Tuk Tuk, Bangkok

Tuk Tuk, Bangkok
Originally uploaded by JonathanTheMan.

Bangkok drivers are all completely mad - and the most deranged of all are the tuk tuk drivers. "Where you go" is the standard greeting from these smoke belching death traps, and where you go is often not where you want to go as commission ("tea money") is paid to drivers who take their passengers on a detour via overpriced clothing stores, travel agencies etc.

Having said that, a ride on one of these is an experience not to be missed - an amusement park ride, a year's worth of carbon monoxide and a near death experience all rolled into one.