tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post219920255817996195..comments2023-10-31T22:41:48.247+08:00Comments on ramblings from a gypsy soul: Taken for a ride on a tuktukchristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-27660846140662941282009-09-29T17:50:59.988+08:002009-09-29T17:50:59.988+08:00Wow Thai food is wonderful taste and Tuk-Tuk taxi ...Wow Thai food is wonderful taste and Tuk-Tuk taxi is such a amazing!!!! Thank you for your post.Miss Bangkok Hotelshttp://www.modernthailand.com/bangkok-hotels/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-85618221409008800832009-02-24T11:48:00.000+08:002009-02-24T11:48:00.000+08:00Hi Ness! Oh no, sorry to hear you had a bad experi...Hi Ness! Oh no, sorry to hear you had a bad experience with the tuktuks also. It's part of the whole adventure though. :) I'll check out your story, thanks for sending the link!christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-73815012048218301172009-02-22T15:45:00.000+08:002009-02-22T15:45:00.000+08:00i love this blog! all about travel. and food. yum!...i love this blog! all about travel. and food. yum!<BR/><BR/>had a bad experience with the tuktuks, too. here it is.<BR/><BR/>http://atrandomness.blogspot.com/2009/02/trashing-treacherous-thai-tuktuk.htmlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325917167727003033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-27999942596562904772007-09-05T11:42:00.000+08:002007-09-05T11:42:00.000+08:00Hi Lia, thank you for the nice message. I'm so hap...Hi Lia, thank you for the nice message. I'm so happy to know my posts were useful to you. Somboon is such a hit with everyone who tries it! I don't have any plans of going to KL soon. Id been there before for work so it's not in my immediate future, unless work sends me there again. Are you going?christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-9390741412655718492007-09-05T09:23:00.000+08:002007-09-05T09:23:00.000+08:00hi christine, thanks so very much for sharing you...hi christine, thanks so very much for sharing your travel experiences. i always check your blog for tips on where to go, what to do, and what to eat in a city. what you write is truly invaluable. <BR/><BR/>when i visited bangkok last month, i also went to somboon seafood and it was really good! loved their black pepper crabs! our relatives in bangkok who've been staying there for 3 yrs liahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01589158231324100403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-61180665795635975762007-04-26T18:09:00.000+08:002007-04-26T18:09:00.000+08:00Hi GUS! The "eject guy" was the taxi driver not t...Hi GUS! The "eject guy" was the taxi driver not the tuktuk driver and NO he obviously didn't haha! I still laugh whenever I remember his maniacal laugh and the crazed expression on his face.<BR/><BR/>Oh my, you know Somboon too! Seems everyone who's been to Bangkok has tried and loved it! I just saw Lori's (dessertcomesfirst) post on it and we had almost exactly the same orders! :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-84501945878266006252007-04-26T12:17:00.000+08:002007-04-26T12:17:00.000+08:00hey gypsy,that "EJECT" tuktuk driver obviously did...hey gypsy,<BR/><BR/>that "EJECT" tuktuk driver obviously didn't attend any of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's seminars:D LOL<BR/><BR/>I think that's the main (actually, ONLY) disadvantage of BKK over MNL, that not everyone is conversant in English.<BR/><BR/>Somboon is indeed fantastic! Food makes up for the lack of ambiance.grumpyurbanslackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352710951510373300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-3650509811727812582007-04-21T04:10:00.000+08:002007-04-21T04:10:00.000+08:00Candisshhh, please do yourself a favor and make a ...Candisshhh, please do yourself a favor and make a trip to Somboon. It's a must in Bangkok!christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-40527435028624381112007-04-19T09:00:00.000+08:002007-04-19T09:00:00.000+08:00Everything looks WONDERFUL and mouthwatering!! No...Everything looks WONDERFUL and mouthwatering!! Now, I'm really excited to go to Bangkok later this year!!Didihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966608246374142055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-5951855598995308762007-04-19T02:14:00.000+08:002007-04-19T02:14:00.000+08:00Hi Rosa! It's making my tummy rumble just remember...Hi Rosa! It's making my tummy rumble just remembering it! :) If you ever get a chance to go, make sure you visit this restaurant.<BR/><BR/>Susan, while it was unfortunate,it was actually quite amusing in retrospect. And it's always nice to have such tales to bring home with you. It also made us appreciate the food even more when we got to the real place! :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-4147625306505585782007-04-18T21:29:00.000+08:002007-04-18T21:29:00.000+08:00I'm sorry to hear about the scam. It's so unfortun...I'm sorry to hear about the scam. It's so unfortunate.Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-44006141151899952752007-04-18T15:43:00.000+08:002007-04-18T15:43:00.000+08:00All that yummy food makes my tummy rumble! I'd lov...All that yummy food makes my tummy rumble! I'd love to go to Thailand...Rosa's Yummy Yumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130051839810091958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-86062886742671513112007-04-18T14:49:00.000+08:002007-04-18T14:49:00.000+08:00Mila, haha, our "ejection" was indeed horrible but...Mila, haha, our "ejection" was indeed horrible but it makes for some funny recounts later. When I travel, I prefer to go around the way the locals do when I can, because it's during times ilke these that you meet the most interesting of characters! :) I secretly enjoyed both incidents hehe.<BR/><BR/>Jo, the meal blew my mind seriously. When you go, you have to make sure to put Somboon on your christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-63081653694737678162007-04-18T08:38:00.000+08:002007-04-18T08:38:00.000+08:00Nens! Oh the frustration! I can just imagine! B...Nens! Oh the frustration! I can just imagine! But then, with the "eject" guy, despite my <I>inis</I>, I was trying hard not to laugh at the image that made!<BR/><BR/>But seriously...terrible, terrible. I mean, i understand tourist traps like being taken to all those "souvenier" shops on tour...but dear lord, these taxis and tuktuks not taking where you pay them to...too much.<BR/><BR/>At Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-42460409846557860582007-04-17T23:20:00.000+08:002007-04-17T23:20:00.000+08:00Your sentences sort of sound like my dad's friends...Your sentences sort of sound like my dad's friends when they are trying to explain (shouting of course) their pov in english. <BR/><BR/>What I find really horrible was the taxi driver ejecting you. Gad! The Thai Tourism Authority should make sure things like that don't happen. <BR/><BR/>I figure my thailand trips have been relatively stress free since I go with thai friends everywhere, they Watergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-91197366637182567152007-04-17T16:08:00.000+08:002007-04-17T16:08:00.000+08:00You're right, it would be a challenge trying all t...You're right, it would be a challenge trying all the different foods when there aren't enough of you to finish everything. But just do it one dish at a time, and start with the ones that call out to you the loudest. :)<BR/><BR/>I argued with them in broken english and lots of hand gestures and sign language. I swear, the way I was speaking was actually pretty funny, my sentences were devoid of christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-12197253345036706742007-04-17T12:10:00.000+08:002007-04-17T12:10:00.000+08:00Wow, that's a lot of food on that table! YUM! I ju...Wow, that's a lot of food on that table! YUM! I just realized a great advantage you had over me: you went to Bangkok with a group (while there would just be the two of us going), which meant you could try many more dishes! With Asian food, ordering "family style" is always the ideal.<BR/><BR/>That scam is just terrible. That's the problem with going to popular tourist destinations -- all the Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103275969563306124noreply@blogger.com