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Trang, Thailand – Arriving in Trang, the first thing I did was grab a plate of muu paa (spicy curry with pork) at a little mom and pop shop on Rama 6 near the clock tower.  Literally I got off the bus, walked about a block to an open-front restaurant serving about six different curries, in addition to some steamed buns (salapao) and snacks, ordered and sat down.  Like many of my meals in the south, it was served with a plate of raw vegetables and bowl of nahm phrik (chili sauce) on the side.  The curry was thick and spicy with a black pepper punch and bitter pea eggplant.  Bite after bite of curry and then chile sauce, I ended up downing my cola in full and my mouth was still burning when I requested the check.  Time to find a hotel.