5/2/11

Bangkok...

As soon as I turned off of the highway and into the maze of streets I knew I was in a city that I loved. It's edgy, spicy, colorful and full of AMAZING street food. Bangkok is full of excitement and has everything I love about a big city. I spent my first 2 days wandering around eating and trying to talk to people in my horrible Thai. I found the world's coolest hostel (the overstay) that looks like an abandoned building in Brooklyn; it's filthy, covered in graffiti, and costs less than $2 a night.. I begin a 10 Meditation course (Vipassana) a day's ride east of Bangkok this week so my time in Bangkok might be short lived, which is a shame and I must return to properly explore this urban wonderland!









The bathroom door in my hostel, if I ever die I want this on my tombstone!

The road to Bangkok...

The road north along the Burmese border was pretty much flat, boring highway.. It's easy to cover 100+ miles a day like this but I would definitely prefer half the distance and twice the excitement! All in all it wasn't too bad with lots of roadside sleeping and smiles from the fruit vendors that line mile after mile of highway... Highlights were a couple really interesting cities like Prachuap Khiri Kahn and Hua Hin, which for whatever reason, I didn't take any photos of...