Ah yes, another country, another election. Today is Thailand’s big election day, which I think only comes up every four or five years. Alcohol sales have been banned since 6 PM last night. Sounds like Pennsylvania!
I’m now in Krabi, which isn’t all that far from Phuket and the December tsunami-hit areas. I just flew down here from Sukhothai and Bangkok last night. My first impression is that it really is a beautiful area. The air seems much cleaner than it was up north, and there are huge karst limestone rock formations jutting out of the land and sea.
Like the rest of Thailand, the people here seem very relaxed and friendly. Thai people cause minimal hassle—especially compared to the hustlers I encountered in India and Egypt. Thailand is proving to be a great place to just cool your heels and hang out.
I will spend my day running some personal errands and looking for some adventurous excursions. It seems tourism is still reeling from the tsunami’s aftermath, and occupancy levels are very low around here.
I have the nicest hotel room here on my trip. For the first time since I left the U.S., I actually have a shower that is not on the wall above the toilet. In fact, I even have a shower curtain! And a colour TV so I can try to watch the Philadelphia Eagles play in the Super Bowl tomorrow morning (if I can find it on here).
