Heritage Sathorn Bangkok

... s of people from 100's of countries starting, ending or just resting from their journies, we had made it.

From here it was just a quick walk up around the corner to our usual hide out, Soi Rambuttri, on the way we were lucky enough to witness a Kathoey (Ladyboy) attacking two young Farang's

What a pleasure it was to lay our head's down upon a decent bed, We both slept til about 1300 and then went for a stroll out on Soi Rambuttri ...

... doing Europe they were doing the US; obviously. We were still in the midst of talking with them when we got to another bus station where we transferred back to a bus, although almost every seat appeared to be taken so that although I was the first of our group to get on Gabe and I ended up in aisle seats across from each other.

And the long night began. It was uncomfortable, there were no arm rests between you and the person next to you and we ...

... 10.15am. Absolute mission!

Me and Brian boarded the boat, which was rather sizeable and nicer than the boat I had taken from Surat Thani five day's previously. There was air con and plasma screens showing random old X-Factor clips. We arrived at Chumpon after an hour and a half, checked in at a little desk, and were given bright pink stickers to put on our t-shirts to supplement the red Bangkok stickers. Lovely. We had an hour to kill so ...

... experience other cultures.
I said my goodbyes as he left at 10pm to catch a flight back to holland. I was tired but still wanted to explore. I found a little local bar in an alley between two shops. 50p a beer, very cheap, but it wasn't long until I was being hassled. This time by a local prostitute. She was in fact a very nice girl and wasn't after anything other than a few beers and a chat (I dunno am I really that ugly?)

Thursday 8th October
Listening to the ...

... drivers dressed like normal guides who will offer to give you directions to the place you want to walk to, next thing you know you’re in a Ticket/Suite/Gem office wondering how in the hell you got their...I should know it happened to me and a couple of other people I met, the really "nice Thai guy ...

... deja depuis longtemps.

Que dire de Bangkok ? Sans doute qu<elle est belle a condition de l<accepter avec son cote cahotique et de se laisser un peu porter par le flot.

Ici, rares sont les plans qui tiennent ! Il y a toujours quelqu<un ou quelque chose pour nous porter a cents lieux de ce qu<on planifiait initialement de faire mais qui nous mene toujours vers une issue interesante ! Mettons que ca met le " lachez prise" en ...

... is just warming up, lots of people setting up stalls, people emerging from their guesthouses and tuk tuk drivers EVERYWHERE! The weather is beginning to get humid but no way near what I was expecting, so that is a relief!

Going to meet up with a travel buddy friend later and hopefully be able to post some more adventures and pictures.

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Have discovered reason why I was so bored and run down..... I was getting ill. Inglorious *******s! Curse them all! The KSR has decided it was high time I took a new dose of sickness and diorama. Have just had a totally ridiculous escapade as I was walking down the KSR, I had already been feeling **** for a bit, had been having a small bit of very thin pooing earlier, not too bad. But the excess salivation that is a clear precursor to your stomach muscles going into mad ...

... 17 of us in total including the guide (an aussie **** head called Dave who's wife is vietnamese and lives permanently out here). theres two austrians who's english is good but they're very antisocial. two couples. 3 more boys and the rest girls. its a nice group and we seem to all have the same adjenda too.

Went for dinner as a group to the Koh San Road which is backpacker central. manically busy with many venders selling allsorts and even selling ...

... own child, they are still being barred from associating with other kids. the whole system's off it's rocker! Something you wouldn't find in Cambodia, that's for sure.
A visitor from the main western countries is allowed 15 days grace in Thailand until you have to apply to get your visa extended. No such necessity for me, as I'd be pushing back to China after two or three days. I said 'ta ta' to Johannes who was on ...