wow - i'm that guy. i showed up at narita airport with passport and ticket, bright and early for a 9:00 flight to thailand. small problem, i was a day early.. who makes mistakes like that anyway?! if i had been a day late they could have rescheduled, but in my case it made for an uneventful 24 hours of time to kill in a little place near the airport.
anyway, i did it all again the next day and now i'm in swinging bangkok! holy crap! i was greated at the gate by a host of con artists who have been following me around ever since. everyone wants my money. it's a major problem and i don't like it much at all. it's become impossible to meet and make friends with thai people because of the tourism that comes into bangkok. things are cheap, though! i ate and drank with other backpackers from the same cheap hotel and last night hired a tuk-tuk and driver (three wheeled transport) for some joy riding~
tomorrow i'm flying on a little puddle jumper to phuket - any island whould have done but the flight was cheap. it'll be good! right now i'm the whitest person in thailand - practically glowing - and i've seriously got to get some sun so the guys on the street leave me alone and go for some other fresh face. anybody back home need 3 suits for one low price?
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