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Now on to Thailand...

I flew Cathay Pacific on the way to Thailand. Sure, Swiss ice cream seems like a nice touch...

but the stuff was actually made is Switzerland. Did they actually keep it frozen all the way to Asia. You'd think they could make ice cream in Asia.

This is Khao San road in Bangkok, the most touristy street I have ever seen. At night they closed the street and it was bumper-to-bumper white people.

Sure it's tacky but this dude at one of the souvenir stalls makes Predators and Aliens out of engine parts. The things are creapy lookin.

Looky looky at all the juggling equipment. Is juggling really this popular amongst the travellers? Apparently very poor quality equipment is. He had this really strange looking wicking on the torches, and the clubs were made from pop bottles (just the bottles with a stick jammed in 'em).

Thailand also has 7-11's everywhere. This one is on a small island where all the water has to be brought in by boat. This is pretty well the only paved stretch of road on the island. Standing in front is Denis.

The United States has beauty pageants for 3 year old girls, and this is Thailands answer. These girls were wearing more makeup than any girl I've seen before.

Typically the steps up to a Buddhist statue are used as altars for prayer. In this case an innovative Thai used them to sell glow sticks and flip-flops.

This here is a squid boat. The little bits hanging off the outstretched poles are lights. The lights attract the squid (or moths) and then the dudes catch em.

I like to take every opportunity possible to demonstrate that I can juggle.

I also take every opportunity to demonstrate that I can look like a goof. Check out the funky ride though, 125 cc's of accident prone noise pollution cruisin' the dirt roads.

The Swiss are renown for thier ability to multitask, and here we see Rolf getting skin and lung cancer at the same time.

This photo actually worked out.

Boat designers in Thailand believe that constructing boats using straight lines is bad luck.

Temple, temples, and more temples.

Buddhists gargoyles are famous for their clean teeth and here we see why. This statue demonstrates how long reeds are used to get to those really-hard-to-reach-areas..

And how do they pay for all the gold temples- shoe sales.

"The choice of a new generation?" Isn't that slogan 20 years old? Hmm, I wonder what's on the other side...

Holy jumpin' beans! A Lionel Richie collector's cup in mint condition! That is surely be the best centrepiece that any mantel could ask for. Only later did I realize that the people at this coffee stand probably didn't know how wonderful the thing is and they probably would've unloaded it for less than 100 bucks.

Look at safari guy cut the hedges. When he was done I asked him if he could even up my sideburns but he told me it was against union regulations.

I hope the palace guard guy never sits on his hat. Nice outift though.

Oh my goodness, I've got the same tailor!

In Thailand the food was usually preety cheap. Haagen Dazs on the other hand...

4 bucks for a scoop of ice cream!?

Some people say directing traffic isn't like brain surgery - try tellin' that to this guy.

This is Billy the Elf who I travelled around Thailand with. He was pretty cool but he kept going on about how many gifts he had to get ready for Christmas.

You can't see the sign from here but monk dude is in the first-class line. "I reject the materialist life, but a little extra legroom is always nice."

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