creepy crawlies

when staying some where with bed bugs (look for all the icky gut smears on the walls from squished buggies) move the bed away from the wall, inspect the bed frame and matris (they usually live in the walls) cut water bottles in 1/2 and stick legs of bed into them, then fill with some water, it's a little bed bug mote, seems to help quite a bit.
also a good coating of Miskito repellent on shoulders and legs, maybe arms not a bad idea.
don't keep food in your room, unless you want some mice or rats to stop by for a snack.
and just try to remember it's Asia don't get too bent about it. yelling at the guy at the front desk won't do you much good, if it's so gross that you can't sleep they willl normally give you your money for the night back, but then what the fuck do you do, they may let you sleep in the lobby but theres probably yuckys there too.

another quick tip..

if you drop a coin and it starts to roll away, don't step on it to stop it. there is an image of the king on all Thai $$ !!
(stepping on an image of the kind is like crapping on a flag in the oval office)
I don't think they still put people in jail for this, but you'll piss everyone around you off by doing this. really really don't do this. lol
found out this one the tough way..

(i used to go to a guy to get coconut shakes everyday after breakfast when i had an apt in Banglumpo, one time i dropped a coin and it started to roll away, i did this without thinking, couldn't understand why I got so many dirty looks, every time after I got a shake from that stand I got sick. maybe just a coincidence, I don't know but had to stop going there)

quick tip

a quick tip for dealing with annoying, persistent motorbike taxis.
figured this out in Cambodia awhile ago (wish I had figured it out sooner ;)
always walk against traffic, that way they can't follow you for blocks hollering at you.
at times in Phonm Phen we had upto 20 guys (at a time) on motorbikes following us, yelling to get our attention.. "where you go" you want lady boom boom" something" and dose that get old fast!

here's a tip honky!!

hey jackass.. a quick tip.

if you wouldn't be caught dead in something at home why in crap sakes would you bring it along across the world with you?!

and yes I've made this mistake aplenty..

(this came to mind in thanks to an adsence banner)

you look like a cunt!

ok ok gonna try this again!

after monsters encouragement I'm going to try bring this back to life.

I gave up because my jank blogger counter was saying only 2 people had read it.. whats the point of me spending time working on it if no one was gonna read it.. crap sticks.. 

but.. i for one have spent way too much time on line trying to figure out what to bring, where is safe, ect ect ect..

so maybe my trials and tribulations can be of some use to someone ealse..

ha we'll see ;)

once things really get on a roll I hope (fingers crossed) to update this bit by bit weekly or so (er that means check back now and then)

off and away lets see where this goes..

please feel free to post comments, suggestions, and all that.. 

things to bring

ok looks like i found a counter so well see if anyone is reading this ;)

what to bring.. this is probaly going to be whats most on your mind before you, leave..
it was for me.. and after 2 trip here this is what i found.

for your feet: i was told by everyone you need hiking boots.. so i looked around a bunch and found a very light waterproof pair at REI, they are ok, but there really is no point at all of having them. (though they would have been nice for dirt biking in Chaing Mai) what you'll most likely end up using, is the same as eveyone that lives here uses, sandles.. flip flops to be more exacat. yep em cheap rubber things that you'd probaly never be calught dead in.. (at least what I thought) but you don't feel like such a chode becasue there the norm, no ones going to look twice.. and you maybe thinking well how about Tivas (you know thoses strapy sandles that look so very fantastic with socks ;), well i had a pair, i got them a long time ago for going fishing with some friends (from here on out Tivas shall be refered to as "cool guy sandles" cuz.. thay are not) well i brought them here with me, and never used them, they look way fucking stupid, i didn't find them to be comftable (but of cource your feet need to get used to any difrent style of shoe to what ever you use get used to them at home first, unless you want to walk aroun wearing holds in your toes.. thats what i did and it sucked!!) any ways, as i was saying, they are lame, a pain to take off every time you go into someones house, wat, ect. and if you go ona jungle hike you'll stub your toe need stictis and most likely your toe will fall off from some jungle bacterirea.. ok.. well maybe not that last part. but maybe.. anyways. i've found a pair of cross trainers are great for when your going to do alot of walking, or want to be able to go jogging while away. also i found at costco before i leaft this last time some werd sandles that you slip on like a shoe but they are all strapy, witha single strap at the rear, they work great for just about everything and you can use them as just slip ones if youjust squish down the strap..

any ways, i'll redo this right and add pics if it looks like anyone ends up reading it. woot

looks like no one is reading this.. if anyone dose email me at noblematthew45(at)gmail.com
but i don't see an count tracker option, and have got no replys.. if anyone dose start reading it, i'll start again.