Sawatdee-ka Thailand.
Pad Thai with lots of crushed peanuts.
Same Same but Different.
Sweet Cafe Latte's.
Tuk-Tuk's.
Moto's.
Arguing with taxi drivers to turn the meter on.
Neon pink taxi's.
Watermelon and Pineapple.
Bartering for every single purchase.
Monkeys, geckos and being pooped on by a bird.
A window-less hotel room.
Lao beer, Thai beer and Khmer beer.
Kind beautiful helpful people.
Ka-poon-ka Thailand!
The Thai Sex Industry: Some Thoughts of mine
Albeit the Thai Lonely Planet book, which is frequently read by travelers, suggests going to Patpong (a red light district in Bangkok) because it offers a tourist-friendly view of the life of a prostitute as it's not so raunchy but rather funny go-go, I opted to not go.
I felt that if I go I would be laughing at what? The sexy clothes the women and girls are wearing - possibly against their will, possibly because it's the only thing they own, possibly becuase they have to to make some money? The way the women and girls are acting/behaving/talking - all part of an act to make money, to possibly not get beat up? I would be laughing at their expense - and would that really make me any better of a person than the men who go there to buy sex?
Lastly, when 12-year-old virgin is a hot commodity for older men because they like to deflower little girls, because they themselves are afraid of HIV and other STD's but with absolutely no thoughts of what they might give the little girl, do you still think that going to Patpong would be worth a laugh for a night for you?
