RTW: Exchange in Chile

The first leg of the race: Bangkok

Bangkok was everything I imagined and more. There's high skyscrapers (check out Siam Paragon, the big and ubermodern mall above) and loads of shit beneath them (did not bother with a picture of that). People are very considerate, however, and surprisingly it feels very safe even in the bit dodgier areas. For example, in Rome people are animals trying to get into the metro, but here it is as easy as in Finland -no pushing, rushing or malas palabras.

It is pretty hot and the air is not that good here in the city. But man is everything cheap! This place really defines the word. And you become blind to the prices, I found myself commenting that 1,5 euros for half-a-liter beer was "quite a lot".. I counted about 30 euros per day for the duration of the trip, but it would be a challenge to spend that much on just living here. A full meal for about 100 baht (about 2 euros) makes living cheap. Still, I am a bit tempted to have made a couple of suits (measured to size) with shirts etc. got an offer of a full set tuxedo and a suit for 150 euros. Cheap as hell, but sending them to Finland might prove challenging. We'll see, the price there would be about triple and the quality is also damn good!

posted by Kassu @ 7:27 PM