Hi all,
Just making use of thr free internet Bangkok Air give you in there lounges. Its my favourite airline in the world. Having a brillant hol so far. Done Dubai, Cambodia and Bangkok and now its time for 8 days in Samui to unpack my bag and not go sight seeing but to relax with a beer and get some tanning done.
Nearly missed my flight from Cambodia to here this morning. The flight was at 8.40 and we woke up at 7.20 because we had a late night on the beers, so it was a mad rush. Our taxi two days ago knocked a man off his bike and drove away and in the middle of the traffic an elephant was strolling down so loads of stories to tell you for my trip report.
Better go and will write soon.
Gar

Have a glass in Samui for me. Enjoy yourselves.

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Kiss
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And that's something to boast about? Did anyone get injured in the mad rush to the airport because you didn't wake up this morning on account of the beers you drank last night?

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Hi Garrett,

Thanks for thinking to share what's happened so far. I hope you have a fantastic holiday. Only 6 more sleeps till we go!!

Regards
Michelle

a poor old bakso (meatball) wagon guy who was pushing his cart along the busy Lovina road in north Bali when a typically dumb a motorbike rider undertook the car behind (looking past the cart to try and get past him), veered in front of the car, clipped the guy's hand and cart handle, managed to control his bike and sped off, while the old guy lost control of his cart which fell over. Every car and truck and bemo and whatever behind simply drove over his fast becoming obliterated livelihood.

I was about 6 vehicles behind and saw what happened; his hand was bleeding, he was in pain and distraught by the time I got to him. I never forgave myself; I drove around him and on, not stopping to help. I try to reconcile myself with the fact 3 days earlier I had stopped when I saw a guy who had clearly just been knocked off his bike on the mountain Kintamani road; he was travelling the other way and a I saw a half truck which passed me just before speeding along. I stopped to give help as had a Balinese man coming from behind the stricken motorcyclist. The bike rider then started to accuse me of being the one who knocked him off his bike; the other driver told me to go before the police arrived as I would be blamed and have to pay.

Even so, it is funny isn't it, this event with the Bakso cart man has stuck in my mind for so long, and I still feel bad at myself for not stopping to help the old guy. Fio, I do not think Garrett was boasting about what happened to him at all.

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Fio,
The mad rush to the airport trip was fine and you could not go faster then 10 mph coz so many bikes on the road and at no stage did we ask the driver to hurry because the roads are scary enough. The bike crash happened the second day we were there on the way to the Killing Feilds. There are no rules on the roads and they are a scary place.
Better run my plane is soon.
Gar

How are you both enjoying yourselves. Keep thinking about you both.

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