Novotel Lotus - Bangkok

... as they're very pollutant<br>- The roads in the cities and in the countryside are in excellent condition<br>- Khao San road in Bangkok, the famous backpacker area, is interesting and provides for great nightlife<br>- Less SUVs and pickup trucks than in former Indochina<br>- The Royal Palace and the Wat Pra Kaew are unique and stunning<br>- Fried bananas... they've already been mentionned? Well they deserve to be mentionned ...

... members who work in the German embassy but also attend the Spanish Club. They had sat next to me at the previous club meeting and we got to know each other there. It was sad that they were leaving but I was glad I go to spend one last night with them. <br>So after my German was all fired up from the German Reception I attended their fair well party. When I walked into the room I was quite surprised because the majority was speaking in German. And then I realized how ...

... cylinder job so that must shift a bit. <br><br>We were taken for a ride round the canal system past the houses where some people were washing their clothes and dishes in the water. There was and old man washing his urine bottle! <br><br>Although its a very touristy scene it reminded me a little of Dal Lake in Kashmir when they come alongside with their goods. All trying to survive, and we see it a a bit ...

... things... It took me like 5 hours to get through the whole thing... more boring than anything but cool to see and learn about the culture.. After i found my way luckily to Koh san market. its like a flea market and a downtown combined... with tons of clothes and knock off items cheap suits (hahaha) tons of bars and a million of people, alot of backpackers and white people were walking around there... After looking around i stopped to have a beer and started ...

On our first trip to Bangkok we hadn't managed to get round to seeing Khao San Road. It's basically a street full of street stalls, western fast food joints and a whole host of random stuff and bars. <br>We managed to get out to China Town and generally killed time without spending too much (not counting the tailor made suit I had made!) until the day came when we could do the visa run, which we managed to do ...

... Fleece Blanket, Blue, 125 x 15...<br><br><br>£3.50<br><br><br><br>< br><br>Dora the Explorer ...

... but thankfully recovered it in time - bound for Bangkok. The flight itself wasn't special, but the scenery outside was spectacular. We were flying alongside a black cloud formation where a lightning storm was well underway and it looked amazing. I'd never seen such a light show in all my life. Coupled with the blood orange sunset it was an amazing bit of scenery.<br><br>I then met my travel companions Alex and Amanda! After a brief ...

... I saw in Phnom Penh! The highlights of the hotel are its lobby and the pool. The hotel was built in the 1950's and the lobby (like something out of a movie set) still looks like it probably did back then. After arriving I went for a swim and was so happy that the pool was big enough to do laps. The garden surrounding the pool is a little green oasis with wonderful music piped in. Check out their website (http://www ...

... have spent a minimum of 4 years in Thailand). <br><br>On the website it tells the story of his arrest (please take a look at his website and sign his petition for a Kings Pardon) and also has some other related information regarding people who would like to have correspondence with people. I chose a guy called Micheal Pauli, a Polish National. He was given the death sentence subsequently reduced to life 50 year prison sentence for drug offences. <br><br>Through my correspondence with ...