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Some helpful travel tips....plus pics from Cambodia and Thailand (updated)
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Re: Some helpful travel tips....plus pics from Cambodia and Thailand
Beng Mealea:
I was a little disconcerted by the kids begging outside the ruins, but a solid "NO" in "adult voice" got them to stop.
This little one wasn't a perpetrator, I just thought I'd sneak a picture of her with my long range lens. Clearly, she was wise to me.
Another long range sneak shot at the entrance:
This ruin was fun because I was literally climbing through collapsed chambers. Definitely got my Lara Croft on.
Next up: Random shots around siem reap
Beng Mealea:
I was a little disconcerted by the kids begging outside the ruins, but a solid "NO" in "adult voice" got them to stop.
This little one wasn't a perpetrator, I just thought I'd sneak a picture of her with my long range lens. Clearly, she was wise to me.
Another long range sneak shot at the entrance:
This ruin was fun because I was literally climbing through collapsed chambers. Definitely got my Lara Croft on.
Next up: Random shots around siem reap
Re: Some helpful travel tips....plus pics from Cambodia and Thailand
Clearly, Cambodians have a sixth sense when someone is trying to sneak a picture.
Hands down, THE weirdest thing I have ever subjected myself to, the "fish massage." But I gotta tell you, my feet were pretty damn smooth afterward.
Shots from my hotel that was a whopping 45/night with breakfast included, a security gate, and a staff worthy of a five star hotel:
Next and last: bangkok and koh samet
Clearly, Cambodians have a sixth sense when someone is trying to sneak a picture.
Hands down, THE weirdest thing I have ever subjected myself to, the "fish massage." But I gotta tell you, my feet were pretty damn smooth afterward.
Shots from my hotel that was a whopping 45/night with breakfast included, a security gate, and a staff worthy of a five star hotel:
Next and last: bangkok and koh samet
Re: Some helpful travel tips....plus pics from Cambodia and Thailand
Here are a couple of shitty phone pics of koh samet because I killed my camera battery in cambodia and my charger was in bangkok:
If you take the ferry, you are greeted by this rather terrifying statue:
Dogs. Everywhere. All stray, they live on the beach. All look well fed and have sweet temperaments.
I'll note that the fire dancers in Thailand KILL the ones in hawaii. The fire show was insane, acrobatic, dangerous, and done by a bunch of teenagers who looked like they were having a crazy amount of fun. I have video, may or may not post eventually.
Bangkok:
Bugs. I ate bugs. Some were tasty, some were not. Here's the mixed bag:
Here they are individually. Reviews of each to follow:
Scorpion: Tasty, crunchy, no work required aside from removing the stinger.
Crickets: Remove wings and legs. Tastes like popcorn!
Cicada: Remove wings and legs, slightly less tasty than crickets.
Silk worms: Ehhhh. Wasn't thrilled by the texture.
Bamboo worms: Yum!
Little fried frogs: Yum!
Small water bugs: Not a fan. Lots of work, not great taste.
Giant Water bug: I fucked this one up. You are supposed to remove the wings, but they are hard so you have to really rip them off. When I couldn't get them off easily I assumed you just ate it whole. I have no comment on the flavor because all I can remember is this bug being stuck in my esophagus for half an hour.
Side note, I got some pretty hilarious reactions from the people around me as I fearlessly tackled this culinary oddity.
Last picture of the day, a heavily edited sunset picture from the restaurant on top of Banyon Tree hotel:
Here are a couple of shitty phone pics of koh samet because I killed my camera battery in cambodia and my charger was in bangkok:
If you take the ferry, you are greeted by this rather terrifying statue:
Dogs. Everywhere. All stray, they live on the beach. All look well fed and have sweet temperaments.
I'll note that the fire dancers in Thailand KILL the ones in hawaii. The fire show was insane, acrobatic, dangerous, and done by a bunch of teenagers who looked like they were having a crazy amount of fun. I have video, may or may not post eventually.
Bangkok:
Bugs. I ate bugs. Some were tasty, some were not. Here's the mixed bag:
Here they are individually. Reviews of each to follow:
Scorpion: Tasty, crunchy, no work required aside from removing the stinger.
Crickets: Remove wings and legs. Tastes like popcorn!
Cicada: Remove wings and legs, slightly less tasty than crickets.
Silk worms: Ehhhh. Wasn't thrilled by the texture.
Bamboo worms: Yum!
Little fried frogs: Yum!
Small water bugs: Not a fan. Lots of work, not great taste.
Giant Water bug: I fucked this one up. You are supposed to remove the wings, but they are hard so you have to really rip them off. When I couldn't get them off easily I assumed you just ate it whole. I have no comment on the flavor because all I can remember is this bug being stuck in my esophagus for half an hour.
Side note, I got some pretty hilarious reactions from the people around me as I fearlessly tackled this culinary oddity.
Last picture of the day, a heavily edited sunset picture from the restaurant on top of Banyon Tree hotel:
Re: Some helpful travel tips....plus pics from Cambodia and Thailand
lol....I hate posing for pictures....if you don't sneak it mid action or really really push me, it isn't gonna happen. I had no one with me most of the time I was out there, so no one to pressure me into smiling for the camera haha.
lol....I hate posing for pictures....if you don't sneak it mid action or really really push me, it isn't gonna happen. I had no one with me most of the time I was out there, so no one to pressure me into smiling for the camera haha.
