张玮栩：在哀伤之池里，我们无可避免地要被将退潮的欢愉之浪迷惑，以为只要听着浪声看着天空纯净的星星，就可以安慰地睡着，此生无憾。让人愤怒的是，当我们醒来遗憾还在，而伤口，在很久很久以后，还是会痛。
Compared to Song Thaew, Tuk Tuks are much more expensive, and can carry only 2 people.
The covered three-wheeled motor with a back seat is more like an open-air taxi, which delivers you directly to your destination. One good point of Tuk Tuk is, its smaller size allows for more flexibility to move around, and perhaps, to make illegal turns as well.
However, I was warned to not befriend Tuk Tuk drivers, and I kept that in mind.
On my first day in Chiang Mai, when I was walking in the city and felt a little tired (no shop around sold mineral water), a Tuk Tuk driver approached me. He suggested driving me to few destinations (pointing on the map) then sending me back to the pick-up point.
He charged me only 50 Baht, so I agreed without much bargain. That’s the cheapest ever Tuk Tuk trip I had. That might be because he thought I’m a Thai doing some kind of research or photography. He drove me to those artistry places, asked me to take my time and said he’d wait for me.
Things were fine. At the end, I asked whether he could directly send me to night market, he said yes. When I got down, I found I was at Chang Klan Road instead of the Saturday Night Bazaar I had in mind.
That’s not entirely his fault also, coz there are so many night bazaars around and I did not specify clearly.
According to the information from the Internet, if you go to the airport by Tuk Tuk, the minimum fare is 50 baht.
I only went to the Arcade Bus Station by Tuk Tuk, not airport. I was charged 120B for the not-long journey. Compared to the abovementioned multiple-places-inclusive-of-waiting-time Tuk Tuk trip, that was far more expensive. But I finally paid the amount.
That was my fault. I didn't ask for the price before hopping on.
Apart from Song Thaew and Tuk Tuk, there is another type of transportation in Chiang Mai - Samlor.
It’s more commonly known as rickshaw in the other countries. I didn’t experience it in Northern Thailand (the last time was in XiTang, China).
To be honest, it’s sometimes weird to have an old, thin uncle making someone move by straining every muscle in his body.
Sitting in the carriage at the back of his bicycle, I’d feel there is kinda lack of humanism.
Compared to Song Thaew, Tuk Tuks are much more expensive, and can carry only 2 people.
Talking about Thai, thinking of Tuk Tuk?
The covered three-wheeled motor with a back seat is more like an open-air taxi, which delivers you directly to your destination. One good point of Tuk Tuk is, its smaller size allows for more flexibility to move around, and perhaps, to make illegal turns as well.
However, I was warned to not befriend Tuk Tuk drivers, and I kept that in mind.
View from the back. It serves as a moving ad board as well.
On my first day in Chiang Mai, when I was walking in the city and felt a little tired (no shop around sold mineral water), a Tuk Tuk driver approached me. He suggested driving me to few destinations (pointing on the map) then sending me back to the pick-up point.
He charged me only 50 Baht, so I agreed without much bargain. That’s the cheapest ever Tuk Tuk trip I had. That might be because he thought I’m a Thai doing some kind of research or photography. He drove me to those artistry places, asked me to take my time and said he’d wait for me.
He's normal, by wrongly thinking that I'm a Thai.
Things were fine. At the end, I asked whether he could directly send me to night market, he said yes. When I got down, I found I was at Chang Klan Road instead of the Saturday Night Bazaar I had in mind.
That’s not entirely his fault also, coz there are so many night bazaars around and I did not specify clearly.
This is how I could take photo of myself, hehe!
According to the information from the Internet, if you go to the airport by Tuk Tuk, the minimum fare is 50 baht.
I only went to the Arcade Bus Station by Tuk Tuk, not airport. I was charged 120B for the not-long journey. Compared to the abovementioned multiple-places-inclusive-of-waiting-time Tuk Tuk trip, that was far more expensive. But I finally paid the amount.
That was my fault. I didn't ask for the price before hopping on.
Apart from Song Thaew and Tuk Tuk, there is another type of transportation in Chiang Mai - Samlor.
It’s more commonly known as rickshaw in the other countries. I didn’t experience it in Northern Thailand (the last time was in XiTang, China).
To be honest, it’s sometimes weird to have an old, thin uncle making someone move by straining every muscle in his body.
Sitting in the carriage at the back of his bicycle, I’d feel there is kinda lack of humanism.
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In fact, you are very human. Because you contribute to their earnings.
everything has its both sides :)
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