Farang Farang

This video really does give you the feeling of being in a tuk-tuk. Well, aside from the exhaust, heat of the day, smog and the feeling you are about to be crushed by a much larger vehicle. Some people will caution you to avoid tuk-tuks at all cost, but I had no problem with them. They are little deathtrap vehicles, and made of 100% crumple zone, but they are great for getting around.

One of the things I hope to do with this blog is to show some of the more mundane aspects of travel in Thailand. It’s not that Thailand is a boring place – far from it, in fact – but on the internet you can’t throw a durian without hitting a blog that talks about the beautiful, charming peoples of Thailand and their quaint ways. It’s all very, well, almost imperialistic to think that way.

That’s not what this is.

Yes, the people are wonderful, but so are the folks in Kansas City and you don’t see me writing about that place. (No offense, KC – you are a great city with more fountains than any other in the world except for Rome. Lovely, charming peoples in Kansas City.)

What I aim to do is show something of what you can actually experience while in the country, and a bit of what life is like there. I don’t mean elephant rides, snake shows, parties, nightlife and the typical tourist stuff, but what happens in between the destinations and where most tourists do not venture. This is one reason why I started the site with the previous video.

The camera is unsteady and the narrative lacking, but the creator does a great job documenting the scenery prevalent around Chiang Rai and gives us an understanding of what the countryside is like. You can learn a lot from watching videos like this. You see the type of architecture, a bit of the system of roads and get a brief glimpse into what daily life is like for some.

I hope you will continue to watch and see what I drum up. I hope to have lots of videos here, for one thing, but these will be interspersed with text and audio, as I can find and generate them.

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From Frankie Bishop of Chiang Rai. See more of Frankie’s videos here and check out his blog here.