I wonder if Tuk Tuk travel is covered by travel insurance? for the uninitiated they didn't go that fast, but the only thing between you and the bitumen was air and the drivers own sense of control.
MBK Shopping Mall Bangkok
MBK Shopping mall in Bangkok. I was told that the King's Birthday weekend was the biggest shopping weekend in the world. It was busy compared to an average day in a Melbourne shopping centre, but it was relatively quiet. When this photo was taken Bangkok airport had only just opened, and they were working around the clock to get the backlog of travelers home safe. Lucky for us while the last Bangkok International Airport blockade started while we were over there, by the time we got there, the airport was a ghost town, we checked in, ate, shopped and boarded with time to spare and the flight arrived half an hour early in Melbourne.
Lumpinee Stadium Bangkok
This is a video of a couple of knockouts that we witnessed in Lumpinee Stadium. Unfortunately we weren't there for one of the big fights when Lumpinee is packed to the rafters and the place goes wild. The first fight in the video was probably the most fun. There were two girls behind us barracking in true Thai fashion for the fighter in the red trunks. I could only imagine what it would be like when the whole stadium is alive.
The second fight was between a Thai and an English guy. The Westerner started really strong, probably too strong. After 2 weeks of watching fights you notice when two Thais fight they take the first round to just test their opponents. It's sometimes kick for kick, while they see what each other are made of. Anyway, I guess for westerners it's a case of trying to knock the Thais out before they can wear you down. Because their bodies are so conditioned they can take a thrashing like a rent-a-car. In any case, this westerner got winded at the end of the second round, and the Thai fighter exploited this in round three with devastating consequences!
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