phitsanouk
Phitsanuok isn´t up to much. I arrived late and my sole requirement was a room with a TV so I could watch the champions league final. I dashed out to buy some beers and was propositioned all the way by ladyboy prostitutes. Even when one politely declines, they get all vexed and say things like ´Why you not wanna go with me ?´.
The reason for going to Phitsanouk was two fold. One to escape the rain by travelling further South and secondly to use it as a base to visit the nearby historical town of Sukhotai. There isn´t much in Sukhotai in the way of accommodation or nightlife so it made sense to plan a day visit. In the end I didn´t get to see Sukhotai as my two days in Phitsanuok was dominated by heavy rain. It seemed silly to jump on a bus to visit the place to just get very, very wet.
Mind you Phitsanuok is hardly a beacon of activity itself either. I contented myself with a crappy restaurant to eat where the waitress would sit opposite me while I ate and say things like ýou, me, friends´ and then smile all the time. It wasn´t exactly comfortable but what could I do? There were a couple of bars but they weren´t anything special. I was very much the only foreigner around. One evening two Thai blokes invited the sad foreigner to their table. They were incredibly polite but the conversation didn´t exactly flow. One of them offered to give me a lift to my hotel. Naturally I declined repeatedly but it wasn´t accepted so I gave in. The fun thing was I had to push to car to get it started and then he drove the 200 metres or so to my hotel and said goodbye. I enjoy these unusual little courtesies.
The reason for going to Phitsanouk was two fold. One to escape the rain by travelling further South and secondly to use it as a base to visit the nearby historical town of Sukhotai. There isn´t much in Sukhotai in the way of accommodation or nightlife so it made sense to plan a day visit. In the end I didn´t get to see Sukhotai as my two days in Phitsanuok was dominated by heavy rain. It seemed silly to jump on a bus to visit the place to just get very, very wet.
Mind you Phitsanuok is hardly a beacon of activity itself either. I contented myself with a crappy restaurant to eat where the waitress would sit opposite me while I ate and say things like ýou, me, friends´ and then smile all the time. It wasn´t exactly comfortable but what could I do? There were a couple of bars but they weren´t anything special. I was very much the only foreigner around. One evening two Thai blokes invited the sad foreigner to their table. They were incredibly polite but the conversation didn´t exactly flow. One of them offered to give me a lift to my hotel. Naturally I declined repeatedly but it wasn´t accepted so I gave in. The fun thing was I had to push to car to get it started and then he drove the 200 metres or so to my hotel and said goodbye. I enjoy these unusual little courtesies.
posted by Ciarán at 9:02 a.m.
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