Tout d'abord, j'ai malencontreusement efface toutes les photos de l'appareil, sans les avoir sauvegarder, alors il va falloir attendre pour le visuel!!!
Alors ou commencer, je ne devrait pas attendre si longtemps pour raconter!!
Donc vendredi soir ma copine Sophie est arrive, nous sommes sorti sur Khao San Road, le premier et dernier arret pour tout les touristes venu de l'ouest. C'est la fete non-stop, toute la journee et toute la nuit, et malheureusement un aspirateur a argent. Mais nous avons passe une nuit de folie, jusqu'a 7h du mat, et rencontre encore plein de gens sympas, des ricains, des austaliens, des anglais, des thais...
Le lendemain Sophie voulais vraiment aller a la plage, nous sommes alles dans une agence de tourisme pour organiser un voyage de deux jours a Pattaya, ou nous pourrions dire puteya. En arrivant on s'est tres vite rendu compte que ce n'etait vraiment pas pour nous, le tourisme sexuel dans toute sa splendeur!! La plage de 5km etait longe de prostituers et de vieux perverts europeens et americains, c'etait horrible!!!! On n'y croyait pas, alors notre soiree nous l'avons passe dans notre chambre d'hotel a boir du whisky/rhum chinois (soma sam), loin de realite affreuse de cette ville. On a passe quelques heures a la plage le lendemain avant de retourner illico-presto a Bangkok pour une autre nuit a Khao San. Encore une soiree de ouf, ou nous avons retrouve les ricains, et rencontrer un lady/boy magnifique, tous les mecs etaient sous le charme, et qui ne s'est pas si bien fini pour moi, j'ai vomi sur Liam dans le taxi, que nous avons dut prendre parce que j'etait incapable de marcher les quelques km qui nous separait de la guesthouse... la honte!!!
Nous partons demain a kanchanaburi, a l'ouest de bangkok pour environ une semain, et puis plus au nord.
Je vous aime tous, XXX
Tuesday 30 September 2008
One week gone!
First thing to say is Charlotte has, today, unfortunately lost all of our photos from the first week. So I guess I'll have to be quite descriptive........
Stepping off the bus in Bangkok was pretty intense! We were hit with an overwhelming variety of new smells, which combined with heat, heavy rucksacks & jet-lag meant some real endurance was required for our first mission - finding accommodation.
Charlotte had already picked out somewhere from the travel guides which didn't take us too long to find. Pretty basic & cheap. No complaints.
After some sleep we were able to appreciate this insane city much more. You cant walk 2 feet without a friendly local trying his best to subtly extract money from you. The people seem to very helpful even without a sale.
Khao San Road is absolutely amazing. Its the first stop for most of the backpackers coming into & leaving Thailand. This creates a 24/7 party the most "up for it" international crowd I've ever come across. Its a very addictive place. We are spending far too much money though.
Sophie arrived on Friday Which meant another very messy night out on Khao San road. As she was only here for the weekend, she really wanted to see a beach. This is the point where we began to learn some very valuable travel lessons. We were still a bit drunk when we went to the tourist information to sort out a trip to the beach. We ended up in Pattaya that night. Had we done even the slightest bit of research we would have quickly found out that this city has a notorious & booming sex industry. Having now been there I can say it more than lives up to its reputation.......It is full of old men & prostitutes. Nothing else. Its a huge beach resort for old western perverts. Were couldn't find young people anywhere. The 3 mile beach front was lined with hookers & grandads!
We got drunk in the hotel that night & enjoyed a couple of hours of sunshine on the beach the following day before making a swift exit back to Bangkok so Sophie could have some fun partying on, you guessed, Khao San Road.
We have met a few really great people including a bunch of climbers from the states who we may see again in Vietnam. Charlotte & Sophie have befriended a very confusing Lady Boy. She/he had all the guys mesmerised!
We have been relaxing/recovering for the last couple of days & will move onto Katchanaburi tomorrow (National parks & beautiful scenery). The plan is to stay for a week or so although that will probably change.
We should have some excellent photos to put up on the next blog, provided Charlotte doesn't accidentally delete them all again. I will be less cool about it next time!
Stepping off the bus in Bangkok was pretty intense! We were hit with an overwhelming variety of new smells, which combined with heat, heavy rucksacks & jet-lag meant some real endurance was required for our first mission - finding accommodation.
Charlotte had already picked out somewhere from the travel guides which didn't take us too long to find. Pretty basic & cheap. No complaints.
After some sleep we were able to appreciate this insane city much more. You cant walk 2 feet without a friendly local trying his best to subtly extract money from you. The people seem to very helpful even without a sale.
Khao San Road is absolutely amazing. Its the first stop for most of the backpackers coming into & leaving Thailand. This creates a 24/7 party the most "up for it" international crowd I've ever come across. Its a very addictive place. We are spending far too much money though.
Sophie arrived on Friday Which meant another very messy night out on Khao San road. As she was only here for the weekend, she really wanted to see a beach. This is the point where we began to learn some very valuable travel lessons. We were still a bit drunk when we went to the tourist information to sort out a trip to the beach. We ended up in Pattaya that night. Had we done even the slightest bit of research we would have quickly found out that this city has a notorious & booming sex industry. Having now been there I can say it more than lives up to its reputation.......It is full of old men & prostitutes. Nothing else. Its a huge beach resort for old western perverts. Were couldn't find young people anywhere. The 3 mile beach front was lined with hookers & grandads!
We got drunk in the hotel that night & enjoyed a couple of hours of sunshine on the beach the following day before making a swift exit back to Bangkok so Sophie could have some fun partying on, you guessed, Khao San Road.
We have met a few really great people including a bunch of climbers from the states who we may see again in Vietnam. Charlotte & Sophie have befriended a very confusing Lady Boy. She/he had all the guys mesmerised!
We have been relaxing/recovering for the last couple of days & will move onto Katchanaburi tomorrow (National parks & beautiful scenery). The plan is to stay for a week or so although that will probably change.
We should have some excellent photos to put up on the next blog, provided Charlotte doesn't accidentally delete them all again. I will be less cool about it next time!
Friday 26 September 2008
On est arrive!!
Alors, on est bien arrive hier matin a 7h30, c'etait un long voyage, mais tout c'est bien passe, pas trop reussi a dormir par contre.
On a debarque a Bankok avec la tete dans le cul comme pas possible, mais vu qu'on avait bien etudie les carte on a trouve notre gesthouse sans trop de probleme. Apres avoir depose les sacs, on est alle faire quelque course, et manger un bout (j'ai mange une tomyan soupe, pleine d'arome et tres pimente!!), et apres on s'est fait un gros dodo.
Le soir on est sorti boir quelques bierres et se balade sur les marches. On a recontre des gens tres sympa, ecoute de la musique pourri et de la musique bien, eu envie de tout acheter, s'est arracher la gueule avec des piments, achete du PQ, et on est rentre!!
1ere impressions: C'EST COMPLETEMENT OUF!! J'ADORE!! Les Thais sont vraiment tres gentils, serviables, la bouffe est tres bonne, il fait tres tres chaud.
Voila pour maintenant, on se retrouve bientot pour de nouvelles aventures.
On a debarque a Bankok avec la tete dans le cul comme pas possible, mais vu qu'on avait bien etudie les carte on a trouve notre gesthouse sans trop de probleme. Apres avoir depose les sacs, on est alle faire quelque course, et manger un bout (j'ai mange une tomyan soupe, pleine d'arome et tres pimente!!), et apres on s'est fait un gros dodo.
Le soir on est sorti boir quelques bierres et se balade sur les marches. On a recontre des gens tres sympa, ecoute de la musique pourri et de la musique bien, eu envie de tout acheter, s'est arracher la gueule avec des piments, achete du PQ, et on est rentre!!
1ere impressions: C'EST COMPLETEMENT OUF!! J'ADORE!! Les Thais sont vraiment tres gentils, serviables, la bouffe est tres bonne, il fait tres tres chaud.
Voila pour maintenant, on se retrouve bientot pour de nouvelles aventures.
Tuesday 23 September 2008
And so it begins...
Et voila, ca commence!
C'est parti, on prend l'avions de Paris Charles de Gaulles demain matin, mais y montons ce soir, donc le voyage commence par une nuit a l'aeroport (on espere, la RATP est en greve, sinon ca sera le metro!!)
On decole a 11h45 pour un vol de 6h30 destination Bahrain, une escale d'1h30, et apres encore 7h de vol, on sera arrive a Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport, 7h45 la-bas!
On vous en dira plus une fois arrive!!
Off to catch the fast train to Paris! There are many public transport strikes going up there so we are prepared for some metro warfare. We'll get some kip in the airport (hopefully) before our 11:45 flight to Bangkok tomorrow morning. It'l take 12 hours with a stop in Bahrain. Bring on the jet-lag!
C'est parti, on prend l'avions de Paris Charles de Gaulles demain matin, mais y montons ce soir, donc le voyage commence par une nuit a l'aeroport (on espere, la RATP est en greve, sinon ca sera le metro!!)
On decole a 11h45 pour un vol de 6h30 destination Bahrain, une escale d'1h30, et apres encore 7h de vol, on sera arrive a Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport, 7h45 la-bas!
On vous en dira plus une fois arrive!!
Off to catch the fast train to Paris! There are many public transport strikes going up there so we are prepared for some metro warfare. We'll get some kip in the airport (hopefully) before our 11:45 flight to Bangkok tomorrow morning. It'l take 12 hours with a stop in Bahrain. Bring on the jet-lag!
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