Street side Libations

All over Bangkok you could find great iced drinks durring the summer. I'm sure it had a lot to do with the swealtering heat, but more than that it had to do with the locals having the chance to vend on the street. Coming from Boston you don't see too much sold along the road. Aside from sausages or hotdogs and those are only in a few spots downtown. In asia people were selling food all over the place and even though they wouldn't have been passing any health inspections (no three basin sink, serve safe certificate...Bullshit) they made good food cheap and easy.

Sitting on the beach on Kho Samed in between swims you could get the best BBQ chicken I've ever had, and a fresh made papaya salad from some old ladies that literally carry around BBQ's on their backs...

There were even road side bars, just little stands with a Booze, a few coolers, some stools and raggae music that went all night.

Now I'm not saying that we should have curb side bar vans in Beantown (also not saying we shouldn't) only that all the permits and regulations really steralize the city, I prefer things a little less tidy and a little more funky.

Viva la street vendors!!!