Seat of Our Pants

A day of traveling has taken us to Saigon, Vietnam. Right now we are relaxing after a nice dinner here in the Pham Ngu Lao district. We are comfortably set up in our hotel and it is time to reflect a bit on the country we just left behind – Thailand.

Leading up to the time we arrived there, the country was racked by civil unrest, riots and demonstrations – nuisances we saw absolutely nothing of when we were there. The political situation was reported widely on in world media, and I think that was one of the reasons for the relative lack of tourists in some parts of the country. We have also been told that it is off-season for tourism right now ( perhaps it has to do something with the daily thunderstorms we’ve seen lately).

So: Thailand. We felt that Bangkok was up to its usual ugly stuff – full of dirt, touts, taxis and unforgettably great food. The south also lived up to its billing: sun-drenched white sand beaches, a super relaxed atmosphere and a few too many tourists for our taste. Not to say that we didn’t have a nice run on Koh Pangan though. Jaime got a lot of cleansing and detoxification done, and I got a lot of writing done. If you are going to Thailand, however, my travel tip is to go to the northern parts. Not only does the Chiang Mai area have a nice climate, it has a lot of interesting things to do, awesome food, fun shopping and cool people. Compared to the south, we paid about half the price for most things up there. If you don’t absolutely have to have a bit of beach in your Thailand trip – the north is the place to be. In the words of a Texan man we met: “I think this is paradise”.

Thailand was the warm-up for our trip. It was a place we both have visited before, and it delivered exactly what we wanted. However, we are pretty happy to be where we are, and are hoping Bacon will enjoy this country too.

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