New World Lodge Bangkok

Well, Bangkok is hectic, and lots and lots of shopping...I have become a shopaholic since coming to Thailand, bad bad thing, I actually bought a suitcase in order to put all my purchases in it...thats sad huh? Anyways, Bangkok is awesome, met my new tour group and Chiang Mai is next on the list, trekking for 3 days...aka 3 days without a shower!

So, we are all back from our hiking in the middle of nowhere..got to ride an elephant, and I was the only one brave enough to go on and ride on the head of the elephant, which was fantastic. Then the next day we took a bamboo raft down the river for about 3-4 hours, which was fun as well, and none of us wanted to walk the 5 hours that we were supposed to hike that day, so it was a good respite. Anyways, now on to some pictures for you all! I know youre excited!

headed to the Chadachuck market to meet up with the others for a midmorning bevy, then a quick look around, got lots of beads ... I've moved on from DVD's at least. headed to the tailors for a fitting. then to Banyon Tree Motel to go to Vertigo bar - very cool, is on the roof of the building, quite pricey but worth it for the view. Met out tour at 7pm and caught taxis to the train station to go to Lao border on overnight train. Tour sounds great, pretty much just getting local public transpor...

Arrived back in bangkok this morning on the overnight train. Dont have much time. will update blog when home.

dear vietnam, i swear your country better be much better than your embassy. i am pleased you dont seem to be in any hurry, what a great approach. But goan not take 2500 thai bahts off me, tell me to come back before 1530 today, then when i turn up go on a half hour lunch break. and then come back and tell me it wont be ready for another 2 hours and look at me blankly while i want to strangle you. thaaaaaanks your old pal allan. in all seriousness i have had about 3 hours sleep and im sitting ...

Hello! Well I've arrived in Thailand! We landed at Bangkok airport at about 5am local time and by 7.30am I was catching up on much needed sleep in my hotel room!! The flight was great - Thai Airways are soooooooo good! The food was delicious, they give you pillows and blankets, the hostesses wear really cool outfits and the seats are all colourful so the plane even looks pretty!!! It wasn't full so i got two seats to myself which was bliss!! Oh and, to add to the list of good things, they eve...

Can't believe another week has flown by!! Thailand rocks, having such a great time! Our group met last Saturday night, there are 12 of us, (although we're losing 3 and gaining 2 others today!) one couple from England, two from Australia, five people from England and one from Germany. We've all got on really well and had a good laugh over the past week which has been great! On our first day we saw a few sights in Bangkok, got a boat to Wat Pho - the massive reclining Buddha, (46 meters long an...

Arrived in Bangokok and got completely slapped in the face with the humidity - it is unbelievable. Turns out the air con in my room at The New World Lodge Hotel is, naturally, broken so Lucy and I sweltered last night and woke up a sticky mess...cold shower no 36 in 24hrs was well-justified. It is a great city if you can look past the sewage, smog and general filth, which thankfully I can. Just. The locals are great - always trying to help, although sometimes it is actually just for 10 Thai B...

Well let the games begin. I've decided to try another travelogue, as it's a good way for me to remember what happened during my days over here. Photos are all well and dandy, however, there's more to remember about a trip than a photo can offer. That's why I'm writing this. If there's grammatical and spelling errors forgive me, as I can't afford to spend a lot of time in fixing those up. I arrived in Bangkok at about 7:30pm today and my first impression of the city was... "holy hannah, that's...

To finish up this trip, I had to fly out of Hanoi and catch a connecting flight out of Bangkok. The catch, however, is that I have 3 nights in Bangkok. Essentially I am now playing the waiting game. Since I did a lot of side day trips the first time I came to Bangkok, I have decided to chill out for the next few days. No need to spend heaps of money when I feel like I've seen quite a bit this trip. Nevertheless, if there's money to be spent, it'll be on shopping. I landed in Bangkok around 12...