Taken for a Ride in Bangkok – The Rest of the Story

This morning – our first morning in Bangkok – we were taken for a ride, literally and figuratively. In what must have been a set-up, (although it was so clever, sometimes I still wonder), our tuk tuk driver took us to IFC, (International Fashion Center), Bangkok. But scam or no scam, we had a great experience there. And guess what? Continue reading “Taken for a Ride in Bangkok – The Rest of the Story”

Taken for a Ride (to IFC) in Bangkok

We’re in Bangkok. – Just a couple of tourists out exploring on their first day in town. We’re in a tuk tuk, deep inside a labyrinth of alleyways. The driver has just pulled over to park in a little tuk tuk-sized niche. This looks like a pretty rough area to us. Have we been “taken for a ride”? We’ve heard stories… Continue reading “Taken for a Ride (to IFC) in Bangkok”