Wednesday, October 14, 2009

A Few Things You Should Know Part 1

In this little segment we use pictures to emphasize a few things you should know when traveling here.

Traffic is bad. This is a picture of when traffic has died down. Notice that it's still bumper to bumper. Yes, those cars are stopped and will remain stopped for about 15 whole minutes. Many traffic lights here are not metered which means you stop at a red light and wait. Maybe get out of your cab, go grab some food from a nearby street vendor and then come back 20 minutes later, well rested and fed, ready to continue your commute.



Delicious and nutritionally balanced meals like the ones pictured above cost about 35 baht or $1.at all the local mall and shopping center food courts. The meals are all made fresh to order by the cook at each stall. No Panda Expresses. Imagine if every Target or Kmart had a food court and you could get food like this there for a dollar! Would you ever cook at home? Probably not.
and in case you were wondering, Yes. That dish pictured above is what we Banana Bay lovers so fondly refer to as Crispy Hinam Chicken with Garlic Rice, which is actually a famous dish from the city of Hat Yai in southern Thailand. Thanks Lonely Planet.

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