Thailand Basics
-	Capital is Bangkok
-	Bangkok is a garden spot as far as SE Asia goes
-	Widely considered at the gateway to SE Asia; the airport is super nice
-	1-hour foot massage is $10.
-	Nice Beaches
-	A meal at a street café is about $2 and is better than any Thai food stateside
-	No visa required for most nationalities
-	They drive on the left sid eof the road
-	Freeways.
-	They actually have traffic lights and folks obey them here.
-	Every walk is accompanied by offers for "massage"
-	Prostitution accounts for approximately 3% of the GDP.
-	The German restaurant down the way sells a Hefeweizen for about $6.  After months without one, it is worth every dime.