There is a distinct likelihood that by the time a traveler finishes their visit to Thailand, they will be convinced that their name is, in fact, \u201cmassage.\u201d Every day, as you walk down the street, past the many vendors, restaurants, tailors, and massage parlors, they almost all call out to you. \u201cWhere you from?\u201d \u201cYou want suit?\u201d \u201cHello, massage!\u201d<\/p>\n
Since there are more massage parlors than anything else .. the danger of thinking \u201cmassage\u201d is your name.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve had 3 massages apiece since being in the country. Two oil massages and one foot massage each. Neither of us was quite willing to be cracked the way they do in Thai massages. I\u2019m mostly afraid that they\u2019ll adjust my back into the wrong place and that just sounds like a bad thing. Also something my chiropractor would be on my case about when I get home. (Hopefully, he won\u2019t read this and then chastise me the other direction. \uf04a.) For the most part, they\u2019ve been wonderful experiences, complete with foot washes before and green\/Thai herb tea afterwards. Thai masseuses don\u2019t use as much pressure as American ones, but they make up for it in coverage. I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve ever had my belly massaged before, for example. Or so much concentration on my chest. They\u2019re also very thorough on the legs, and not so much when it comes to the back. Go figure. I\u2019ve also never had the masseuse actually climb up on top of the table and straddle me before. But it has happened twice here and I don\u2019t think we went to skanky massage parlors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There is a distinct likelihood that by the time a traveler finishes their visit to Thailand, they will be convinced that their name is, in fact, \u201cmassage.\u201d Every day, as you walk down the street, past the many vendors, restaurants, tailors, and massage parlors, they almost all call out to you. \u201cWhere you from?\u201d \u201cYou … Continue reading