Comments on: Getting Very Excited about Thailand! http://johnnyvagabond.com/route/getting-excited-about-thailand/ Traveling Cheap, Taking Pics, and Telling Lies Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: wes http://johnnyvagabond.com/route/getting-excited-about-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-74 wes Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:27:07 +0000 http://johnnyvagabond.com/?p=592#comment-74 Thanks sooo much for the links and tips. You rock! Thanks sooo much for the links and tips. You rock!

]]> By: Michael http://johnnyvagabond.com/route/getting-excited-about-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Michael Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:09:52 +0000 http://johnnyvagabond.com/?p=592#comment-73 if you make to Ayutthaya, be sure to hit up Uncle Lek for a stellar bowl of kuaytiaw reua, Thai boat noodles. He has a busy open-air joint right across the way from Wat Ratchaburana, one of the main temple sites right in town. Was another great find from Austin Bush's site: austinbushphotography.com/2008/04/lung-lek.html here's a couple of good sites for street eats in Bangkok: importfood.com/saochingcha_guide.html cheapeatsbangkok.com/ if you will be spending a good chunk of time in Thailand, you might want to pick up a copy of "Thai Hawker Food", should be able to find in Asia Books in Bangkok, or online here: tinyurl.com/crtlfc, very useful! enjoythaifood.com/talkingmenu/index.php , good for learning phrases in Thai to ease ordering. They also have a great site for other useful phrases: learningthai.com/speak_thai.html; "mai aow khap" comes in handy to ward off persistent tuk-tuk touts in Bangkok. while we're on it, here's another useful resource for culinary explorations in the Kingdom: nachang.com/travelmenu, a downloadable menu for street eats from Chanchao, one of the regulars over on the Thorntree forum. chok dii! if you make to Ayutthaya, be sure to hit up Uncle Lek for a stellar bowl of kuaytiaw reua, Thai boat noodles. He has a busy open-air joint right across the way from Wat Ratchaburana, one of the main temple sites right in town.
Was another great find from Austin Bush’s site:
austinbushphotography.com/2008/04/lung-lek.html

here’s a couple of good sites for street eats in Bangkok:
importfood.com/saochingcha_guide.html
cheapeatsbangkok.com/
if you will be spending a good chunk of time in Thailand, you might want to pick up a copy of “Thai Hawker Food”, should be able to find in Asia Books in Bangkok, or online here: tinyurl.com/crtlfc, very useful!

enjoythaifood.com/talkingmenu/index.php , good for learning phrases in Thai to ease ordering. They also have a great site for other useful phrases:
learningthai.com/speak_thai.html; “mai aow khap” comes in handy to ward off persistent tuk-tuk touts in Bangkok.

while we’re on it, here’s another useful resource for culinary explorations in the Kingdom: nachang.com/travelmenu, a downloadable menu for street eats from Chanchao, one of the regulars over on the Thorntree forum.

chok dii!

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