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Okay so after watching video's and reading books on all the things NOT TO DO in Thailand 5 minutes in we went and jumped in an un-licensed taxi with a woman that i couldn't understand for s*** !! ( it was a good job farny was in the car with me ,all though he struggled and half the time we spent looking at each other thinking what the hell is she on about ) .... So we probably got ripped off but we made it to the hotel which was all good..
First thoughts on Bangkok .. the place is crazy !! all though i do like it , its nothing like england and our first attempt at crossing a road took for ever ! weve found out you have to work your way across the road in amoungst all the taxi's and tuk tuks which can be quite tricky ..
Day one , i found out that you have to learn to say NO in this country which at first i couldn't do so we ended up getting taken to a Thai boxing event which was interesting ! loads of weird looking people shouting and taking bets on with each other .. it was pretty crazy but a good experiance and we saw a few knockouts and people getting stretchered off which was good ...
The second day our tuk tuk driver presuaded us into taking a tour round all the thai temples , again as i couldnt say no we ended up doing that and visiting all his mates suit shops en route !!! i found that thai buisness men are very friendly untill you say no to whatever there trying to sell ..
after we went to the MBK shopping centre .. pretty crazy to ! its hard to know what the price of things are and should be when there are no labels telling you !! however i think ive marstered the art of bartering and now find myself getting very anal over 10 baht ( which is about 20p ) :D
we also booked up a jungle trek to chiang mai where we sleep in huts / go through the jungle on elephants , do rafting down a river on bamboo rafts and eat with the tribe .Im looking forward to drinking some of there homemade rice whiskey !
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dave worner Hey good blog! hope ur having fun!