@Ishihara @Apocryphiliac @Jezibaba 😆
years ago, while i was in the military (not the greatest way to see the beauty of a country) i got to spend some time in Thailand. I wish I remember the name of the area we were in but it was probably Pattaya. I had the oppty to go out and see some of the area while we were there-it was gorgeous. The Thai ppl were incredibly welcoming, and the most friendly ppl I have ever encountered.
@FayreLylith @Ishihara @Jezibaba Thai culture is phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal.
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Ishihara I'm excited. we were planning before covid and then put on hold. It sucks.
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara I’ll share a couple of photos from my travels if you would like. To put you in the mood for all the incredible stuff you’ve got in store. 💚
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Ishihara Yes, please.
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara These will seem really random… and apologies if I’ve posted any of them before.
Vietnam #CoSoPhotography
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara oh, also… sorry for not cropping. Lazy af mode today. Also sorry for the shit quality. Lol
Hoi An, Vietnam #CoSoPhotography
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara Best of all are the friends you make on the way… which is another reason why I hate using travel agent tours and resorts. You don’t connect with the culture, the people, or fellow travelers the same. You have to get lost. The you can find what’s important. That’s my motto, anyway.
Vietnam, Laos #CoSoPhotography
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara You found “the secret.” Don’t die, though. Don’t use sketchy border crossings, even if it’ll save you time. 😉
@Apocryphiliac Not looking to save time lol
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara These photos are hitting me. 😂 Memories are strong with them.
Vietnam, Thailand #CoSoPhotography
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Ishihara wow! these are lovely.
@Apocryphiliac Night shots 😍
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara The first three photos are from the Royal Palace, Bangkok. The last one is, I believe it’s from Mỹ Sơn, in Vietnam.
@Apocryphiliac I want to know what it sounds and smells like.
@Jezibaba the big cities in SE Asia are, unfortunately, quite crowded with small engine motors, which emit some really foul air pollution.
Not everything is beautiful and idyllic. The regimes of Laos and Cambodia, for example, are brutal, and human life is not always valued to the extent that it should be. (It isn’t here in the US, either, but there routinely would see people put in/putting themselves in danger there bc of poor infrastructure). Still, there’s lots to learn from seeing this.
@Apocryphiliac thank you.
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara I’ll finish with these… from Bangkok and the slow boat from N. Thailand to Luang Prabang, Laos.
@Apocryphiliac need story with guy on a wall with a pole.
@Jezibaba oh my god.. and what a story it is. Truncated version is that the slow boat goes for two days from near Chaing Rai to Luang Prabang, and they will pack that sucker with people. Middle of the 2nd day, the motor blew. 😅😂
These are the guys who get the boat away from the rocks when the motor isn’t/can’t run.
@Apocryphiliac so they have people ready for just such an occasion? hahahha not today satan, we use our poles to keep us afloat.
@Jezibaba They’re crew who travel with you and dock/undock the boats. And try to sell you beer instead of providing water when your boat breaks down overnight and you have to sleep on a dirty wooden floor scattered amongst chickens. Lol. Yeah there’s some subtext. 😂
@Apocryphiliac that sounds like a weekend up here. 😉
@Jezibaba Where’s that, Jez? 🤔
@Apocryphiliac Alaskaaaaaaah
@Jezibaba @Apocryphiliac
*Alask-aaaaaahhh holy shit it's gonna eat me
@rokkinbobokkin @Apocryphiliac you know it.
@Jezibaba Never been. Always wanted to.
@Apocryphiliac its worth a visit at least.
@Jezibaba To see Russia, if nothing else. 😂😂😂😉
@Apocryphiliac oh behave
@Apocryphiliac these photos are wonderful
@Jezibaba Aw thanks! It’s easy when you’re surrounded by such sights…
@Apocryphiliac truly. thank you so much for sharing them
I seem to have misplaced my photos of Cambodia. Which is basically all ridiculously beautiful scenery from Angkor Wat.
@Apocryphiliac Elusive Angkor Wat. 😂
@FayreLylith @rokkinbobokkin @Jezibaba @Ishihara Stay frosty. Stay sanuk. 👍
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara
Kap. Kap.
I like when the ladies greet:
Sawadeeee KAAAAAA!!!!
@rokkinbobokkin @Apocryphiliac @Jezibaba @Ishihara Ahhhh-I couldn't remember which was the masculine & which was the feminine!
@FayreLylith @Apocryphiliac @Jezibaba @Ishihara
Men always greet very laid-back, maybe with a smile. The ladies REALLY throw it out there. It's so cute and funny. And it's not just for farang. It's all the time.
@rokkinbobokkin @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara So lovely, the Thais. Man, I love it there.
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara
I love the weird differences. Like, traffic laws are voluntary (hah!) The obsession with fresh food, very fresh. Yet....I've never seen so many different kinds of cases meats(hot dogs) they took that idea and ran with it. And people love to joke. So much joking.
It's pretty alright there.
@rokkinbobokkin @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara fish hotdog has its moments. 😂
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara
Squid and nori rings a bell. Have that at the ballgame! 😆😆😆
@rokkinbobokkin @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara I love dried squid, homie. I always got it at the movie theater concessions. Or the hot and buttered from the food stalls. Yum.
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara
I couldn't get it into my palette as much, but I ate countless chicken satay
@rokkinbobokkin @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara ALL the damn chicken satay. 🤤
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishiharai didn't even have to be that hungry.... I'd sniff that satay in the air....just take my money.
@rokkinbobokkin @Apocryphiliac @Jezibaba @Ishihara I spent some time in Seoul & surrounding areas a while back as well-also with the military. I'd love to go back to E/SE Asia.
@FayreLylith @Apocryphiliac @Jezibaba @Ishihara
I adored S Korea. That's the place #1 I'd like to return to and spend more time than before.
@rokkinbobokkin @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara I think I’ve mentioned it, but lived in SK for 5 years. Left bc I thought my family would have a better life here. A decade + on and I feel like I might’ve shanked that one.
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara
I hear American style burger and rib places are the hot trend right now in Korea. I'd love to see how that's going.
When I was in T-Land Korean BBQ was hot. And Saturday nights, there would be huge lines of Thai outside the popular Korean BBQ places. Of course I had to try.
In a foreign country ALWAYS look for the places where the locals are mobbing up for grub.
@rokkinbobokkin @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara wow you just reminded me I have to “hunt” some food up today. Thanks.
@rokkinbobokkin @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara in SE Asia, or Korea, Japan, China… hit the streets, man. The outdoor market stalls. They got it all.
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Jezibaba @Ishihara
Night Bazaars are my favorite. Everyone gets so excited. So much variety.
@Apocryphiliac @Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara
Oh wow. That's super cool. I'm glad you shared these.
I hate looking for mine. I just look in my memories in my head.
@rokkinbobokkin @Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Ishihara I lost about 600 photos of the UK. My brain is what I have left for it. I hear ya.
@Jezibaba @Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Ishihara
As beautiful as my time there was, some of the memories are painful.
Plus, I'm just like that. I take about 4 selfies a year.
@rokkinbobokkin @Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara I hear that. I don’t like to share my image. But some of these shots were all I could find and I thought you all would enjoy them.
@Apocryphiliac @FayreLylith @Ishihara All the yes. The border agent at Gatwick couldn't get his head around the fact we had no plans, no place to stay. I mean we arrived with backpacks...no agencies for us. It was glorious.