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Mr. Blonde · 09-19-2010, 02:38 AM

The rest of Vietnam (down the coast)

f3lix · 09-19-2010, 09:13 PM

Holy shit. Those are power lines, right?

Mr. Blonde · 09-19-2010, 09:20 PM

Yeah. It's like that all over the country, but it's really bad in Saigon. I think rather than fix old broken connections, or do the work to consolidate, they just string up new lines every time they go out there.

vietnam power wires - Google Search

Ugly Bastard · 09-21-2010, 10:30 AM

Those pictures are amazing. Nice work. Also, eat a cheeseburger.

thekremlin · 10-22-2010, 08:34 AM

Hey Blonde. I think I'm going to do a 3-week backpacking trip in jan or feb. Want to be IRL friends?

thekremlin · 10-22-2010, 08:35 AM

*In thailand/laos/and shit

Mr. Blonde · 10-22-2010, 09:09 AM

I do want to be IRL friends, but vacation/time off in general is pretty restrictive out here in most jobs, unfortunately. I'll have some time off around Christmas, but not really any other time off until next July. But if you want to drop by Korea, you have a place to stay for free in Seoul (that goes for any Nubblite -- even Shaw).

thekremlin · 10-22-2010, 09:30 AM

Cool man I will try to bring a big bankroll so we can eat some kimchi (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/wo...tml?ref=dining). Right now the trip is developing in my mind as a backpacking thing starting and ending in bangkok, but touching laos, cambodia, HCM city, possibly going down to singapore and myanmar as well.

Orgazmo · 10-22-2010, 11:08 AM

Haven't you seen the last Rambo?

I'd stay the fuck out of Myanmar.

Mr. Blonde · 10-22-2010, 11:22 AM

If everything goes as planned, I really want to go through there on my way to India next year. I've heard nothing but good things. The government is fucked, but the people are supposedly nice as can be.

thekremlin · 12-06-2010, 12:33 PM

Booked my ticket today, flying into Ho Chi Minh city Feb 3rd, going to make my way through Cambodia into Thailand, full moon party Feb 19th, fly back from Bangkok Feb 22. I'm obscenely excited.

Repugnant Abomination · 12-06-2010, 04:23 PM

I went to Vietnam (and Cambodia) too. Blonde isn't the only hot shit on the block.

Beebs · 12-06-2010, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thekremlin

Booked my ticket today, flying into Ho Chi Minh city Feb 3rd, going to make my way through Cambodia into Thailand, full moon party Feb 19th, fly back from Bangkok Feb 22. I'm obscenely excited.

What exactly does a full moon party consist of?

DJ FC · 12-06-2010, 05:22 PM

My guess is it involves:

A) Naked Young Boys
B) Kevin Youkilis
C) Dreidels

Repugnant Abomination · 12-06-2010, 07:59 PM

I have deemed this thread worthy of my participation. First, some Vietnam.

A Catholic church:

Interior of the Ho Chi Minh post office - that portrait is of Ho Chi Minh himself:

One of the many traps where the Viet Cong fought:

Courtyard along Pham Ngu Lao:

A wall inside a Chinese temple in Vietnam:

Obligatory scooter shot:

Swirling sticks of incense inside another temple:

A water puppet show that was actually really cool:

Weapons and victims from the war museum:

An old helicopter:

The presidential palace, just as it was when the northern army stormed it:

Pho, pretty much the national dish. It's fucking delicious:

thekremlin · 12-07-2010, 03:56 AM

I love pho so fucking much.

Full moon party is a monthly party on one of these thai islands. As far as I can gather it involves a beach, lots of australians and other white tourists, trance music, and mild hallucinagens.

I haven't drawn out too much of a gameplan for this trip yet, but I think the bulk will be in Cambodia.

Repugnant Abomination · 12-07-2010, 04:31 AM

I enjoyed Cambodia. We stayed in Phnom Penh, the capital, and Siem Reap, which is where the Angkor temples are. Both places have decent scenes for expats and travelers, though nothing like some other Asian destinations. They were colonized by the French, and you can still see the influence in the architecture in some of the nicer areas. Asians drive crazy in general, but Cambodia is especially crazy - there aren't really any stop lights or signs. It's nuts. I recommend just getting a tuk tuk driver to drive you around. Enjoy the pics.

Same structure at night:

Cambodia's tragic history is well documented, but here's a taste of what you'll see.

Thankfully there's a lot of less depressing stuff to see.

The Angkor temples are the biggest attraction for most travelers.

There are a lot of beggars and they're very aggressive. Most of the time it's a scam, and even when it's not, if anyone sees you give money you'll get swarmed, so be careful. It goes without saying that it's ridiculously hot, and depending on when you go it might rain like mad. Don't let the pics fool you either, while there are nice spots, there's a lot of poverty and dirtiness too. Don't ask anyone about the Khmer Rogue either, it's extremely sensitive. When you go out I recommend buying cans of beer - ask for them to bring them to you unopened, as they will water shit down as much as they can get away with. Other than that just be a smart traveler and enjoy yourself. Cambodia can be a very beautiful place. I still remember how green the countryside looked. Greener than any green I had seen before.

thekremlin · 02-02-2011, 07:01 AM

I'm leaving tomorrow, and couldn't be more stoked. Flying into HCMC and probably going to stay there for 3 or 4 days, then into Cambodia to Siem Reap and hopefully Sihanookville (beach town on south coast) and then Thailand, Bangkok and Koh Phan Ngan. I have no concrete plans except for my flight dates and a hotel in HCMC. I'm travelling solo, so will be sticking to backpackers hotels and trying to make friends. I will eat a lot of food, including bugs and like a million gallons of pho. I will drink rice whiskey and mushroom shakes. I will take pictures. I might die. I am considering packing only two changes of clothes and buying all new clothes there... will be cheap and give me a sweet new asian wardrobe.

Blonde, Repug, any others.... advise me because I am a fool and will make mistakes if you don't warn me about them.

Mr. Blonde · 02-02-2011, 07:20 AM

Always agree on prices before doing anything. Tuk-Tuk rides, airport shuttles, tours, everything. Get a verbal agreement and preferably witnesses.

thekremlin · 02-02-2011, 08:51 AM

Also going to stop by Brazilian jiu jitsu in Phuket Thailand

vaga1220 * · 02-02-2011, 05:07 PM

To teach? There head instructor is a purple belt with no comp record as far as I can see.

thekremlin · 02-02-2011, 06:12 PM

Yeah but I'm guessing there's not a lot of people to get promotions from in thailand. He came up with my instructor, Felipe De Souza. Anyway upon further review, getting to Phuket may be a problem so I'm now looking at BKKBJJ.com

Mr. Blonde · 02-02-2011, 08:03 PM

Fuck Phuket dude. Go north past Chiang Mai in Thailand and head up to the mountains for a little town called Pai. Laid back as hell and tons of tomatoes.

thekremlin · 02-03-2011, 02:41 AM

Why would I go anywhere for tomat---- oooooh I get it

angry pancake · 02-03-2011, 11:41 PM

Those are some very quality sativa dominant tomatoes that come from there.

09-19-2010, 02:38 AM	#26 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	The rest of Vietnam (down the coast)
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

09-19-2010, 09:20 PM	#28 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Yeah. It's like that all over the country, but it's really bad in Saigon. I think rather than fix old broken connections, or do the work to consolidate, they just string up new lines every time they go out there. vietnam power wires - Google Search
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

10-22-2010, 09:09 AM	#32 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	I do want to be IRL friends, but vacation/time off in general is pretty restrictive out here in most jobs, unfortunately. I'll have some time off around Christmas, but not really any other time off until next July. But if you want to drop by Korea, you have a place to stay for free in Seoul (that goes for any Nubblite -- even Shaw).
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

10-22-2010, 11:22 AM	#35 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	If everything goes as planned, I really want to go through there on my way to India next year. I've heard nothing but good things. The government is fucked, but the people are supposedly nice as can be.
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

12-06-2010, 05:22 PM	#39 (permalink)
DJ FC MURICAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,136 Internets: 253094	My guess is it involves: A) Naked Young Boys B) Kevin Youkilis C) Dreidels
	The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them.

09-19-2010, 09:13 PM	#27 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	Holy shit. Those are power lines, right?

09-21-2010, 10:30 AM	#29 (permalink)
Ugly Bastard Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 13,643 Internets: 247330	Those pictures are amazing. Nice work. Also, eat a cheeseburger.

10-22-2010, 08:34 AM	#30 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	Hey Blonde. I think I'm going to do a 3-week backpacking trip in jan or feb. Want to be IRL friends?

10-22-2010, 08:35 AM	#31 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	*In thailand/laos/and shit

10-22-2010, 09:30 AM	#33 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	Cool man I will try to bring a big bankroll so we can eat some kimchi (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/15/wo...tml?ref=dining). Right now the trip is developing in my mind as a backpacking thing starting and ending in bangkok, but touching laos, cambodia, HCM city, possibly going down to singapore and myanmar as well.

10-22-2010, 11:08 AM	#34 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,732 Internets: 311447	Haven't you seen the last Rambo? I'd stay the fuck out of Myanmar.

12-06-2010, 12:33 PM	#36 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	Booked my ticket today, flying into Ho Chi Minh city Feb 3rd, going to make my way through Cambodia into Thailand, full moon party Feb 19th, fly back from Bangkok Feb 22. I'm obscenely excited.

12-06-2010, 04:23 PM	#37 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	I went to Vietnam (and Cambodia) too. Blonde isn't the only hot shit on the block.

12-06-2010, 07:59 PM	#40 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	I have deemed this thread worthy of my participation. First, some Vietnam. A Catholic church: Interior of the Ho Chi Minh post office - that portrait is of Ho Chi Minh himself: One of the many traps where the Viet Cong fought: Courtyard along Pham Ngu Lao: A wall inside a Chinese temple in Vietnam: Obligatory scooter shot: Swirling sticks of incense inside another temple: A water puppet show that was actually really cool: Weapons and victims from the war museum: An old helicopter: The presidential palace, just as it was when the northern army stormed it: Pho, pretty much the national dish. It's fucking delicious:

12-07-2010, 03:56 AM	#41 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	I love pho so fucking much. Full moon party is a monthly party on one of these thai islands. As far as I can gather it involves a beach, lots of australians and other white tourists, trance music, and mild hallucinagens. I haven't drawn out too much of a gameplan for this trip yet, but I think the bulk will be in Cambodia.

12-07-2010, 04:31 AM	#42 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	I enjoyed Cambodia. We stayed in Phnom Penh, the capital, and Siem Reap, which is where the Angkor temples are. Both places have decent scenes for expats and travelers, though nothing like some other Asian destinations. They were colonized by the French, and you can still see the influence in the architecture in some of the nicer areas. Asians drive crazy in general, but Cambodia is especially crazy - there aren't really any stop lights or signs. It's nuts. I recommend just getting a tuk tuk driver to drive you around. Enjoy the pics. Same structure at night: Cambodia's tragic history is well documented, but here's a taste of what you'll see. Thankfully there's a lot of less depressing stuff to see. The Angkor temples are the biggest attraction for most travelers. There are a lot of beggars and they're very aggressive. Most of the time it's a scam, and even when it's not, if anyone sees you give money you'll get swarmed, so be careful. It goes without saying that it's ridiculously hot, and depending on when you go it might rain like mad. Don't let the pics fool you either, while there are nice spots, there's a lot of poverty and dirtiness too. Don't ask anyone about the Khmer Rogue either, it's extremely sensitive. When you go out I recommend buying cans of beer - ask for them to bring them to you unopened, as they will water shit down as much as they can get away with. Other than that just be a smart traveler and enjoy yourself. Cambodia can be a very beautiful place. I still remember how green the countryside looked. Greener than any green I had seen before.
	Last edited by Repugnant Abomination; 12-07-2010 at 04:36 AM.

02-02-2011, 07:01 AM	#43 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	I'm leaving tomorrow, and couldn't be more stoked. Flying into HCMC and probably going to stay there for 3 or 4 days, then into Cambodia to Siem Reap and hopefully Sihanookville (beach town on south coast) and then Thailand, Bangkok and Koh Phan Ngan. I have no concrete plans except for my flight dates and a hotel in HCMC. I'm travelling solo, so will be sticking to backpackers hotels and trying to make friends. I will eat a lot of food, including bugs and like a million gallons of pho. I will drink rice whiskey and mushroom shakes. I will take pictures. I might die. I am considering packing only two changes of clothes and buying all new clothes there... will be cheap and give me a sweet new asian wardrobe. Blonde, Repug, any others.... advise me because I am a fool and will make mistakes if you don't warn me about them.

02-02-2011, 07:20 AM	#44 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Always agree on prices before doing anything. Tuk-Tuk rides, airport shuttles, tours, everything. Get a verbal agreement and preferably witnesses.

02-02-2011, 08:51 AM	#45 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	Also going to stop by Brazilian jiu jitsu in Phuket Thailand

02-02-2011, 05:07 PM	#46 (permalink)
vaga1220 * *Dislikes ham Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: HELL 666 Posts: 1,518 Internets: 60790	To teach? There head instructor is a purple belt with no comp record as far as I can see.
	Putting the sensual in non-consensual.

02-02-2011, 06:12 PM	#47 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	Yeah but I'm guessing there's not a lot of people to get promotions from in thailand. He came up with my instructor, Felipe De Souza. Anyway upon further review, getting to Phuket may be a problem so I'm now looking at BKKBJJ.com

02-02-2011, 08:03 PM	#48 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Fuck Phuket dude. Go north past Chiang Mai in Thailand and head up to the mountains for a little town called Pai. Laid back as hell and tons of tomatoes.

02-03-2011, 02:41 AM	#49 (permalink)
thekremlin Don't call me Shirley Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 3,271 Internets: 220249	Why would I go anywhere for tomat---- oooooh I get it

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