It's not that they behave so terribly but they just don't know how to be quiet, there is usually some kind of argument and in the end either me or Shoshi ends up shouting at them.
It's probably equally our fault but the net result is that most drives in Israel aren't particularly enjoyable.
When we arrived in Thailand, we hadn't thought about renting a car, we just assumed we would use public transport, both for the experience and for the cost. For the first couple of weeks in Bangkok, Kanchanaburi and Khao Sok, that is what we did and it was very enjoyable.
Then in Chiang Mai we realised that getting to the various places we wanted to explore would be difficult with public transport and so hiring a car seemed the most sensible solution.
We debated the pros and cons of driving, specifically about how it might impact on our sanity and in the end we decided to bite the bullet and hire a car.
That was on 7th November and the 5 days since have seen us have more fights, shouting and tears than the previous 3 weeks combined. Not even praying to the biggest Buddha we could find has helped.
Today was the final straw and we got to the point where I threatened the kids with a quick return to Israel as I am not prepared to drive any longer.
We have the car for another 5 days before we head off to the Philippines. If we can survive til then, then we should be on our way. If things get worse, we could be eating גיחנון for breakfast on Saturday morning in TLV and the kids will be back at school next week.
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