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I kiss Laos goodbye the only way I know how…with disco bowling. One day in Bangkok and then it’s south to Phuket, a nightmare of package tourists, hookers, she-males and bad taste. Jumping a ferry to the beautiful Railey Beach, the weather strikes [...]
One night you’re out disco bowling in Laos, the next you’re on a night bus to Bangkok, and the next you’re in package tour hell. Mix in ladyboy hookers, obnoxious rednecks, rip-off superstores, sticky, misbehaving weather and locals taking advantage of a tragedy. However you pronounce Phuket, it all spells the same thing - a place I really did not want to be for very long.
Thailand is a budget traveler’s dream; cheap food, cheap transport, cheap hotels, cheap booze, cheap massages, and with all these drunk Brits from Essex about, cheap sex (although you’ll hate yourself in the morning).
Cram the ancient wonders of the world into one theme park, and you get the ancient city of Angkor. Exploring the enormous Angkor Wat and the eerie Ta Prohm, reclaimed by the jungle, I witness a trance ritual and build a special playlist for my meal in Manhattan. As the holiday season approaches, I head south to find talcum beaches that squeak when you walk. If not for the landmines, this could be paradise.
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