I have been thinking a lot about what we were doing around this time in 2008. About now we were in Thailand in an area called Sukhothai...
I picked a guest house kind of out in the middle of nowhere, but is didn't matter much as we spent our time riding bikes through the palace ruins.
It was like we had the whole place to ourselves!
What was I thinking with that fanny pack? I mailed it home after I saw how it ruined these pictures haha...
Oh, and the green curry was soooooo delicious! It took us quite awhile to catch a bus out though... it was like there was no schedule... a sleepy little town with no need for set times (much to the irritation of us organized backpackers... we were sitting at the side of the road waiting for that bus for what felt like eternity).
May all the buses you need today be prompt!
Dear E,
That rat temple really grossed me out! The thought of having a rodents crawling all over me... I just fainted in my mind. It reminds me of the time we were in Thailand, Krabi if I remember correct. We really needed to wash our clothes and the only laundry place we could find was a washing machine that was literally on the sidewalk.
While we were sitting there on the sidewalk reading (practically in the gutter), a giant rat waltzed on by!
As promised Paul and I got buffalo chicken wings the other night (the night I had to shovel again).
We got them from Applebee's! Yum! You remember Applebee's, right? We took your parents there straight away when they got into town.
We also got mozzarella sticks in your honor! (also because they are my favorite.) I really wish you would have been there... I got sick because I ate too much... I need you to split food with!
I miss you so much! Can't wait til you get to Mumbai and I get to hear about all the American restaurants in India!
Yours with love- A
P.S. I got a second postcard in the mail! It was from Nepal!
Dear E,
Wow! India sounds crazy... like a crazy good time! I hope you remembered your earplugs... haha!
Seeing how you just left Phuket, Thailand, I was just thinking about when we were there last...
Remember how we happened to be there during an election so there were all kinds of rules... like...
Then we met those crazy Aussies who were in town for a destination wedding...
And we wound up lighting off the paper lantern things at the beach...
Then we went for a late night swim... at least you did... until the security guard came. He was blowing a whistle and yelling... something about how swimming at night wasn't allowed (let me just tell you I was panicked while waiting for you on the shore... I imagined you being thrown in jail like Bridget Jones and me having to figure out how to bail you out...).
That was an epic night!
Take care (after all, I'm not there to bail you out this time!).
Yours with love-A
Dear A,
I had such fond memories of our trip to Phuket so I thought a slight detour here to see the dentist would make a dreaded chore bearable, plus it's at a fraction of the price I would pay back in Australia.
After two days of "massage miss?", "you Aussie mate?", "DVD sweetie?" and the constant "you want a tuk tuk?" the novelty of this tourist packed paradise soon wore off. Not to mention the serious case of heatstroke, being tricked into seeing a ping pong show and being flashed by a crazy Russian in McDonalds. So now I'm more than ready to move on to my next stop...New Delhi, India!!
But first the dreaded dentist...
Love E xx
