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08-09-2014, 11:54 AM #91
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08-09-2014, 11:54 AM #92
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08-09-2014, 11:55 AM #93
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08-09-2014, 11:56 AM #94
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I'm planning to spllit south america my 1 year trip on Asia/South America into 6 months
You reckon 6 months is enough to see Thailand and make my way too China in half a year seeing a lot of ****?
I do consider myself a backpacker though, ain't a hippy wanker though, but the way you describe the cheap rooms with HD TV's make me want to reconsider 3 pound hostels with 8 people lolGotta get hench....brah
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08-09-2014, 11:58 AM #95
thai brah checking in. went back for the first time in a while last summer, was fun af. Parents have 5 condos over there in different areas (bangkok, pattaya, hua hin), so all we had to pay for were travel expenses and food/drinks etc. Two of my friends ended up sleeping with working girls from the bars but I said nothnx jeff.
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08-09-2014, 12:01 PM #96
lulz then you've must have met two girls who knows misc lingo? The girls in talking about is named Pichie or some ****.
I think I met her on a thai dating site which I use for casual hook up since I'm in Thailand like 4 months a year. I never met that one though. Lulz were had following her obsession about you day by day. I was like "This guy probably got fooled by those myspace angles..." - I could see that miles away
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08-09-2014, 12:01 PM #97
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Finally this post stopped being srs.
You wont spend much time with them, just avoid eye contact for longer than a second and they wont bother you, ive looked thinking ohh shes hot, wait is it? naa cant be, and before u know it, uve looked too long and a deep voice is asking "heyyy where u goo"
Dont go from my opinion man, you might like that type of stuff alot of people do, i just prefer my own time and not sleeping with a bunch of sweaty, noisey kunts, but just my opinion again im sure many lols. 6 months is enough easilly, maybe too long, with 6 months u can do the whole of s.e asia, and so u should.
Rent a moped, drive around, finding temples, mountains and beaches is one of the best feels*
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08-09-2014, 12:03 PM #98
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08-09-2014, 12:05 PM #101
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08-09-2014, 12:05 PM #102
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Yeah man, can't wait. Just need to use sky scanner and book 2 months in advance for the best rates, **** this 9-5 rat race **** and go too work life, I am not about that.
Live every day like it' you're last day on Earth, seeing new things, meeting new people have sick experiences rather than live in a cubicle and wait out you're meaningless existence.Gotta get hench....brah
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08-09-2014, 12:07 PM #103
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08-09-2014, 12:08 PM #104
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08-09-2014, 12:10 PM #105
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08-09-2014, 12:14 PM #106
Why'd you pic Thailand? Just inquiring reasons to put it on list to go. I always wanted to drop the ball and leave USA, Sick and tired of hear this is the best place in the world. But After I get my Degree in Engineering I'll leave for a bit,travel to england germeny japan and more. How long wore you planning on do this ? what game plan do you need to have to embark on a journy as such? life feels to tide down an feels like no matter what your tide to where you are. In the US its illegal to drift and set up a tent , everything takes cash no matter what phuck capitalism
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08-09-2014, 12:14 PM #107
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08-09-2014, 12:15 PM #108
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08-09-2014, 12:19 PM #110
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I left because of the 9-5. Because i had an average job that wern't going to progress me into anything id want to do and i had no ties since i broke up with my gf.
When i was 17 i worked in a Thai restaurant the food was amazing, and the people were really nice, i came here for food initially, honestly.
Cool waterfall tucked away in Koh Chang
Obviously back flip it.
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08-09-2014, 12:20 PM #111
Much respect to you, serious questions
Do you plan on travelling like this elsewhere? Perhaps south and central America?
Do you have long term plans and do you want to go back to the UK? Job prospects, education etx
Do you feel integrated into the culture, or do you still feel like a tourist after all this time?
The trip seems incredible, I would just get anxious leaving my life and career for that long, I think at one point I would miss western lifestyle so much, do you feel more complete or do u ever have the itch that something's missing from your life
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08-09-2014, 12:22 PM #112
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08-09-2014, 12:29 PM #113
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South America for sure, central not so much, yea i'd like to see a few citites but it seems to familiar to me, next i want to go to Japan.
I dont have any solid plans, but i dont worry. If i dont find work here, i can go home and get another job, and try to be a normal civilian, paying taxes n shyt.
Bangkok is a mega city, it has everything you need, when ur in other cities, i do miss the food, but its not so bad, i take my laptop and illegally download movies and tv series for chilled, night times.
I do feel integrated, especially into Thai culture and this is why i think backpackers piss me off most, they come for a month, **** **** up and leave, that sounds great obviously. But the thais are respectful people, and a british man running down the road naked on saturday at 3am isn't what theyre looking for.*
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08-09-2014, 12:39 PM #114
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08-09-2014, 12:46 PM #115
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No man, theyres a hierarchy of back packers, i like the back packers who are here to genuinely explore and embrace culture my lower ones just stick around with their own people and just get drunk, no that i dont like drinking going to a thai only nightclub is a good feeling which they'd never see, im the only white guy and i dont understand a word the live band are singing, plus that means more calories for the yellow fever
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08-09-2014, 12:57 PM #116
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08-09-2014, 02:47 PM #117
Haha agree 100% Some backpackers are great, you dont need much money to travel, the guys just out to have fun experience life are great, but lots of them do exactly the same thing, decide to dress in weird clothing, are are basically clones of each other. They also feel they are full of "knowledge" especially about the local culture etc.
Loved reading your blog about Cambodia man, I spent about 4 years total in thailand, and about a year in other asian countries including Cambodia. Reading this and your blog brought back many good memories! Aswell as inspiring me with some of the experiences you are having. Would love to go back, but I am running my own business here so its unlikely I will have the time to for the next couple of yearswww.rakerewards.co.uk - poker rapeback
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08-09-2014, 02:57 PM #118
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What made you return to "normal" life? I would imagine after four years in Asia you must have felt pretty settled and a part of it. What made you leave?
Also, how easy was it to get a job back home after spending so much time away? Do you think a university degree would lose it's value after a number of years if it hasn't been used for a "real" job?Cheese Crew
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08-09-2014, 02:58 PM #119
1) How much $ did you leave for thailand with?
2) Did you work there at all? Would it be smarter to never work there and just save up and go as long as you can with a certain amt of $?
3) Are good looking white guys > good looking thai guys?
4) How much is your expenses a month? specifically food/room?
5) Is the place you are staying nice?
6) How safe is the food?
7) Are women there more loose than in the UK (US or AUS too if uve ever been there)?
8) How much does it cost for nomsayin?
9) Are you bigger than most people there?
10) Are there a lot of old creepy white men?
11) Do you have new stuff to do every day or so or are you at the routine day-to-day phase? Also, how much does it cost to do stuff like sight-see an hour or so away?
12) Any gyms?
13) Are there a lot of ladyboys? Are you able to tell them apart easily now?
14) Do you feel safe going out? Do you feel your belongings are safe where you are?
15) How is the food?
16) Is it warm year round?
17) How long do you plan on staying there/Are you going back after cambodia?
18) Did you go with anyone?
19) What do you plan on doing when you are broke?
20) Are there a lot of clubs/bars?
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08-09-2014, 03:33 PM #120
I did feel very settled there (Thailand), I got a bit fed up of Thailand once I could speak a decent level of thai and heard what people were really saying - But I could have quite happily settled in the Philippines or certain areas of Thailand. The main reason for returning to "normal" life was Financial. I faced the option of getting old there and forever earning a by western standards very mediocre wage if I chose to work there, (previously I had some income from the internet that funded my trips but it was not sustainable and had no future prospects) or returning home and attempting to start a career so I would be able to invest etc. There were other reasons one of the biggest being that I wanted to spend some time with my grandparents before they are no longer around.
I found it very hard to get a serious job (not talking flipping burgers or tescos) in the area of my degree. I had a few interviews but they all expressed doubts as to if I would stick around in the country if i got the job, and lack of "recent" experience in the field was another issue. So that is one bad consequence - I dont regret it though it was worth it. The difficulty in getting a decent job is why I started a business, as I didn't want to work for minimum wage - I did that enough to survive and support myself while doing my a levels and degree. So the answer to your question is Yes my degree did lose its value to an extent after not using it for a number of years. However I am doing fine at the moment, and if my business stops making money I will have been able to save enough to train in something else for my future prospects. Also I dont consider it useless, in that It would allow me to teach abroad and does give me a stepping stone here.www.rakerewards.co.uk - poker rapeback
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