@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 These photos are hitting me. 😂 Memories are strong with them.
Vietnam, Thailand #CoSoPhotography
@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
@Jezibaba @FayreLylith @Ishihara Laos