I have been in Thailand almost a month now, and after a while you start to get used to things that you really shouldn’t; the quite bizarre barely gets a second glimpse.
Thought I would snap a few things this morning, no special effort required…
So… the first picture is just one of those Thai ‘Utility Vehicles’ kitted out as an ice cream van, then a motorbike, then a tuktuk. Look again, what’s driving the motorbike?
Chiang Mai, Thailand - some random examples of bonkers
Chiang Mai, Thailand - some random examples of bonkers
What the well dressed fisherman is wearing this season…
Chiang Mai, Thailand - some random examples of bonkers
So Mr Vanatanasonboom, do you still maintain that you had full control of both market carts in a public street at 20 MPH?
Chiang Mai, Thailand - some random examples of bonkers
Despite the apparent chaos and danger of Thai roads there seem to be few accidents (compared to what you might expect).
This is because every person, vehicle and ‘thing’ is protected by an invisible force field; foreigners are bestowed with temporary protection powers just after immigration – although it is wise not to test this too forcefully…
Thai traffic
Lamp posts however need extra ‘repulsive protection’; as of course their job description states that they must remain at the road side during their working lives.
This extra ‘repulsive protection’ is provided by attaching 3 Justin Beiber CDs to each post; who knew…
Lamp post protectors
Hard to image that someone would be happy to win this!
Miss Elephant Contest
It is not without good reason that you seldom hear the phrase ‘as pretty as a Thai street’…
Thai urban streets are a bit of a mess, and often downright dangerous. You need your wits about you at all times; traffic in many forms can come at you from any direction at any moment.
Chiang Mai street scenes
Setting up the Night Market – dragging the stalls out of storage, with motorbikes…
Chiang Mai street scenes
Chiang Mai street scenes
The Night Market stalls being set up, lets play ‘Spot the trip hazard’.
Chiang Mai street scenes - lets play 'spot the trip hazard'
Thai Utility Vehicle, this can be be used for many purposes: family transport, carriage of extraordinarily large items like wardrobes, or just as a mobile vending stall… up to you really.
Chiang Mai street scenes - Utility Vehicle
It wasn’t always like this though; look at this old teak house, must have been beautiful in it’s day.
Chiang Mai street scenes - old teak house
Despite the apparent chaos, things do work pretty well, and you will seldom be bored on a Thai street; there is always something going on not far away.
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