The Lunch Tuk Tuk
So, they have tuk tuks here, only they aren’t called tuk tuks. They’re called MOTOTAXIS. For those of you who aren’t tuk tuk savvy,”The tuk-tuk (ตุ๊กตุ๊ก or ตุ๊กๆ in Thai) is the Thai version of a vehicle known elsewhere as an auto rickshaw or cabin cycle, (or, in Peru, a mototaxi) and is a widely used form of urban transport in Bangkok and other Thai cities, where traffic congestion is a major problem. The tuk-tuk has a tin or iron body resting on three small wheels (one in front, two on the rear), a small cabin for the driver in the front and seating for three in the rear.
Tuk-tuks are generally fitted with a motorcycle version of a two-stroke engine with a handlebar for control instead of a steering wheel, effectively making them a three-wheeler motorcycle carrying passengers on the rear seat. The tuk-tuk is named after the sound its two-stroke engine makes. It may have been derived from a similar Japanese non-motorised automobile in the 1950s. Tuk-tuks are quite powerful, and can go faster than taxis, particularly in heavy traffic.”
Anyhow, I think I should definitely make a Today’s Lunch Tuk Tuk out of my scooter. It’s no 2 stroke engine but it would do the job!!
Tags: Travel, Travel, tuk tuk
lunchladysue
I reckon a “pop-n-chips sidecar” would be pro!
Susan!! miss you lots! you sound like you are having lots of fun! Wish i could come visit!
Love Karen
I miss you too Auntie Susan!! I love you! I want you to come back and i want your hair to grow long and long and long. Sorry that I broke your camera. And I wish i could have a sleep over at your house cause you never let me.
Hi SUUUUUEEEE
I miss you! School is getting more and more hectic and I could use some Sue time! I hope you are still having a blast, haven’t heard from you in a while…get posting!
love you
Julie
Mgoo! Haven’t heard from you in ages. I have been therefore forced to arrive at the only logical conclusion: You have decided to run off into the amazon to live in the wild with a pack of floppy nosed monkeys. OOoo OOoo EEee EEee EEee AAAAaaa!
You´re not that far from the truth…
By the way, why are you american?? Not that there´s anything wrong with that, just asking.
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