Visit to Thailand

[Zeno]

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On November 24 there is a festival in Chiang Mai, Loy Krathong I think it is called, and I was thinking of flying there and attending that.

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I don't think you'll have time, but you might consider taking the train. Thais on trains have been known to gamble and drink beer. At least they did 40 years ago. You'd fit right in.

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A train ride does sound fun if not adventurous, along with mixing it up in a crowded, hot, smelly, and no privacy steel box; there is always the exciting possibility of being robbed, manhandled, and then tossed from the train into a muddy ditch.

The last time I took a train was from Nogales to Colima, Mexico. The train actually left right on time from Nogales - but after that it was all a gamble and quite a bad one, so I consumed vast quantities of tecate all the way down.

Wish me luck because I will need it and if I don't survive Andy Fox gets my Library, you get to inherit my coin collection which currently is worth about four dollars and twenty three cents. Of couse, I haven't made out my will so all this is moot but no less fun to banter about.

-Zeno

[Phat Mack]

Thanks. There are some of us who could really use $4.23.

I took a train trip to the very southern part of the country that lasted several days. Once I got into the pace of it, I really enjoyed it. I found the Thais that I met were warm and fun people, but I wasn't near any touristy areas.

I found that cab and pedicab drivers hanging around waiting for fares like to gamb00l. If you see them pitching coins or rolling dice, they'll let you join in. EV for a couple of hours action can be +/- $3.00 US. They'll pull every angle on you known to man, and then laugh uproariously when you catch them at it.

Have fun and be safe. The memory of your first taste of Sing Ha (sp?) will stay with you for your lifetime.