A Picture Update!
Been really behind on picture updates, just have had bad luck with cafe computers (getting very fed up with them) and just haven’t been as on top of the whole blog thing lately
Here are the pictures taken that were not inserted where they should have been in the last entries:
Had no idea Bangkok had a free bike share program but apparently they do! This is right off Khao San where the bikes are all unlocked and free to take on a simple honor system. It should be noted that all the bikes were there and I never saw a single one around the city…
Khao San
Travelling to Ko Phayam off Ranong
On Ko Phayam
Tent accommodation at Phayam Resort
Its pronounced “pohn”…I hope
Prodigiously producing jackfruit tree on the island
Back in BKK. Birthday bus muffin!
Confirmation that Thais really have no clue what cheese nor butter look like.
01.Apr.09 
South East Asia 2009
i hadn’t heard of the bike share thing either… one of the previous mayors tried promoting bicycles by creating bike lanes, but since thai drivers are so intent on driving like maniacs it naturally had no effect on traffic. i think the whole program pretty much flopped, which sucks because traffic is such a problem there and bicycles definitely could have helped alleviate it. women don’t like riding bikes because it means getting exposed to the sun (and their skin getting darker).
“porn” is my favorite unfortunate thai transliteration, it’s pronounced like “pawn” in English, with a longer vowel sound. It’s a common component in girl’s names, and means something like “blessing” or “benediction”.
Khao San recommendations: Brick Bar and Hippie Bar are right in Khao San but curiously almost exclusively patronized by Thais. Brick Bar has live music (cover that includes a drink) and gets packed to the gills, Hippie Bar is more a place to sit and chill. I’ve gone to Hippie Bar and not been adopted by a table of random Thai dudes. There’s another place called Lullabar a few blocks from Democracy Monument that’s popular with the local indie scene, you might see some local Westerners there, but no tourists. It’s basically a two-story house that’s been converted into a bar/live music venue.
When I was there in January I saw a few tourists on those Bangkok Bikes. I was shown a route map by an American lady riding alone that indicates major sights around the area. She mentioned having to return the bike in a couple of hours. Having cycled in Bangkok before at the end of a tour, it was nervy watching her pedal off into that crazy traffic.
The beaches are so pristine and the city so chaotic. But the market looks like so much fun. I can see how you can spend hours just wondering around looking at stuff and eating! “Porn Bakery” – very funny. Cute photo of the two of you! Love these blogs……..!!! Have fun – stay safe!