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Thailand was a very
suitable introduction to South East Asia - it has a sample of everything you
will see in the region:
Steamy weather, beautiful beaches, exotic food,
natural wonders,
Polluted cities, idol worship, con artists, drug
traffickers,
The best and the worst the world has to offer!
My first Tuk-Tuk driver, who "took me for a
ride" in more than one sense!
It was something of a shock adjusting to
the accommodation standards which would become normal for me over the next 7
months.
The room on the left is actually a converted bathroom. I spent half a
day in this room waiting for the monsoon outside to stop.
In fact it was just
a leaking pipe behind the window and it was gloriously sunny outside.
This
statue is referred to as 'Standing Buddha' and not to be confused with 'Sitting
Buddha' who resides around the corner.
Being a stupid, dead, dumb, deaf and
mute idol does somewhat limit the range of activies available to you,
but
both sitting and standing are well within his capabilities.
But is
this not jumping Buddha? Or perhaps the bishop of Thailand taking in some
leisure at Kanchaburi National Park!
Some lovely rock pools high in the mountainous
national park of Kanchanaburi
Circum-navigating
the island of Kho Samet. Actually, 'circum-navigating' is a slight
exaggeration.
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