Aloha,
So been here 9 hours ticked the first box and actually made it through customs. I shit you not that was a particularly tricky experience. Taking on board all the advice i'd been given I ensured I looked as local and unassuming as possible yet still felt like a total drug trafficer squeezing my way past the fun police! In fact in honesty the advice i was given prior to this excursion has perhaps not been the most accurate to say the least.
1 - All travellers will be young - this was unclear to me as I witnessed scores of elderly gents checking in their golf clubs at Heathrow. I was thinking maybe it was the seniors open tour in Thailand only to realise as soon as they landed in Bangkok they were greeted by very young looking local girls, only to happy to give them a hand with their clubs! Am sure the wives will be happy in Waitrose at home!
2 - Don't trust anyone - Now this is something that was drilled into me (especially by you tabs) and as I sit here is still something very dear. However in true traveller spirit and in an attempt to befriend people early doors I returned conversation when the polite Indian chap in front of me in the queue started chattering. On second thoughts and after 2 minutes of chat perhaps I should've stayed quiet. Talk of trying to get his family into the country when I was at the front of the check in queue may be one of the reasons I failed to get an upgrade!
3 - Beware the ladyboys - Well after 6 hours on the piss in Bangkok it would appear I have nothing to fear. I feel maybe my slightly Scottish complexion for once is boding in my favour as I am convinced that they have no inclination to me whatsoever. Whether or not that is down to my lack of colour or particularly standoffish tone with the locals is up for debate but you'll be pleased to know i'm holding my own at present, and believe me there are a fair few here!
4 - Australians can drink - Absolute bullshit! I've experienced it in Clapham and after sending 3 of them home to bed already tonight you'll be pleased to know that they can't drink anywhere! They may like their pills by all accounts (all heading to Ko Samui tomorrow!) but not one of them is capable of getting past the 5th beer! Already I have had to apologise to 5 English girls about my unfortunately drunken Ozzy mates. The one good thing is they do befriend you easily and as a result my rent in Bangkok has been halved for the next 3 days! I will of course ensure I cork my arsehole when eventually retiring to bed and rest assured they are twin rooms!
Anyway my darlings i'm off back to the bar now to try and befriend someone who's not antipodean. You were all correct, by the time i'd got off the flight i'd already met a fair few pals and that was despite being sandwiched betwen a fat Norwegian and a Scottich pensioner with a stubble (female!). Off to Chiang Mai in the next couple of days where I intend to meet some local jungle folk and swing from the banshees!
This travelling lark is looking promising thus far!
Freely x
So been here 9 hours ticked the first box and actually made it through customs. I shit you not that was a particularly tricky experience. Taking on board all the advice i'd been given I ensured I looked as local and unassuming as possible yet still felt like a total drug trafficer squeezing my way past the fun police! In fact in honesty the advice i was given prior to this excursion has perhaps not been the most accurate to say the least.
1 - All travellers will be young - this was unclear to me as I witnessed scores of elderly gents checking in their golf clubs at Heathrow. I was thinking maybe it was the seniors open tour in Thailand only to realise as soon as they landed in Bangkok they were greeted by very young looking local girls, only to happy to give them a hand with their clubs! Am sure the wives will be happy in Waitrose at home!
2 - Don't trust anyone - Now this is something that was drilled into me (especially by you tabs) and as I sit here is still something very dear. However in true traveller spirit and in an attempt to befriend people early doors I returned conversation when the polite Indian chap in front of me in the queue started chattering. On second thoughts and after 2 minutes of chat perhaps I should've stayed quiet. Talk of trying to get his family into the country when I was at the front of the check in queue may be one of the reasons I failed to get an upgrade!
3 - Beware the ladyboys - Well after 6 hours on the piss in Bangkok it would appear I have nothing to fear. I feel maybe my slightly Scottish complexion for once is boding in my favour as I am convinced that they have no inclination to me whatsoever. Whether or not that is down to my lack of colour or particularly standoffish tone with the locals is up for debate but you'll be pleased to know i'm holding my own at present, and believe me there are a fair few here!
4 - Australians can drink - Absolute bullshit! I've experienced it in Clapham and after sending 3 of them home to bed already tonight you'll be pleased to know that they can't drink anywhere! They may like their pills by all accounts (all heading to Ko Samui tomorrow!) but not one of them is capable of getting past the 5th beer! Already I have had to apologise to 5 English girls about my unfortunately drunken Ozzy mates. The one good thing is they do befriend you easily and as a result my rent in Bangkok has been halved for the next 3 days! I will of course ensure I cork my arsehole when eventually retiring to bed and rest assured they are twin rooms!
Anyway my darlings i'm off back to the bar now to try and befriend someone who's not antipodean. You were all correct, by the time i'd got off the flight i'd already met a fair few pals and that was despite being sandwiched betwen a fat Norwegian and a Scottich pensioner with a stubble (female!). Off to Chiang Mai in the next couple of days where I intend to meet some local jungle folk and swing from the banshees!
This travelling lark is looking promising thus far!
Freely x
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