The end is near

No more tuk tuk

Our year in Bangkok, and 3 years in Asia, is about to come to an end. In a few weeks we are going to leave Bangkok and move back to the UK; not before I have a short break in Australia and Celine in France. We have had such an amazing time in Asia. We have learnt so many things and met so many interesting people. We feel really lucky to have had the chance to live in two different Asian countries and learn about their cultures. We arrived in Asia uneducated and have come up against a number of culture shocks along the way. We fear that the culture shocks will come again as we move back to western society.

I have been rubbish on the blog in Thailand, but I will try and keep the posts coming to document what we have been up to in the past few months. Here are some of the things we are going to miss from Thailand.



Street food

There will be no more street food in London. This is such a great part of Asian culture. The grilled chicken, grilled fish, som tam (papaya salad), and sticky rice is one of our favourites and costs just a few dollars.


Beaches

There will be no more Thailand beaches. London has rocky beaches in Brighton I guess :(

Pool on the roof

There will be no more relaxing on the roof of our apartment block, enjoying the sunset, getting a tan and swimming in the pool. I think it is around 10 degrees in London at the moment. I don't have a jacket. Hmmmm.

Asian Markets

There will be no more Asian markets. No more hanging meat, flapping fish, and squawking chickens and the vast array of unusual and sometimes awful smells that go with it. The smells I can do without but the markets a very typical to the culture and really makes you realise you are far away from home.

Songkran

No more festivals - Thailand style. This means no more Songkran - the worlds biggest water fight. I will however get one more in before I leave. The water festival this year is from April 13-15 and I will be enjoying it with my brother Chris.

Chao Phraya River

No more river trips.

Temples

No more temples.

With all this in mind we plan to get the most out of Bangkok in the next few weeks.