Languages other than English tend to be confusing because of the different delivery and intonation. Italian for example always sounds like a major argument, despite the fact that the issuer of a statement may politely be asking for a cup of coffee. Anything said fast and at loud volume in English tends to be angry or argumentative. Mandarin Chinese seems to have this problem. Listening to the locals having a conversation it's difficult to decide whether they are about to […]
I can see it’s a bit busy… Oh, there they are.. Quite a lot of them in fact.. Cleaning ladies cleaning up what exactly?
Moron Twins #4 Rock formations that look like breasts. Cue much hilarity between us and the male guide about which were the Asian versions and which were the Americans.
There’s something rather appealing to me about huts in the middle of nowhere, Perhaps it’s the ‘Robinson Crusoe’ effect of Thailand beach life.
This being China we hired bikes yesterday. I got a nice shiny new boys mountain bike with too many gears. Is it me or are most of those gears superfluous? I suppose they're designed for those irritating adrenaline junkies whose idea of a good time is peddling up the north face of the Eiger. Pat plumped for a classic ladies sit-up-and-beg model, replete with basket for your handbag. 'Is he a ladyboy?' enquired the man at the bike hire shop. […]