the land of the tuk tuk

Today i set out for Thailand, (going to see what all the hype is all about). So we set off with air Asia and as you know i have to complain about something on all airlines. Well we have a new all time winner (thank the lord it was a quick flight) with seats booked together ending up separate rows and when getting there we found out the air port is like 8 minutes away. next day we managed to get a driver that would drive use around for the whole day. That night we went to the city as it was new years eve and it was crazy so many people!!
friday the 1st jan this was the day that i realise that i had not money and was in fact 45 pound over drawed with no back up plan or money, with no idea what to do crazy i know.

Anyway after make a couple texts and asking people to put money into my phone, someone finally put money into my account, too of whom I have no idea is but thank you. Later that day we went to a market that had some crazy reviews with over 200 000 visitors everyday covering over 28 arcres (the place was crazy) there are over 50 000 stores which sold everything, it was said to be impossible not to get lost (which we later found to be true).

So on the way to this market we were kicked out of our Tuk Tuk by the driver in the middle of the were, this was because the deals is normally was to look around the tailor and act interested so that they can get voucher (which seem to be far more important than the fair). We did this but when he brought us to the second tailor we decided that we will just hang around in the reception, well anyway somehow he saw us just hanging around and when we got back in the Tuk Tuk he drove us around the corner and kicked us out. So there it was two days in Thailand and we had already been kicked out.

The next day while at dinner we were introduced to a group of ladies that we later named the frog ladies they were infirmness for persist in trying to sell you these frogs that had no purpose apart from making noise.

Back to the subject so we went back to the city a couple of days later and you would not believe it but once again were ditched by another Tuk Tuk driver as after we come out of the tailor we found that the driver had left (not impressed). Completely irrelevant  but Bangkok has the most moped taxis which are is the best things ever although Ms Hazelwood will never  get on one which means I’m unliked to ever get a ride.

Today I met with a mate that I know from England who showed me around Bangkok, which was cool to go out with a local and see how things are really done,  anyway anyone that knows me, knows I love Badminton so Bank agreed to take me to a club where one of his mates trains. But anyway we got there and knew I was going to be a bit off the ball as I have not played in six month, but anyway after getting there and on the court it was clear that this was going to be a lot worse than first anticipated. First of all I will be playing girls 14 and younger and secondly they where the top three of whole Thailand. So after getting my ass wopped by the 13 year old they decided to make me play the 12 and 11 year old who also killed me on the court. After playing 10 minutes the second girl I just wanted to give up it seem that I have travelled half way around the world to play in Asia and get my ass serve on a plate and with everyone watching I had no choice but to keep playing. But at last the pain ended after a couple of hours the young girls seemed to have enjoying it and you could see the ones watching wanted to come and beat my ass as well.

I have not talked about this that much but since coming to Asia the countless amounts of stairs and gasps’ and grown. After visiting three countries I can now say that it is as at a all time high as the people I walk pass shout to their friends relatives look at that tall black man I have heard it in five languages and have had almost caused motorbikes to crash as their stair in amazement.

I would like to call the little story “If You Can’t Hear You Must Feel!!!”

Well anyone that knows me know that I like to say I told you so. Well since I started travelling with Ms Hazelwood she persisted on eating every strange food on the plant (if she has not heard of it or it has a crazy colour she will eat it) will I am always telling her that her body won’t be able to cope with all the Constance change anyway today it gave up today as she lies there dieing of pain. All I can say is that I told you so, and as Auntie Vrok would say “If you can’t hear you must feel!!!” People look at me as if I don’t care as I don’t go running after her when she is sick but oh well that’s how it is. “In your skin” Auntie Anner.

So anyway we moved on to our last city Chiang Mai, Couple of days later, where we would trek through Thailand Rainforest. We started our hikes with our group made up of 11 in total. As we drove for a couple of hours it was clear that we were reaching real Thailand. As we saw more and more rice fields and less and less people. Our group consists of four Danish girls, a Canadian couple and one German making up quite a team with the German that loved to talk about weed, the Canadians that could drink a roof of a house and cool Danishes that consist of two baby swimming instructors a photographer and a sporting star not to mention the crazy tour guy.

Anyway we rode elephant that day and as I sat on the neck of the elephant I was dum enough to buy bananas which was a big mistake as after giving it the first one not only did I not forget that I had given food but the whole pack had also noted. So I had trunk coming from all directions grabbing EVERYTHING and I mean everything as we as breathing (or should I say blowing nose) all over me, not to mention the fact that I constantly through I was going to fall off as my leg dangled and I struggled not to get hit by the trees that it decided it wanted to pull down after I stopped giving it food, but all in all it was still a wicked experience and I would not have changing it for the world. The rest of the hike was amazing as we saw local villagers not to talk about the views and the people.

So a couple of days before that I had made friends with a Tuk Tuk man that lived at or at least seem to live at our hotel. Anyway for a day or so I went out with him (for free) as he drove people around Thailand. I even got to drive the Tuk Tuk which was very cool as well.

So before I forget when we got to Chiang Mai, or should I say attempted to get to Chiang Mai, we had a little incident. So I was sleeping as you do when you are on a coach and suddenly I caught a glimpse of a very bright light flash a first I thought we had been pulled over by the police but then I turn around to see the whole back of the bus smoking and people rush to get off (it was crazy) the back of the bus had exploded.

So there we were in the middle of Thailand 10 o’clock at night in the middle of nowhere trying to hitch a ride (which in the end took over an hour).

So that was Thailand a bit different but very interesting.

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