Hey everyone! Thanks for the warm wishes.
We've been in Bangkok a little less than 12 hours. We really made a good call on our hostel- I emailed the owner of the hostel, and he sent us directions to give the cab driver in Thai. I printed it out, made some copies, and kept one folded up in my wallet. It was the best move we made. The visa desk at the airport wanted to know where we were staying, and their English wasn't great. After a moment of confusion, I gave her the slip. She laughed and Jen and I went through quickly. ::phew::
The taxi drive got us here quickly, and without incident. It was pink, much to Jenn's delight, and they drive on the left here. After our arrival, we found our room. We're sharing a room with 6 others, one of the smaller rooms, but it has air conditioning and it was clean. We slept wonderfully. Jen's still asleep. It's around 10am, local time.
First thoughts-
It's a lot harder to tell who the locals are. In Korea the look is very homogeneous. Here there is a wide variety of people. But they seem very friendly, and helpful.
Backpackers are much friendlier than teachers. We've only met about 4 other backpackers, but all of them have been engaging.
Ok, computer battery is dead... more later!
-Al & Jen
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Well that's good to know! Did you have to pay a "tax" to get into the country? When Dave and I went to the Dominican we had to pay something like $10 or $20 each to pass customs!
Enjoy Bangkok!
Glad to hear ya made it! We look forward to more epiosdes of The Adventures of Al & Jen
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