Bangkok... City of Smiles

It has been a while since my last post. I've been very busy since then. I'll be several posts about what happened to me for the past weeks. But first let me start in my trip to Thailand.

The primary reason why we went there is because of their cheap clothes. In short, for shopping. Here are the initial reactions and impressions starting from when our plane landed.

PEOPLE

At first, we were having a hard time communicating with them since most of them are not that well versed in English. But language barrier didn't keep Filipinos and Thai from naturally being friendly. While shopping, of bargaining is involved. Though there are times when it takes minutes before we understand each other, we are still having fun and so as the vendor.

CLIMATE

I knew that it is hot in Bangkok that's why I brought tank tops and shorts for the tour. But I wasn't expecting that it would be that humid. Their climate is worse than in Manila. Just several steps and you'll feel the exhaustion which makes you want to always drink.

FOOD

Alright their garments and bags are cheap but not their food. It is quite expensive but they have a reason for that. What they are selling on the streets are gigantic shrimps and other delicacies. What I hate most about the trip was their buffet. All the tours include the transportation, entrance and buffet lunch. During our 5-day stay, 2 days were spent on tours, not to include the everyday breakfast buffet in the hotel. Those were the worst buffets we ever had in our lives. There were only few variands and most of the food were almost tasteless. Maybe because they cutting the cost since it is a buffet because when we tried ordering from the menu, their food is good.

TOURISM

Their tourism is good. Their shows were great... from animals to stunts to the stage performances. They train animals like sea lions, whales, orangutans, birds, elephants and others. But you need to anticipate the heavy traffic that you'll encounter going to your destination and in your way back.