IS THAT A TRUNK OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME?
oh boy!
by the time my plane landed and i got on a shuttle bus to my hotel, (which is twice as nice as the Nana Hotel i was staying at in bangkok AND twice as cheap) it was pretty late and it seems as though everything is only at 10% capacity.
i dont know if that is because of the tsunami or what but it just doesn't seem to be full of people which makes it harder to meet people. So i thought i will make do with what i can today and then head over to Ko Samui where its appparently at.
In the morning i had a safe bet with toast and fruit at the hotel, and then headed over to a massage palour at patong beach in this little shop and they had a siamese type cat there that came over to me and i put him on my lap and he was like pppppppuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr. it was beautiful. they have siamese cats running feral around here. they are as common as moggies.
then i went to catch a tuk tuk and i asked how much and she said 200B. and i thought that was o.k because thats how much i paid to get here from my hotel at karon beach. but then she signed this contract thing and before i knew it she was asking me which motorbike i wanted!!!!
i was like "no no no!) but then i thought, well you only live once dont you?
and i asked for the smallest bike. all the men were trying to get me to take one of the big harley things but i took a little vespa thing instead. "baby Steps." i said! and so i have been cruising around the island all day on my little bike and even though the men at the rental place told me i was getting a lady bike i thought iwas pretty daring and cool considering how they drive in this place.
the general road rule is-
#1. who ever is in front has right of way. this includes when changing lanes. even if the car in the other lane needs to slamm on its brakes.
#2. when over taking if you see oncoming traffic just flash your headlights at them and they will stop for you.
#3. if you see a car on your side of the road falshing it's headlights, for gods sake STOP!!!
scary stuff.
i had an elephant ride as well. i am having trouble putting the pictures up on this computer and will post them tommorow.
love you all
xO
oh boy!
by the time my plane landed and i got on a shuttle bus to my hotel, (which is twice as nice as the Nana Hotel i was staying at in bangkok AND twice as cheap) it was pretty late and it seems as though everything is only at 10% capacity.
i dont know if that is because of the tsunami or what but it just doesn't seem to be full of people which makes it harder to meet people. So i thought i will make do with what i can today and then head over to Ko Samui where its appparently at.
In the morning i had a safe bet with toast and fruit at the hotel, and then headed over to a massage palour at patong beach in this little shop and they had a siamese type cat there that came over to me and i put him on my lap and he was like pppppppuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr. it was beautiful. they have siamese cats running feral around here. they are as common as moggies.
then i went to catch a tuk tuk and i asked how much and she said 200B. and i thought that was o.k because thats how much i paid to get here from my hotel at karon beach. but then she signed this contract thing and before i knew it she was asking me which motorbike i wanted!!!!
i was like "no no no!) but then i thought, well you only live once dont you?
and i asked for the smallest bike. all the men were trying to get me to take one of the big harley things but i took a little vespa thing instead. "baby Steps." i said! and so i have been cruising around the island all day on my little bike and even though the men at the rental place told me i was getting a lady bike i thought iwas pretty daring and cool considering how they drive in this place.
the general road rule is-
#1. who ever is in front has right of way. this includes when changing lanes. even if the car in the other lane needs to slamm on its brakes.
#2. when over taking if you see oncoming traffic just flash your headlights at them and they will stop for you.
#3. if you see a car on your side of the road falshing it's headlights, for gods sake STOP!!!
scary stuff.
i had an elephant ride as well. i am having trouble putting the pictures up on this computer and will post them tommorow.
love you all
xO
posted by Owen D'Arcy-Taylor at 11:19 PM
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