This one needs to get it's zzz on.
Hullo, the internet. My name's Adam and today I'd like to talk to you about travelling and shit.
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| This is me travelling and shit on en elephant. 'Not sure who the broad to my right is. |
As you know - I am a bro.
I am a bro who loves him some situations.
'Sort of feel like I've done too many situations and need some nap time now.
The hot springs.
The White Temple.
The Golden Triangle.
The Lao's.
The border.
The booze.
The Long Neck tribe.
The orchid farm (feat. butterflies).
The orchid farm (feat. butterflies).
The water rafting.
The ox car riding.
The elephant riding.
The booze.
The elephant variety show. (Think X-Factor, but with less sob stories and moar elephants.)
The booze.
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| The Elephant Show. There's lots of win here. You've got 2 with holahoops, 2 standing with holahoops, and 2 with harmonicas. |
'Sort of feel tired now.
So today I'm hibernating.
'Working from home'.
Tmw, I leave the confident security of the hotel and head into 'the shit'.
I've signed up for a trek.
Basically, you buddy up with a bunch of brothers and sisters and a guide bro and head off the grid for a few days.
I leave 9am tmw morning. Well up for.
'Sounds a little like a Walkabout. (re: Paul Hogan as Crocodile Dundee but hopefully less career destroying.)
'Seems like everyone here's trying to find the most authentically authentic Thailand experience that ______฿ can buy. It also seems like everyone's chasing each other around from situation to situation looking for 'the real shit' or 'stuff that's not touristy' or 'stuff that's not fucking gay'.
Maybe on the trek I will finally, finally find myself.
Maybe I will finally be able to look at The Man in the Mirror, and Make That Change, and finally come to terms with The Way That You Make Me Feel.
Maybe it will be a Thriller.
(Those were Michael Jackson songs.)
Anyways, it's kind of weird here.
The Thai's have a real casual attitude to health and safety and all that noise.
They whiz from A to B on their little mopeds and hope for the best.
No helmets.
No road tax. (This one thinks.)
They just jump on their little mopeds and do what they have to do.
It's not that they don't value their lives; I think it's that we - The White Roundeye Devil. The Honky - value ours too much.
In England we're especially guilty. We're all brought up to be our parent's unique and special little snowflake.
We are number one son.
We are a perfect daughter.
I think this is why so many people have potentially fatal unrealistic expectations about life and chronic unwarranted self-importance.
"We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't." (re: the Fighting Club.)
'Working from home'.
Tmw, I leave the confident security of the hotel and head into 'the shit'.
I've signed up for a trek.
Basically, you buddy up with a bunch of brothers and sisters and a guide bro and head off the grid for a few days.
I leave 9am tmw morning. Well up for.
'Sounds a little like a Walkabout. (re: Paul Hogan as Crocodile Dundee but hopefully less career destroying.)
'Seems like everyone here's trying to find the most authentically authentic Thailand experience that ______฿ can buy. It also seems like everyone's chasing each other around from situation to situation looking for 'the real shit' or 'stuff that's not touristy' or 'stuff that's not fucking gay'.
Maybe on the trek I will finally, finally find myself.
Maybe I will finally be able to look at The Man in the Mirror, and Make That Change, and finally come to terms with The Way That You Make Me Feel.
Maybe it will be a Thriller.
(Those were Michael Jackson songs.)
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| A member of the Long Neck tribe keeping it casual. |
Anyways, it's kind of weird here.
The Thai's have a real casual attitude to health and safety and all that noise.
They whiz from A to B on their little mopeds and hope for the best.
No helmets.
No road tax. (This one thinks.)
They just jump on their little mopeds and do what they have to do.
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| Some moped bros 'sticking it to The Man'. |
It's not that they don't value their lives; I think it's that we - The White Roundeye Devil. The Honky - value ours too much.
In England we're especially guilty. We're all brought up to be our parent's unique and special little snowflake.
We are number one son.
We are a perfect daughter.
I think this is why so many people have potentially fatal unrealistic expectations about life and chronic unwarranted self-importance.
"We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't." (re: the Fighting Club.)
True story.
Over here - they just get on with it.
They keep it casual.
'Sort of admire them for that.
Anyways, gtg. I met a pair of bros and we've been totally shutting down this pool table in the backpackers quarter. 'Generating lots of street credibility.
Lots of respect.
#respect.
We 'utterly humiliated' a bunch of Europeans :) happyface.
But then we got our ass handed to us by this Thai broad :( sadface.
They keep it casual.
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| A member of the Cat Face tribe keeping it casual. |
'Sort of admire them for that.
Anyways, gtg. I met a pair of bros and we've been totally shutting down this pool table in the backpackers quarter. 'Generating lots of street credibility.
Lots of respect.
#respect.
We 'utterly humiliated' a bunch of Europeans :) happyface.
But then we got our ass handed to us by this Thai broad :( sadface.
WHAT HAVE WE LERNED?
- Chiang Mai has more tiedye per square mile than any other place on Earth [citation needed].
- Thai women hate to lose >:( angryface.
- 'Still not sure about 'Thai Massages'? If anyone knows whether it's a pretence for sex, please let this one know because it has a sore shoulder and kind of needs it fixed but kind of doesn't want to 'get fucked'.
- There's lots of jelly belly, alabaster skinned Brits here who walk around topless. 'Feels bad, man.
- You can't wear vests, shorts, or short skirts into temples. If you're going on a Wat missions then dress appropriately.
- I had a Big Mac here and it was a thing of beauty. Almost - almost - looked like the photo. #tasteofhome #hashtag.
- I don't think they 'get' Westerner food. Don't - don't - order fish and chips. You will be disappoint.
- Malaria tablets give you a dicky tummy.
- That is all.
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