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Exactly!
4 years agoWhen they are hard packed and dry they really are a treat.
4 years agoWeird as it sounds, I never really thought about actually having some ice cream. I was too busy photographing and looking at all the stuff on his rig. He never even pushed us to have some ice cream. For some unknown reason we kind of gave up on ice cream this trip.
4 years agoThe bad karma was that she threw two perfectly edible toasts in the trash can. I would have eaten them. She should have eaten them. How can she call herself a nun!
4 years agoThis guy was so sweet. This was one of those times when I wished I could speak Thai fluently. I felt we three had a lot in common with our interest in growing plants and it would have been fun to share notes.
4 years agoThat's right Frank everyone will be wondering what the heck they are building now. I'd give them at least a year to complete it.
4 years agoI guess the next photo of the then two big and uglies is up to me again.....
4 years agoGlad to see this lovely gentleman is still pleasing travelling cyclists!
4 years agoBad karma.
4 years agoYes!
4 years agoYou guys getting inspired?
4 years agoYou must have had 0% interest at the time. But, guys, there is always room for ice cream!
4 years agoThis entry really makes me want to be on those unmettled roads!
4 years agoEverybody needs a little luck sometimes but be cautious so you don't need it all the time.
4 years ago
Hi Frank,
4 years agoThe increase in prices in three years is: 25-30% more for food and 35-45% more for accommodation. 10% can be subtracted due to the decline in the value of the US dollar in three years. I know that Thailand was probably due for increases since things were always so cheap but they have been more than we counted on and seem quite odd to us since we are always the only tourists. I would think that hotel owners would be reducing prices to attract customers but the Thais don't operate that way I guess. But, I will say that there has been quite an increase in quality of rooms and their amenities so this maybe is reflected in a corresponding increase in price. We are not complaining, mind you. We have really enjoyed the better rooms. Another odd thing however is that the old rooms that have not been updated are just as expensive as brand new beautiful rooms. So, bottom line.....choose the brand new places because you will get much better value for your money.
Sidenote - The Thai Baht was pegged at 20 Baht per US$ all through the 1970's. It never ever varied, not even a little bit. One always knew what the rate was.
I read that the Thai Baht will be slipping a little bit all year and will be around 30.7 Baht/$ by year's end.