Meg's "Thailand (6 nites) and Hong Kong (1 nite)" album http://public.fotki.com/chubbycheeks/thailand_6_nites/ Since we were already visiting India for Roshni's wedding, we figured, "Hey, why not visit Thailand while we're in the area!" So Jay, Liza, and I make plans and enjoy a one week vacation at beautiful Thailand. Things I will never forget about Thailand. -Arrive Bangkok, Sid (Liza's friend) meets us at our hotel. -Warm out. Sinuses dry out. -Sid walks us thru nearby streets, and we salivate at all the fresh cooked food on the sidewalk. -Visit the top of his old condo building, and admire a fantastic view of the city. -Take a ton of pictures at City Palace. Gaudy, but amazing, especially the Emerald Buddah. No pointing feet at it allowed. -Spicy food. -Dinner at the Good View. Full bottle of Johnny Walker Green Label for only 40 bucks. -Fried fish. love it. have it plain, its gooood. -Club at a bar called Q. Lots of american dudes, plenty thai girls. -Meet Sid's girl friends. the girls kiss, makeout, and tell us they are "lesbians". -One girl tells Jay to take a look around to meet girls. She tells him, "C'mon, youre in Bangkok, BE A MAN!" -Sid gets drunk, and Liza drives us home. -I sit in the passenger seat, and Liza accidentally drives into a pole thru a narrow street and shatters the side-view mirror on my side before I can yell anything more than "Liza!" -Found out next morning the car belonged to Sid's girlfriend. yikes. but he is forgiving, thank god. -Shopped till we drop the next day at MTB. -Liza and I lost control with the food and shopping when we separated with the boys. Jay got a massage while we shopped. -Fresh OJ and grilled corn on the cob. Desserts galore. -Liza and I go to a salon. She gets a shampoo and blowdry, I get a cut and treatment. The stylist cut a lot of hair off, I feel the look is a bit fobby. -Dinner at fresh seafood restaurant on a pier. lots of mosquitos. Sid's other friends join us. -Hang out at a bar with a live band. they play awesome 80's american music. IN ENGLISH! -Fly out to Phucket. -Bellboy at our hotel offers lots of advice. -Hit the local beach and chill. Lots of old white beer-belly dudes with young petite thai girls, EVERYWHERE. -Dinner at yummmy hole in the wall. good fried fish. -Hit BangLa Road, "Welcome to Patong", SIN CITY. -BarsGirls?BoysAlcoholHookupsStrippersDancingSkinFratboysShowsMusic -Next morning 1.5 hour drive to Phang-Nga. -Visit Monkey Cave (Suwankuha Temple). BATS! -Sightseeing Phang Nga Bay by local boat. -Light blue-green water. -Visit James Bond Island and hike over hills and narrow pathways. -Get ripped off by local salesppl. -Travel Koh Panyi fisherman village. -Adventure into Elephant Cave. Wear headlights! AWESOME. -Float into cave on rafts at entrance, BATS sleeping, then, as the paths narrow, we ditch the rafts and walk thru the thigh high water as we enter the deeper end of the cave. CRAZY. MYSTERIOUS. PRICELESS. -2 hour thai and sport massage- 20 bucks! Sang is my masseus. Short lil thang, but took my body to places its never been before! She soo rocks! -Go to strip bar and watch talented girls express themselves with pens, throw pingpong balls, honk horns, blow darts at pinned up balloons on ceiling, and pull long pieces of string outta their PUNANI. No pictures allowed. They bow for applause after each performance. -We are impressed. -Next morning, boat to Phi Phi-Maya Bah Koh Khai Island Excursion. -Stop at Monkey Beach, swim in water. Monkeys drink Pepsi. -Sightseeing at Loh Samah and Pileh Lagoon. -Checked out beach location where the movie, "The BEACH" was filmed. -Snorkel at Phi Phi Ley and Hin Klang in crystal clear water. -Fish devour the bread we feed. -I see Nemo and little jellyfish. -Beachside Buffet. yum. -Relax and kick back on white sandy beach at Khai Nai Island. -We fall asleep for a bit. -I float all my stress away, let the water drift me as I soak up the sun. My mind is quiet. -Return to hotel. Liza and Jay get another 2 hour massage. -I get a papaya-honey body wrap, mineral water bath, and an "after-sun" facial treatment...all for 60 bucks! -Roomies and I return back to our favorite fried fish restaurant. -We're late to the drag-queen show. WOW to see boys glam'd up us sexy hott mamas. Impressive. -Liza and I fall asleep at the show. -Everything is super cheap and affordable in Thailand! Things I will never forget about Hong Kong: -Impressive skyline. -Small hotel room. no space. -Overcast and fog. cold. -Day tour on bus. -Visit Victoria Peak, Stanley Market, boat ride thru boat village. -Quick view of Jackie Chan's house.