vegetarian herself....she only gave me her lunch of rice/vegetables knowing I was then having to get another coach to Chaing Mai which took another 5hrs...how nice is that. I can now say thankyou in Thai...Khap Kun Kap...and and good morning - Sawatadee Kap..also Im vegetarian..but is too long and not got my lonely planet book her with me, let you know another time that one...!
I feel like a king today as my new hostel im staying has a hot shower..whooo.
Well Im in Chaing Mai at last and will be soon elephant trekking in next few days....so gonna love you all and leave you til then, when will report again...actually does anyone read this or am I doing it for my own insanity? who knows..bye for now..x
Okay Ave been in chaing mai for a few days now, oh and also 3 days in Pai (see separate postcard).,..chaing mai is very nice and definately my kind of place..it is very much thailand but alot less toned down in way of congestion and less attempts to rip me off so yeah on the whole am enjoying life here..and found an excellent guesthouse for 80bt (approx 1.08p) which is a bonus saving money. Though its time to confess I did go out clubbing and drinking (yes thats right drinking....this is me we're talking about remember)..I met a thai lad called "War?" who introduced me to his friends and they took me to a thai club...which surpised me and was excellent..that could have something to do with the 2 bottles of J.D they took in (yes you can take your own alcohol into the clubs in thailand, that shocked me)..I did not pay for one drink all night..result.
Okay now something I have to share with you all...I was for a pee, and whilst men were stood over urinals there were masseurs giving thai massage's...totally freacked me out..how the hell can you have a leak with someone stood behind you pulling your arms and massaging your neck..it looked very rough. Needless to say when one of them looked and me and pointed to the urinal I legged it into the cubicle...be be safe than sorry I thought.
This club was bizarre I was the only westerner there and everyone kept coming up to me shaking my hand and pointing to my tattoo...I revelled in the attention of course...well I had drank a few whisky's by then...he he he
There are some very good markets in Chaing Mai where you can barter a few bargains so treated my neices and nephew to some traditional thai clothes for christmas.
Okay Im all citied out guys its time to work some more on my tan me thinks....its over to the eastern islands for now I think...here comes the 25hr journey..will report from there.
Gary
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