Bangkok, blargh!!!

So, in our nearly five months of travel, we have been to Bangkok now 7 times!!!!!! 7 freakin times, lol! Every time our bus comes to a stop and the driver yells out "Khaosan Road, Khaosan Road," I feel a little pang of dread. Don't get me wrong as I love every aspect of Thailand....the beaches, the lifestyle, the food, the islands, the fellow travellers, living out of a backpack...but one thing will always remain-- my dislike for Khaosan Road. Every time we get to Bangkok it is after a night bus...which means we are incredibly groggy (especially me as I am like a walking zombie in the morning). Being groggy and stepping onto Khaosan Road at 5:30 in the morning is an experience in itself. As every single night on Khaosan is a party, the street is lined with remnants of everyone's shenanigans, and of course there are the hardcore drunkies still sauntering around wondering why the party died down. Stepping back onto Khaosan after we have found somewhere to eat and fully wake up is always fun too...."You want tuk-tuk? Good price!"..."You want suit sir? Here take my card!"..."You want massage?". Yup, Khaosan has come to life again. Bangkok seven times has left me wanting this shirt, more than ever:

Other than my dislike for Bangkok (phew, good little vent sesh lol) every other aspect of our continued Thailand adventures has been amazing. Chiang Mai was a delight, a clean little city filled with great shopping and good food! We rented a bike and went to a little hippie town way up north called Pai. Leif looked it up on the internet and was convinced we must go, the man is a hippie at heart. It was awesome! It was total hippie-ville--arts, crafts, dreadlocks and rainbow hippie pants everywhere...such a cool, laid back vibe; I totally envied their carefree life! The ride there was an adventure too, uphill all the way, and a total of 762 curves in the road (no, I never counted lol).





Next up, Koh Phi Phi...we thought this island was gonna be a no go on account of our budget and the prices of accommodation there, but it is low season now and prices here have gone down....so we can go!!! We plan to beach bum it, go on a few more scuba dives, and live it up for our last few weeks of the trip!
Later gaterz!