City of Angles to the City of Monkies

I've made it to Centeral Thailand. After a few days staying a basic beach side bungalow on Ko Phan Ngan I had a bit of a scare. I was about to hop on the boat when I realised I didn't have my wallet. I raced back to my hotel in a monsoon to get it. Then the next day when I was about to get on the boat I thought I'd lost my passport (fortunately I hadn't).

After that trying experience I headed for the bustling capital of Thailand, Bangkok. All I have to say is Fucking Bangkok. The city is nuts and at first is just too much for a western white boy to take. Eventually I started to get the hang of it but I left after only a few days. I then traveled through centeral Thailand and saw such sights as the Bridge over the River Kwae and some ancient ruines. Recently I've seen alot of wildlife up close. The more spectacular of these include Elephants and Tigers and Monkies (oh my!). Feel free to send me an email or two or post a comment.

See you guys later this month.

-Drewdles

Asian Adventures

Hey

I'm waiting in Stuait Thani for an over night ferry to Ko Pha Ngan. To be honest I'm a little apprehensive about the ride. The boat is really just a barge with a few "beds" in it. I plan on sleeping with one eye open.

That aside I'm having an amazing time in South East Asia. Singapore was, as every traveler describes, a very nice city with nothing to do. Two days there was more than enough. On my third morning I hoped on a public bus to the border of the tiny island state.

I spent 6 days working my way up through Malaysia. Melakka didn't have much to do but I met a cool Dutch couple and hung out with them. As for KL I really didn't like the city. It was noisy dirty and a bit sketchy. I've also heard that Bangkok is even worse. From KL it was off the Perhian island via that fastest speed boat I've been in. The boat was no more than tub with two 140 HP engines strapped to it. The islands were really beautiful but much more expensive than the rest of the country.

After a few days in paradise I had to come back to the mainland as I was running out of RM and there are no ATMs on the island (the island only has power at night). I than had to cross the Thailand border which was kinda of crappy. Literally the minute I stepped into the country I was greeted by monsoon (that's what you get for visiting in the wet season). I met an English bloke and two California girls at the border and traveled with them for a few days. This was a major mistake. The girls had a collective IQ of maybe 8 and were useless at making decisions.

Traveling through Southern Thailand was probably the sketchy leg of my trip. The road had millitary check points every 40km or so each with barbed wire, pillboxes and scores of machine gun toting rangers. It was a little un-nerving. Once clear of the military presence we went to Hay Yai where we ate at a 60s bar and heard the funniest attempts at some classics sung by a Thai band.

Spent a few nights in Phuket (tourist city) which were interesting. The bars full of fat old white guys trying to pick up Thai girls (and Lady-Boys) who in turn expected a few drinks and 1000 Baht . BI rented a step scooter one day which was amazingly fun but very deadly. For thos of you who don't know what a step scooter is it's a 100 - 150cc bike that has a semi-automatic transmission. I decided to ride from our hotel into the city on the other side of the peninusla which invluved some trecherous mountain roads and frantic Thailand traffic.

And now I'm here. Well hopefully I survive the nights ride. Can't wait to see all you guys when I get back.

-Drew