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Saturday 22 September 2012

I won't walk 500 miles!

As the days drift by, and it gets closer and closer to my trip to Thailand, I have to start making decision's; rabies jab, no rabies jab? Do I try the local dishes such as bamboo worm or scorpions? Or do I just go the westernised parts of Thailand to find a McDonalds! I think i'd like some scorpion on toast please.

The biggest decision is what to do when I arrive in Bangkok - I mean on the second day, as the first night I'm going to book myself into a nice hotel after the 13 hour plane journey.

I know I need to get to Phuket from Bangkok, there's several option's available, I could fly, but I won't fancy another plane journey. I could get a bus journey or train, which I know will be relatively cheap. But, I also know this will take forever. I could walk but I know it'll take forever and a day to walk 500 miles!

The decision has come down to two option's for me. Whether to bike ride or get a scooter.

If I choose to bike ride, then this will be relatively cheaper than hiring a scooter. But this also means I will be tired, a lot of the time. And I'm not very good at fixing puncture's. This option has its advantage's as the main roads on route are tarmac-ed and it's all pretty much flat land. By going at my own pace, slow! I think I could make it to Phuket in time for my course i'm taking.

The scooter, now this main advantage is that you won't get tired, and it'll be a lot of fun! The problem's that come with a scooter, however, are very high in comparison to biking it. Some place's will ask to take your passport as a deposit, no friggin way I haven't even got my new passport yet! Some place's might try and do you over, for anything as much as a scratch and when you return it, they'll ask for a lot of money. Note to self: If hiring a scooter, make sure to take photographic evidence of any kind of wear and tare, and show this to the company you're hiring off before you leave. Fuel is cheap on these things, but if you crash it you're fucked! Where there's danger there's fun!

I'm not sure what to do yet - but I know for a fact - I'm not walking it!


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