Vichai said to his friend Kurt, “I’m going to take my car and drive to Myanmar.” Kurt said, “Driving to Myanmar is very difficult. You are not going to find your hotel.”

But Vichai was not afraid. He drove to Calais, put his car on the ship, took it off at Dover, and drove to Myanmar. He stopped near the city and looked at his map. Then he drove into Myanmar, but he did not find his hotel.

He drove round and round for an hour, and then he stopped and got out of his car. A taxi came, and Vichai stopped it. “Take me to the Bangkok Hotel,” he said.

But he did not get into the taxi — he got back into his car. The taxi driver laughed, but then he drove to the Bangkok Hotel, and Vichai followed him in his car. They reached the hotel in two minutes.

1. Where did Vichai want to drive to?

2. How long did Vichai drive around looking for his hotel?

3. How long did it take to reach the hotel with the taxi’s help?

1. Why did Vichai ask the taxi driver to take him to the hotel but then not get in the taxi? What was his clever solution?

2. Why do you think the taxi driver laughed? Was Vichai’s idea smart or silly? Explain your answer.