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word. went to Asia.

 

started off with a long layover in Dubai

 

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i was told Dubai was such a mess of commercialism and opulence i'd hate it

actually wasn't too bad, especially compared to Bangkok.

 

and the Burj is effin impressive

 

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Yay for East Asia.

 

Shifty place for shifty people.

 

maddddd shifty

my word to describe Bangkok is: Chaos

 

did you meet a lot of nice preeple?

 

i met people, some were nice

Cambodians were very cool. really friendly and open.

my man struck up a conversation with several cool people.. some lithuanians and a father-daughter from Detroit. the dad took each of his kids on a trip to any '3rd world or impoverished nation' of their choice after they graduated high school. this trip would be his last, he was with his youngest daughter. she'd picked Vietnam.

 

meeting people isn't a priority for me though

 

nice! how long were you gone fer?

 

we went for 10 days.

whirlwind style.

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not many people seem to eat at home

 

the guy in the helmet was with his kid and lady.

after he got done buying a couple plastic bags of meat, they all got on the bike and rode away

 

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this is a Cambodian gas station

 

gas in bottles

 

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there are shitloads of places to get a fish foot massage

 

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and usually, i can't stand kids.

 

not these kids though

 

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i showed em their picture on the back of my camera and they were SCREAMING with delight

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Welcome to Battambang, Cambodia

 

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i was so glad my man knew about this place and their Bamboo Train

one of the most fun things i've done as a tourist

 

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play chicken with the other rail cars

 

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disassemble and reassemble

travel onward

 

 

there is also a famous migration of bats there daily

 

they went on for so long we eventually got bored and moved on

 

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WOW!!! props!

Im so jealous. Thailand is on my bucket list.

Dubai is on my gf's bucket list.

 

Looking forward to seeing more pics!

oh, and btw, im carving donuts now :(

 

word. carving donuts.

and those donuts were good.

the food in thailand WAS good, one of the only things i liked.

 

as for bucket lists, i have been trying to plan a trip to Madagascar. that's on my list.

 

awesome trip!

 

always love a travel thread

 

thanks

 

2 days in Bangkok is one day too long

 

i actually agree

 

Request for more info about the bamboo train immediately.

 

the basic background:

Cambodia's insanity happened (if you don't know about Pol Pot, axe somebody.)

their infrastructure was basically destroyed

but there had once been a rail network so lines existed

people's needs combined with ingenuity and people began making rail 'cars' out of wheel trucks, bamboo platforms, and improvised engines.. i think a lot of them are just motorbike engines

 

these 'bamboo railways' served as the naton's only form of motorized transport apparently for awhile.

but people got cars and trucks and shit and eventually in most places the bamboo rail went away

 

it has survived in Battambang

somebody made a tourist attraction out of it but locals do still use it as well, we saw a family transporting goods while we were taking our ride.

there is a decently sized line: it's a quite a few miles but they don't take the tourists as far as it goes

 

the driver went REALLY fast

 

 

globetrotter symbolaya

 

word.

next fall i'm going to portugal, finally. and morocco.

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the Battambang bus station

snack for sale: fried cockroaches

 

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we did have to go back to bangkok before we moved onto Hong Kong so here's some random shit

 

 

temple grounds.. i think this was Wat Arun

 

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stop the weaveballhackysackgame to let the train by

 

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reclining buddha

 

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the duck was in Hong Kong when we were there

 

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people were super into it, myself included

 

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while Dubai was opulent and expansive, Bangkok was dirty and chaotic, Hong Kong was just awesome. i like it there a lot. not surprising, i love cities by mountains and the sea.

 

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quite a busy place

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with a lot of weird food

 

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Hong Kong harbor is one of the best people watching spots i've ever seen

 

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the legendary Durian Fruit

 

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Urban Oasis: Nan Lian Garden

 

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they have a vegetarian restaurant disguised/hidden behind this waterfall.

(our table looked out on it)

i had no idea what i was ordering but we got 2 sampler plates

ate almost every single thing effin delicious. no pictures were allowed inside :(

 

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