Tag: Tuk tuk

Doing it like the locals do

The masks. Asians wear them a lot for a variety of reasons including vehicle exhaust, dust from gravel roads, illness & likely even pollution (Bangkok). People take it to extremes so we couldn’t help but make derisive comments. That is, until our Phnom Penh tuk tuk driver, Mr Vann, insisted we wear masks bc the killing fields are out of the city & past several gravel roads. We now have an appreciation for them (in certain cases only) & were of course now making fun of those dummies who weren’t wearing them & hacking away in the dust storms.

We’re smiling behind our masks.

Chiang Mai, a welcome change

While we really enjoyed Bangkok, Chiang Mai, a lovely city in the mountains of Northern Thailand, was a really nice break from the craziness. The city is surrounded by hills, seems much more accessible, has an adorable old town surrounded by a moat with remnants of the brick walls still visible, and is famous for its food. Chiang Mai also introduced a new form of transportation – the songtheaw – red trucks that serve as shared taxis so you just hail them down, tell/show the driver where you’re headed and it’s a flat 20 TB. They still have the tuk tuks but the songtheaws are our fave as they’re everywhere & super cheap.

Standard tuk tuk

 

Songtheaw

Our lovely pool area at CM hotel

 

G – total coincidence Amy snapped this pic but it certainly reminded me of yours. Miss ya!

 

Old town moat & walls