In Tater's Town I: Spicy Halloween
Not a month had passed since I went to Northern Thailand and I was back again in its fabulous capital. My last visit to Bangkok was a huge trip with the BFF in 2008. I was there because KH was on seminar there and we had promised Tater that we would visit him at his new home. The flight to Don Mueng was uneventful with no cuties to speak about. At the airport we encountered a crazy line for the public taxis. Even bumped into the guy who sat next to me. He made for the airport taxi counter and we followed him. THB 700 and one hour of traffic jams later we arrived at Chong Nonsi BTS. The weather was hot, hot, hot. Found Tater's apartment after a bit of hunting and he welcomed both of us warmly. He got us settled in our room which had a dressing table decorated with photos that we had taken together! All of us had a long chat at the living room till dinner time. Our host suggested a hipster Isan restaurant at Silom called SomtumDer . Very authentic, very spicy. As expected, the wai