Rice Boys
Yes, in Thailand too. What's even more interesting in this case is the fact that it's a taxi.
Barbque Setup
As I mentioned before, here are the pictures from the traditional style barbque. This was all set up in the front yard area of the house. First, get your natural chunk charcoal good and ready in the clay pot.
Barbque
On the left there is the one that did most of the work. On the right is Bom and his fiance.
Barbque
Bom's dad.
Barbque
Bom's sister.
Barbque
Keepin' Cool
Like Doha as a problem with Cats everywhere, Bangkok has a problem with dogs. Recently they've stabilized the population with a neutering program for the stray dogs, which otherwise would be more than self-sustaining by themselves. People tend to feed them anyway, so they're fat. And they know how to keep cool. At night, you can see them chilling just about anywhere.
Train Station
Chinatown Bangkok Arch
Pretty
Phone Booth
Temple
Setting up shop
I took this one in particular to show how all the street vendors use natural chunk charcoal for cooking, which as all good grillers know, is the best.
Squid!
And another charcoal example
Cat
In the interior of Chinatown.
Family
You can see the Chinese heritage here. This was again in the interior of Chinatown, so it was pretty dark. I got permission, took the picture, and was gone in less than ten seconds. In retrospect I considered that maybe I should have tried to converse, but it probably wouldn't have done any good.
Scenery
Subway Cuteness
Flavor Shot
Flavor Shot
Pig's Blood Soup
This and the following few pictures are all in Chiang Mai and area. The liver-looking bits are the gelatinous pig's blood, and the other meaty bits are various entrails. It was OK, but I wouldn't go out of my way to have it again.
Flavor Shot
Flavor Shot
Jackfruit!
The flavor was really very good, but hard to describe. The most memorable thing was the richness of the aftertaste. On the right is the interior, the edible part. The spiky stuff on the left is the fruit in situ.
Makin' Pork Rinds
Flavor Shot
Flavor Shot
The Other CMU
aka Chiang Mai University.
The Other CMU
Road to the Hills
It was seriously curvy. Think CA1 for the curvy bits. Here we're inside one of the minibuses, which we were sharing with several people. Basically, you wait until you have enough people that the driver feels it's worth his while to go on the trip.