I was actually a bit freaked out when we arrived in Bangkok, it was so large and I didn’t really know what to expect. Also, I did not really have a plan of what I would be doing after my first night. After getting off of the bus Lucas and I jumped in a taxi and went to his friend Joe’s house. Luckily it was large and comfortable because we arrived early in the morning and just wanted to crash! The next day I heading into to city and found a place to stay on Khao San Road, the backpackers district. It was pretty different from Chiang Mai, tons of tourist traps and shady, overpriced bars. I stayed for a few days and hung out with my friend Rachel for a bit before she headed to Korea and did the tourist thing. We cruised up and down the river, saw some temples, ate amazing food, shopped, and went for some walks that were way too eventful. Weird things about BKK: taxi drivers never know where you want to go…One guy didn’t know where a massive soccer stadium was and another didn’t know where the Korean embassy was. Grabby hookers…really, quite different. It was a really sad sight mainly knowing that they were all forced to do it to pay off “debts” many of these women were kidnapped or bought from poor neighboring countries and forced to sell their bodies for these men. The ease at which you could find anything was unsettling (odd animal parts, drugs, stolen goods).
Overall it was a pretty good experience but I was glad to leave Bangkok. Best moment: playing reggae with my new Thai friends until the sun came up the next morning.
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