Bangkok and a Surprise Trip to Phuket
Christian December 27th, 2008
First off, sorry for the delay in our last two postings. It has been crazy since we got home last week. We will post another couple of posts this coming week. We took a van from the Jolly Frog Guesthouse to Bangkok. We were both stuffed in the front seat with the driver, but that did not matter much since it was even cheaper than the second class bus + taxi into town would have been. Sitting in the front seat we could really see all of those “close calls” with other cars/ motorcycles, but I guess that is all part of the the experience. When we got to Bangkok, we were happy that the guesthouse that we had booked for the following night had a room available a day early, we hate switching rooms when we don’t have to. We actually sat down for a bit before venturing out and getting our bearings. We walked down the infamous Khao San Road to see what kind of merchandise is on sale, testing the waters on how low the prices can go. Continue Reading »
