It has been a whirlwind first half of the week and I’ve had very little access to the Internet. We’re currently visiting Argentine friends in Phuket and have had fascinating access to local life here. It reminds me a lot of Pampanga Philippines, a very provincial setting that is quickly modernizing in front of everyone’s eyes. The roads are packed full of hired vans, mopeds and tuktuks. Western malls are springing up everywhere and pasta, pizza and Mexican food are becoming more easily available.
The sex trade here is unabashed and very accessible. Bangore Street was a “quilombo” of an experience. Three story strip clubs, mass pole dancing on table tops, sex menus on offer and closed door, free access clubs that can satisfy any and all desires. It was madness.
Today we went to MK Restaurant for lunch – the McDonalds of Thailand, hot pot style. Amazing fun.
