Bangkok Thailand Taxi Trip to Don Muaeng Airport in Heavy Traffic streetphotography
What looks like a beautiful moment in Bangkok Thailand is really me freaking out because I think I will be late for my plane for a visa run. I had to take my camera out so I would not upset the driver any further. He did not speak one word of English. I spoke many!
This stretch of maybe one mile took at least 30 minutes as we moved feet at a time. I was beside myself. Talking photos helps at a moment like this.
The man in the bridge is all calm.
This is why I prefer an early morning flight from Don Muaeng Airport when I leave Bangkok Thailand. If it's 5 am, we go 140 km per hour and get to the airport in 12 minutes. Very exciting!
Whenever I come back – I don’t care what time it is. I’m just glad to be back in Thailand and everything is fine.
We got to the airport in plenty of time and my driver was a happy man to see the last of me.
He said, "See! We're here! Are you ok now?" (in Thai gestures.) I gave him a big tip of 50 thb on a 250 thb fare. That fare is 9 usd total. It’s best to be generous when you are on the road.
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I’m grateful I lost half my size and only sorry it took me until I was 50 years old to figure it out. It’s been over seven years now since I had to worry about my weight. What a relief this is .
Wow. Its always good to be kind. I understand how that journey was, i have had my own share of such experience in my country. By the way I am planning a trip to Thailand. What are some things that I should see/do while I am there?
Is there any place you would recommend for me to visit as a tourist. :)
Glad you had a safe trip. It surely wasnt easy.
@georgechuks. I would suggest you don't rely much on getting foods from 7/11 because they are just foods for survival, not for enjoying eating. Try to enjoy street foods which are cheap and mostly delicious. If you are afraid of the spiciness, you can ask the cook to reduce it. If you are afraid of the hygiene, then choose from the conditions of the venders or restaurants you see. If you are not sure about the taste, then choose the ones many people line up for it.
I would suggest you as a tourist be ready to spend at least 10USD per day just for normal foods from normal restaurants or street venders. If you eat more fancy stuffs, you might need to triple up this amounts or even need more. Money for accommodation would depend on how you choose, but standard would be 20-50USD/night for cheap to moderately good hotels.
Also don't forget to try as many fruits as possible. Even some of them might look so strange, but all of them are good.
Also be aware that in many touristy places, there always the risk of getting scammed. Search online to read about their tricks before coming here. I think Thailand is quite safe, but it is better to be careful.
I’m not really fond of beach-going holidays, which is something I still like to do once in a while. Due to this, I won’t be very deep in details regarding Thailand’s south, famous for places like Phuket, Pattaya or Samui.
After 4 visits to Thailand I’d strongly recommend to see as much as you can of BANGKOK (Royal Palace, Wat Arun Temple, Yaowarat Chinatown, a cruise around the Chao Phraya, shopping… go to Siam Square) , AYUTTHAYA and SUKHOTHAI (for the ruins of what used to be the capitals of the Thai medieval kingdom), LAMPANG and CHIANG MAI (I love Lanna art and culture, so I’d recommend you to walk around these places seeing as many temples, villas and palaces as you possibly can).
How long will you be coming for and at what time of year? What are your budget and health like?
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Have a safe flight @fitinfun! you are generous and that's great.
ok you really don't expect that this photo was taken in a stressful moment. but it's looks super cool.
Thank you @fitinfun for sharing the experince.
I know that bridge very well.
The man surely looks calm while you werent :)
Wow! What an awesome post, It had me laughing. Great photo as well, exactly the kind of stuff I want to see more of, do more posts like this please! Love you mom!
That is some traffic, sounds like rush hour in Chicago. Can't believe the cab fair is so low there. Think you are at $3.50 now just for sitting down in the cab, $9 would get you maybe 10 minutes of a ride. So many reasons to get out of here, but family keeps me here for now.