The Mill Street Journal

This time last year I was out finding myself, among other things, in Thailand with my closest mates and a couple of blokes I’ve never met before! They were, gentlemen! 

In fact, it is exactly one year since I stepped into a boxing ring and floored some Swedish man. That and the bunjee jump in South Africa are the most thrilling experiences that’ve ever fulled my body. I have nothing to say really except I will give a couple of pointers to anyone going in the future;

Favourite Fings I Found (excluding myself)

Curries (and general dining experience) 

Simple menus in Thailand, 2 starters, 4 mains, if you were lucky you got a 5th option.

Chicken satay skewers, vegetable spring rolls

Red curry, green curry, yellow curry (sometimes), Massaman and Panang 

And you know what? I wouldn’t change it one bit. Also how much better is it going to restaurants abroad you just dander down the street when you feel like it and pick one it’s so positively blasé I love it. None of this regimented ‘booked for 7pm out at 9pm don’t be late’ nonsense.

Tuk-Tuks

Whilst hilarious, they are very expensive so do them once for a laugh and then just get Ubers in the cities they’re like a quid not even.

Time Zones

To be honest with you I wouldn’t bother adjusting your body clock to Thailand time, just keep motoring on cause you’ll be out late etc. anyways so it’s handier just rolling with the timezone you’re in.

Koh Phangan 

Get in – Full Moon Party – Get out. Do NOT, under any circumstances, miss that boat. You will be stuck there forever, trust me. You can spot the boat missers a mile off.

7/11

The Minion stamp things you get count as currency in 7/11 as far as I remember and please don’t eat the plastic bag toasties there’ll be a curry for you across the road. Oh, and McDonalds is the same price as here honestly such a waste of baht.

Outside of these tips and tricks you can’t go wrong, there is no wrong out there, there isn’t much authority except you to be honest. I will just share with you some sounds of that crazy place, nighty-night;