Koh Samui to Bangkok
Thursday, December 8th, 2005So, in the rain, I board the flight on Thursday (12/8) back to Bangkok. The rest of this entry is going to be called “It would be really funny if it was happening to someone else!” 🙂
The flight only took about 40 minutes and we apparently rolled up a little too early because we circled around several times before we landed. Collected luggage very easily and I walk past the official tax counter because, afterall, my guide book says to keep walking until you get outside and you will save about 200 Baht ($5USD) right off the bat! I grab the first taxi who says “Where you going?”. I give him the name of the hotel, the Airport Siridia. Since airport is in the name, I figure it has to be pretty close. He drives away and pulls over on the road and gets out to use the phone…okay…then I see him asking passers-by my sheet with the hotel name on it. Great…he doesn’t know where it is and can only say “Where you going” in english. He proceeds to take me to 5 different otels, all of which would like to sell me a room for the night. I am thinking I am going to be scamed when the manager of the last place comes out and gives the driver directions to my hotel. The manager says apparently, he doesn’t speak much english (much or any, I’m thinking), but now he knows where to go. So, all in all, we drove around for about 2 hours. The hotel was okay. Glad its for only one night and I think I will pass on dinner:) A photo of the menu will explain.
Tomorrow, Friday 12/9, I head to Hong Kong. I can’t believe this is the “last leg” of my trip. I am looking forward to getting home, not sure if the holidays have anything to do with this or not. In the meantime, have fun and talk soon!
kris