where they just said okay, my previous life is not going to be enough for me anymore, you know? >> there's a particular mushroom. they make soup out of it. it was unlike anything i had ever had in my life. >> when i first came out to this part of the world, noodles. i mean, i knew right then. i mean, i'm not joking. it wasn't the girls. it wasn't the beaches. the noodles, the greasy bottle of fish sauce and the smell. there's this terrible moment where you realize i can't share this. that's it. >> in about five seconds we will go past a woman who has a cowboy hat on. [ speaking foreign language ]. >> the lady with the hat stands out among the dozens of street vendors across from the old city's north gate. >> the best khao kha mu stewed pork leg in the city. potentially none finer in