P2 Boutique Hotel Bangkok

... them away, but if people see you giving money, they will be on you like a rash. Plus, the touts talk to each other a lot, so you will get even more swarming over you! <br>Anyway, the Aussie Thai lookalike (called Paul) had fascinating insider detail about Bangkok (and Australia actually), like the fact that some girls in Bangkok wear jumpers! That's crazy in this heat! He was also a bloody nice bloke, and a good crack. He bought me a beer in return and I sat absorbing a day in ...

... that he was sulking - it was like someone had fish hooked his bottom lip - and he reluctantly set off again but driving in a considerably more aggressive way than he had previously, which made for a hairy journey.<br><br>We eventually did arrive at the Golden Mount which, like Ronseal, is exactly as described - a Gold coloured mound with a winding path up to the top featuring hanging gardens and decent if hardly spectacular views of the city. It was worth a brief ...

... e are many more. <br><br>How can you avoid them? the answ** is v**y simple, common sense.<br><br>Before venturing into the nightlife of any city you are not familiar with, look up a pub that is run by west**n**s. Go th**e and have a few pints while chatting to the expats. This is the place wh**e you will get the best advise on the nightlife scene and find out which places to visit and which to avoid.<br><br ...

... waterway with clumps of water hyacinth. I think there should be more public transport along the Thames, but then again London doesn't have quite the same climate !<br> <br>First stop was Wat Arun, a 3 Baht ferry trip across the river from pier number 8. From afar Wat Arun, the dawn temple, is striking and unlike anything we've seen so far. Up close you find that it's walls are covered with broken pottery - it's like a mix between something you'd find in Gaudi's Barcelona and ...

... che effettuano molte fermate in vari punti della citta'. Bangkok è proprio una citta' dai molteplici aspetti... piena di sorprese. la giornata scorre veloce tra gli ultimi acquisti in khao San Road e la preparazione degli zaini, ma troviamo un'ora di tempo per non prederci un sublime massaggio a i piedi e un massaggio Thailandese... per niente rilassante... anzi ...

... staying at the Pannee Lodge on the penthouse floor, where we had a huge bathroom and deluxe shower, a patio area all to ourselves and a big colour tv. All this should have been 2000B (40 pounds) but Neil and his haggling brought it down to 1200 (24 pounds). It was beautiful and then Neil fell asleep for most of the afternoon. I took the opportunity to try and upload some photos and logged on in their internet cafe. After an hour of doing ...

... br><br>It was at that point that I began to realize I was beginning to feel absolutely and completely invisible. What do I mean by that you ask? Well, Im not a Thai woman hawking my wares, and Im not an old white man searching for wares... the white men have no interest in even having a conversation with me here (not that I needed one but at least say hello sometimes I guess) and neither do the Thai women. Its purely an old man's paradise to live here... The ...

... felt the warm air surround me. I stood there for about 15 minutes watching the dense, virginal jungle rush past me on either side. With the winds of speed swirling all around me, I suddenly felt really invigorated and alive for the first time in a long time. The world suddenly seemed new, exciting and full of opportunity.<br><br>It sounds a bit cheesy and cliche but I love it when you catch those moments ...

... hurt her hand before she got here and it is getting worse. She is going to go back to Australia where she can get treated for free and can get her old job back. Lucy really wants to be with the fish and not the children, so she is hoping Scuba Junkie will hire her on and she can dive. I'm kind of bummed just because it would be nice to have a few other non-teachers to hang out with, but now I have connections in more parts of the ...

... nice seeing those guys again. We had 2 bottles of Johnny Walker and at 2am I was drunk and took a taxi back to the hotel.<br><br>Sun July 23rd<br>I met up with P, her friend, and my sister's friend to head out to Ko Kret. We grabbed a taxi, and then a boat across to the island. We walked around and looked at the pottery. Around 3pm we rented out a private boat to take us around the island in the river. About halfway around the island the driver ...