So in this post I’ll describe the trip itself a little more. We got to Thailand at around 11pm on Saturday night, which sucked, but Bob met us and got us to Khaosan Road. I’m glad he was there, cause the cab driver kept trying to rip us off. Khaosan Road was pretty different than Japan. Basically it’s full of backpackers, and garbage. It was late so lots of people were pretty drunk, and the garbage had piled up quite a bit, so maybe my first impression wasn’t the best. Anyway, we were glad to go to Koh Chang the next morning.
The ride there was pretty uneventful. We basically just followed all the other white people from one stage to the next, until we were on the island and in one of the “taxis”. The first day we pretty much just wandered around our little town area and spent time on the beach. Then the next day we went on an elephant trek, and to a much bigger beach on the top of the island. Everything there was really relaxed, so I really enjoyed it the whole time. Also, the food was so much better than anything I can get in Japan.
Thailand itself was a lot poorer than I expected it to be, and I can’t really understand why. There is tons of tourism there, but so many things seem unnecessarily neglected. Just about everything seems on the verge of collapsing, but I guess if it does they just put it back up again. Granted I was only there for less than a week, so I didn’t exactly see the whole picture.
Anyway, here are some pictures:
February 22, 2008 at 11:30 pm |
it looks beautiful and warm…no kotatsu needed
but where on this trip do you think you picked up poison ivy?
i hope its less itchy now!
February 23, 2008 at 6:20 am |
what an adventure!!! but….where was Colin during the elephant ride??