Ximot
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Yeah how bad can it really be. The sun is shining, the beer is cold and cheap, the food is tasty and the women are pretty.
ummm... the beer is utter crap here, you know?
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ummm... the beer is utter crap here, you know?
Ximot
Bluelighter
everything imported costs a little more than it would back home... guitars are not my domain I must say... am more of an electronics guy
StarOceanHouse
Bluelight Crew
Ximot, what kind of music do you play?
TheSpade
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Chang, 6.5% ABV and it's cheap. Winner!
I love this thread! Everything Jamshyd posted looks sexy, so I'll try and post some different places I'd like to go to.
Scotland:
Cuba (Well, I've been to Cuba twice, but would like to see more):
Kamchatka:
Medina:
Angola!:
Christmas Island:
Kyrgyzstan:
Malta:
Nicaragua:
Tanzania:
(Going to Serengeti National Park would probably be one of the coolest experiences ever).
Besides these places, I am planning on camping/backpacking/whatever across Europe and potentially Asia. I also have hopes of island-hoping in the Pacific, as well.
I really recommend Australia and New Zealand for people who are thinking about going there. Added to that, come visit me in Canada then head north a little more, and you'll see some beautiful things.
Scotland:
Cuba (Well, I've been to Cuba twice, but would like to see more):
Kamchatka:
Medina:
Angola!:
Christmas Island:
Kyrgyzstan:
Malta:
Nicaragua:
Tanzania:
(Going to Serengeti National Park would probably be one of the coolest experiences ever).
Besides these places, I am planning on camping/backpacking/whatever across Europe and potentially Asia. I also have hopes of island-hoping in the Pacific, as well.
I really recommend Australia and New Zealand for people who are thinking about going there. Added to that, come visit me in Canada then head north a little more, and you'll see some beautiful things.
prayersfor.rain
Bluelighter
I'd love to go to Tibet, India, Greece... I think about it all of the time.
I want to see the whole world actually.
Everything. Everywhere. I really want to eat everywhere too.
One day, when I can actually keep money in my savings account.
Or I win the lottery.
I want to see the whole world actually.
Everything. Everywhere. I really want to eat everywhere too.
One day, when I can actually keep money in my savings account.
Or I win the lottery.
Calla
Greenlighter
1. Yes, easily.
2. No, Koh Pha-Ngan is green and murky and not particularly good for dive sites. Koh Tao is close by, about 1.5 hours on the Seatran ferry and 1 hour by Lomprayah catamaran. The best dive site in that area though is Sail Rock.
3. If you want to do some diving from Phuket, Marina Divers are really good and have a nice boat. I haven't dived from Koh Pha-Ngan but lived on Samui and Koh Tao for a little while, and I always went diving with Planet Scuba - a smaller operation than Bans and Crystal (the big ones in that area) but very friendly, knowledgeable staff as well. Sea Robin is good value as well, since the Lomprayah is waaaaaaay nicer than the Seatran - and you get lunch on Koh NangYuan as well. 100 Degrees East (I think) are based in Pha-Ngan, and they are supposed to be good as well...
psood0nym
Bluelighter
They'd love to have you, too. Their nation is really poor and has lots of political trouble. The more Western tourists the better. There's nothing too dangerous for tourists, but there is just enough danger to make being around it fun. If you go with one of the volunteer programs and work in an orphanage or do agricultural stuff it's really cheap. Plus you get to stay with a Nepalese family and learn a bit of the language and culture. It's a great way to spend your after college or other "life transition" months.
Pralus
Bluelighter
Yoshino-Kumano National Park, in blossom time
Ethiopia: Erta Ale, Simien Foxes etc
Many south pacific islands.
Other places i've never laid eyes on.
Ethiopia: Erta Ale, Simien Foxes etc
Many south pacific islands.
Other places i've never laid eyes on.
The_Idler
Bluelighter
in BKK til 1800 tomorrow.
Right on KSR. kinda boring. lots of people but whole place nowhere near as friendly & approachable as Vietnam/Cambodia.
mostly families, couples, creepy old men, vendors...
I walk around but noone is having fun, except the incredibly drunk idiot groups.
means I won't mind leaving tomorrow, but I don't know what to do tonight, and I'm sure I'm missing something here......
Right on KSR. kinda boring. lots of people but whole place nowhere near as friendly & approachable as Vietnam/Cambodia.
mostly families, couples, creepy old men, vendors...
I walk around but noone is having fun, except the incredibly drunk idiot groups.
means I won't mind leaving tomorrow, but I don't know what to do tonight, and I'm sure I'm missing something here......
AmorRoark
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TheSpade
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Khoa San boring? I suggest it must be you who's boring.
The place is buzzing, it's like a circus and so very sociable. I used to go down on my own and I never failed to end up with a load of new friends. Sit down at one of the outside bars on the wee plastic stools, get a beer and start chatting to people, you can't blame other people for being unapproachable and unfriendly you're the one on your own you need to do the work. Never failed for me, met some of the best people that way. You're only thinking they're idiots because you're not joining in, get talking to them.
If people are not having fun on KSR then you're not on KSR. :D
I would give anything to swap places with you right now and be on Khoa San.
junctionalfunkie
Bluelighter
Holy shit. Marry me?
Sorry, I don't have anything else to add.
I would, except I was raised by a lawyer, nearly became one, and was in a four -year relationship with one. Aren't you in law school?
Why would I ever marry one>
The_Idler
Bluelighter
Khoa San boring? I suggest it must be you who's boring.
The place is buzzing, it's like a circus and so very sociable. I used to go down on my own and I never failed to end up with a load of new friends. Sit down at one of the outside bars on the wee plastic stools, get a beer and start chatting to people, you can't blame other people for being unapproachable and unfriendly you're the one on your own you need to do the work. Never failed for me, met some of the best people that way. You're only thinking they're idiots because you're not joining in, get talking to them.
If people are not having fun on KSR then you're not on KSR. :D
I would give anything to swap places with you right now and be on Khoa San.
hahahahh I wrote that at 7pm but by 9pm i was drunk and chattin and by midnight I was rollin a J on the street to smoke with some random Indian & English guys/gals... I say random because I rolled it with one group of kids, then the police cruised by and they all ran away and I ended up smoking with literally the perfect strangers.
I got drunk enough that it's 2pm now and my head is still spinning.... I shouldve left in the dozens of typos in this post for effect =P
So, good night, but it really was dead til 10pm, took ages to find appropriate group to begin drinking with and even then they were Scotchmen =}
The_Idler
Bluelighter
also, shit, 640ml & 6.4% is fuckin savage.....![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
TheSpade
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Wicked. :D
Don't get caught with weed btw, they're a bit strict in Thailand.
Us Scots are the best.
brandy42
Ex-Bluelighter
But they will sell you diazepam at any time in the morning with no prescription !
And most other benzos if you are patient enough to find out the right pharmacy.
But not codeine !!!! Not even combo products !
And most other benzos if you are patient enough to find out the right pharmacy.
But not codeine !!!! Not even combo products !
The_Idler
Bluelighter
Wicked. :D
Don't get caught with weed btw, they're a bit strict in Thailand.
Us Scots are the best.
Yeah I walked over the Cambodian border into Thailand, with it in my top pocket.
People said I was crazy but it was definitely as relaxed as I'd expected.
Now I'm in Malaysia and def not man enough to think about taking across into here, even though, in hindsight, would've been just as easy.
Singapore next, and I wouldn't get caught dead with it there! They'd probably kill me again for good measure!
Jamshyd
Bluelight Crew
BUMP.
Here are some locations which the Trans Siberian passes through / connects to:
Ulan Ude
Irkutsk
Tuva
Lake Baikal
Going east, as it approaches Baikal, the Trans Siberian splits into two lines: it continues south as-is, or it connects to another line that continues north of Baikal. This is the more obsecure Baikal Amur Magistrale - it penetrates as deep into Siberia as humanly possible.
A work-in-progress is the branch that runs all the way north to Yakutsk. This city is really what most people imagine when they think "Siberia":
Poast Moar!!
Here are some locations which the Trans Siberian passes through / connects to:
Ulan Ude
Irkutsk
Tuva
Lake Baikal
Going east, as it approaches Baikal, the Trans Siberian splits into two lines: it continues south as-is, or it connects to another line that continues north of Baikal. This is the more obsecure Baikal Amur Magistrale - it penetrates as deep into Siberia as humanly possible.
A work-in-progress is the branch that runs all the way north to Yakutsk. This city is really what most people imagine when they think "Siberia":
Poast Moar!!