[Photo credit: National Geographic]The weekend after next, we have three days reserved for independent travel, and so Phil and I booked tickets to Bangkok because... we can. Yushen, Johnny, and Alex are buying their tickets tonight, so that makes the final Bangkok 2008 group: me and four guys. ...I really hope I don't get ditched for a strip club.
Tickets were about $60 minus the taxes and fees, but about $160 with taxes and fees, which, although ridiculous, is about how much it costs to go to, what, Boston? Hostel or budget hotel costs are about $10 to $15 on average for a decent to good one, so it's really affordable living.
And it's fucking Thailand.
Anyway, moving on to what happened this last weekend: the entire group (us plus our Vietnamese roommates) spent the night on a boat in Ha Long Bay, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We sunbathed and stargazed on the roof of the boat (glorious!), went swimming in the salty water (amazing!), visited the grottos and caves (eerily beautiful!), and had an overall fantastic time.
Additionally, last night Thu came back to the room with about 40 long-stemmed red roses for me that she had bought from the Night Market (which is only open Friday to Sunday). She is the sweetest girl ever. No, seriously. She's been getting me little gifts everyday and leaving me notes every morning.
Basically, this entire weekend has left me speechless.
1 comment:
umm. i want your roommate to be my boyfriend. wtf lol
and omg thaaailand! i am so jealous
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