Initially I wasn’t too worried about it and was convinced that whatever comes to me, I will be able to adopt and deal with it. However, as each day passes by, I began to feel a little uncomfortable about the lack of planning and common topic between the 3 of us. ( The only common topic was Haas and we sure didn't want to talk about it on vacation) I decided to just take it easy and tried not let those thoughts bother me. One of my mentor once told me " If you feel frustrated, remember to lower your standard. " Except the fact that I insisted we fly to Chiang Mai instead of taking an overnight train, I pretty much just went with the flow.
Thailand is a place full of color. From its temple to its food, even the taxi cabs are in many colors: Green, pink, yellow, blue.. We did the touristy stuff such as visited the Grand Palace in Bangkok, rode the elephants in Chiang Mai and spent an afternoon at the Maya Bay in Phuket. We also experienced the out-of-ordinary things such as getting nearly attacked by a group of monkey, a set of tailored suit and several shirts in a tailor shop recommended by Nok and traditional Thai breakfast at Nok's house.
Although there were compromises and surprises, it turned out that we got along pretty well and I had a good time. In the land of smile, massage and tuk-tuk ( an unique type of taxi), I learned that
1. I hate lonely plant tour books ( I am already 29, backpacking? please..)
2. I prefer to get up and do things instead of just relaxing on the beach all day long for 3 days?
3. American culture is more on the rough side as described by my travel buddy
Here are some pictures on the best of Thailand
The land of massage and tuk-tuks |
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