!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 word. went to Asia. started off with a long layover in Dubai i was told Dubai was such a mess of commercialism and opulence i'd hate it actually wasn't too bad, especially compared to Bangkok. and the Burj is effin impressive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 a typical Metro station in Dubai and onto the hellscape of Bangkok i really, really didn't like Bangkok 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 it was interesting just not really my kinda place definitely something to see though and lots of snacks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 onto Cambodia one of the nuttiest border scenes i've ever witnessed don't forget the snacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Siem Reap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Angkor Wat Complex people and their damn lara croft tree photos you can't tell, but it's 100ºF and 100% humidity. more later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walid Jumblat Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yay for East Asia. Shifty place for shifty people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicenemyno.3 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 did you meet a lot of nice preeple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool_Hand Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 nice! how long were you gone fer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Yay for East Asia. Shifty place for shifty people. maddddd shifty my word to describe Bangkok is: Chaos did you meet a lot of nice preeple? i met people, some were nice Cambodians were very cool. really friendly and open. my man struck up a conversation with several cool people.. some lithuanians and a father-daughter from Detroit. the dad took each of his kids on a trip to any '3rd world or impoverished nation' of their choice after they graduated high school. this trip would be his last, he was with his youngest daughter. she'd picked Vietnam. meeting people isn't a priority for me though nice! how long were you gone fer? we went for 10 days. whirlwind style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 i really thought Angkor Wat was amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 not many people seem to eat at home the guy in the helmet was with his kid and lady. after he got done buying a couple plastic bags of meat, they all got on the bike and rode away this is a Cambodian gas station gas in bottles there are shitloads of places to get a fish foot massage and usually, i can't stand kids. not these kids though i showed em their picture on the back of my camera and they were SCREAMING with delight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Welcome to Battambang, Cambodia 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 play chicken with the other rail cars 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 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 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 awesome trip! always love a travel thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickos Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 2 days in Bangkok is one day too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Request for more info about the bamboo train immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 globetrotter symbolaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 WOW!!! props! Im so jealous. Thailand is on my bucket list. Dubai is on my gf's bucket list. Looking forward to seeing more pics! oh, and btw, im carving donuts now :( word. carving donuts. and those donuts were good. the food in thailand WAS good, one of the only things i liked. as for bucket lists, i have been trying to plan a trip to Madagascar. that's on my list. awesome trip! always love a travel thread thanks 2 days in Bangkok is one day too long i actually agree Request for more info about the bamboo train immediately. the basic background: Cambodia's insanity happened (if you don't know about Pol Pot, axe somebody.) their infrastructure was basically destroyed but there had once been a rail network so lines existed people's needs combined with ingenuity and people began making rail 'cars' out of wheel trucks, bamboo platforms, and improvised engines.. i think a lot of them are just motorbike engines these 'bamboo railways' served as the naton's only form of motorized transport apparently for awhile. but people got cars and trucks and shit and eventually in most places the bamboo rail went away it has survived in Battambang somebody made a tourist attraction out of it but locals do still use it as well, we saw a family transporting goods while we were taking our ride. there is a decently sized line: it's a quite a few miles but they don't take the tourists as far as it goes the driver went REALLY fast globetrotter symbolaya word. next fall i'm going to portugal, finally. and morocco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 the Battambang bus station snack for sale: fried cockroaches 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 stop the weaveballhackysackgame to let the train by reclining buddha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 the duck was in Hong Kong when we were there people were super into it, myself included while Dubai was opulent and expansive, Bangkok was dirty and chaotic, Hong Kong was just awesome. i like it there a lot. not surprising, i love cities by mountains and the sea. quite a busy place with a lot of weird food 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprotester Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Love these threads. Hate them at the same time, because you're living! Thanks for sharing. Glad you got to see the duck, haha, pretty funny spot to have a big duck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_blank_ Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Really cool photos. I need to pick up my cahoonies and make a trip over seas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Hong Kong harbor is one of the best people watching spots i've ever seen the legendary Durian Fruit Urban Oasis: Nan Lian Garden 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 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 waterfall restaurant sound fucking sick & the big duck is cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walid Jumblat Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 HK is one of the world's coolest cities, miss that place and intend to live there at some point in life. The bar and food scene there is second to none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 DURIANNN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU_TOO Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Travel threads FTW... Hong Kong FTW... A place the IOU should obviously visit... What's the deal with the duck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 glad the duck was up when you went looks really sad. Nice thread as usual! did you stay Hongkong or Kowlooon side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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