After
a four months break in my parents house, in May it was time again to hit
the road.
I first chose to go back to India, however
turn out to be more complicated than I expected to get the Visa if you don't
live in Milan or Rome, so I switched to a country where Visa was not
required: Thailand.
Once in Bangkok, I met a Turkish couchsurfer, Uygur. Even though I
didn't know him, it was reassuring to be with someone in a city like Bangkok.
At first I was so confused, my head dizzy,
overwhelmed by a flow of people, lights, loud music and vendors screaming at
you trying to sell the most weird goods.
It was Kao San Road, one of the most
peculiar street in Bangkok.
We decided to spend in Bangkok just few
days. We wandered around temples, bargaining with people, sometimes also
fighting with them when they tried to rip us off, I was glad I was not the only temper person.
We visited temples, markets and many other
exotic places in that beautiful polluted city…however my best memories are in
the train market and the floating market.
The train market is something out of the ordinary. Just few seconds before the train pass by the vendors start to
withdraw theirs goods and close the windows.
It is really exciting to see .
The floating market was lot of fun, you are in a boat that brings you all around
and vendors approach you in their boats or from the shore. I didn't buy
anything as my trip just started and I had 4 months ahead of me, but my travel
mate bought alsmost half market . He was like a kid in a candy shop.
Another interesting part of town is China
Town, plenty of Chinese shops with the most scaring goods.
We spent 5 days in Bangkok and then our
road split because Uygur wanted to attend the Full Moon Party and as we read in
the online reviews, you are supposed to be there in advance and book at least
for 5 days , otherwise everything gonna be fully booked.
I didn't want to waste 5 days just for a
party in the beach, so I decided to visit
Erawan National Park. I was alone
not even for one hour, as when I arrived to the small train station, I met
three Austrian guys that were heading there too.
