First impressions of Thailand, apart from being insanely hot is the vast differences in wages. Pricing is bizarre from place to place, drinks cost more than food, and taxis/tuk tuks can vary from 250Bhat (about a fiver) to 40Bhat (less than a quid for 3 people), with no regard for distance! We took two 'long boat' trips around the canals of Bangkok and Ayutthaya and amongst big expensive looking houses were shacks and little children playing in water I wouldnt touch with toilet brush! Everything seems to be focused around earning money by selling something; wether it's a street vendor selling food, a tourist guide selling almost anything or a bar girl selling herself to fat old western men.
Thailand so far has been a series of opposites, friendly strangers helping you to shady individuals and people harrassing you, internet cafes+ western luxuries to grimey squatting toilets and boiling hot to freezing cold airconditioned rooms. Theres so much more I could say but lets just say it's been a different, decorated and deathly hot experience and I'm loving every second!
Liz xx
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