The Travel Tales of Julia Sheldon

After having been here for two nights, I've learned a few things: 1) No one wears seatbelts 2) They drive on the wrong side of the road aka the British side 3) Taxis are pink or green and yellow 4) Large scale grocery stores are a mix between Costco and Loblaws 5) There are stray dogs EVERYWHERE Sarah Patterson arrives tonight, and as soon as I'm over jet lag, we will be adventuring, so there will be plenty of photos and fun stories for all :) Stay tuned!

Arrived at the airport, having of course made friends with the Indian beside me on the plane. He gave me his email and phone number and suggested I get in touch ... he's married with child, and has lived in Bangkok for 10 years. Awesome! I love being Canadian - totally didn't need a visa!  Got through customs and rode in a pink taxi to my host family’s house. Even the inside was pink – intense! The driver didn’t speak much English, so I was kind of confused. We got most of the way to the house, but then we couldn’t figure out the streets/numbers – not as easy as it sounds …. Definitely not like in Canada. The taxi driver called the number I had, and we figured it out. He drove away and I rang the doorbell. I rang it again. I asked a neighbour if I was at the right place, because no one was home. Not good – I’ve just been stranded by a cab and there’s no one here …. I can’t even read the sign on the door cause it’s in Thai. Eep! Luckily, they showed up a couple of minut