Get on your bike and follow me...

Get on your bike and follow me

Anyone who knows me well, knows that I'm not a big fan of the 'tour group'. After my last day tour encounter in China... See (insert page link here), I was determined to minimize any tours to as few as possible. That said, I started to get a little anxious, when you are hearing impaired and traveling solo sometimes, and I hate that I am admitting this, you just want a big group hug!

So I did some research and found something that I thought would be perfect for me.

Follow me bike tours is a small tour company run out of Bangkok. They run bicycle tours around Bangkok, and the best thing about these guys is - they take you where no 'tourist' day tours take you. If you want to see the real Bangkok then this tour is perfect...not to mention your riding on a mountain bike all day which for me is perfect! I hate sitting in a bus looking out the window!

You start off at the

The reclining Buddha - Wat pho

Everyone told me, 'when you go to Bangkok, make sure you see the reclining Buddha'. My tolerance for temples and pagodas where's somewhat thin, after you see the 20th temple. Now they are all incredibly beautiful and spiritual places of worship, and for these reasons, I feel uncomfortable sometimes about visiting them.

I really think that some of these temple should be preserve for what their original purpose was, in saying that, a lot of temple are also a place to bring people to tether and share experiences, so I don't feel all that bad...I guess.

So, I hired a tuk tuk driver to run me about town. I know, most people stay away from them, but if you can find a nice one and agree on a price it can be a cheap and easy way to see Bangkok.

So for 500baht (about $15AUD) I had my guy scoot me around to all of the sites. He warned me at each attraction...'Sarah, stay away from Thai pele trying to sell stuff...just keep walking'. So, with his words of advice still hanging in the air I entered into the Reclining Buddha.

To get in it will cost you 100baht (about $3AUD).

Now there is a lady that sits at the entrance with blue bags... I swear I thought she was trying to sell it to me... Mix that with my deafness and I just 'kept on walking' only to have someone grab me and yell...' hey you white girl take a bag and put your shoes in it'

I was actually awe-struck when I entered the room where the reclining Buddha relaxed in its horizontal poise.