Author Archives: jeffonthego

olliphants

Alec and I went for an hour long elephant ride. This was thoroughly badass. Impressively, the elephants smelled no worse than, say, cows, and were much more fun to ride.

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Thai toilets (again)

One other thing about Thai toilets: they have small doors. Initially, I thought this was a fluke, a unique characteristic of the cheap room I was in. But after visiting Alec’s place (which, by the way, is basically a garage…), … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Thai Toilets

Pit toilets are old news. I broke myself in on those within my first hour on the ground in Japan. They`re quite easy to use, provided you have reasonably good balance. Thai toilets, however, are a whole new adventure. As … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Leave a comment

Thai numbers

Last night, Alec taught me how to say the numbers one through seven, ten, and a hundred. So if something costs 1, 5, 13, or 47 baht, I`ll understand. But if it costs 7, 80, or 98 baht, I`ll have … Continue reading

Posted in Travel | Tagged , | Leave a comment