Monthly Archives: January 2012

From Ayutthaya to Bangkok

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

It costs 200,000 Bahts for a new tuk tuk, 140,000 for a used one. The tuk tuk driver tapped out those numbers on the calculator. He was driving me to the pier for 80 Bahts but I couldn’t bargain, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Thailand

The rest of Ayutthaya

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

People here aren’t that pushy. With an abundance of ruins and historical sites, Ayutthaya is perhaps even more of a tourist-land compared to Jogja. Generally, I didn’t feel that the locals were out to rip tourists off. I even felt … Continue reading →

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First time Thailand

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

I’ve got to remind myself next time that location is everything when I’m traveling. Misguided by the advertised river-side view tagline, I booked a guesthouse that was really out of the way. There’s nothing much in the vicinity. There were … Continue reading →

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