Siam Heritage Hotel Bangkok

Having seen the great historical sites of Bangkok I decided to see some of the other sights of interest to me.

I began by getting up very early around 6 o'clock and catching a taxi to Lumphini Park a green oasis in the heart of Bangkok's smog choked centre. I used a meter taxi for the first time and discovered that they are much cheaper particular for long journeys then tut tuts and there's none of the haste of having to bargain ...

... 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!
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 ...

... there was no shade. We waited for a bunch of cheerful Vietnamese to join us who had already been on the road since dawn, and then we were off. It didn't actually take long to make it to the outskirts of Greater Bangkok which has a population of over 8 million.

I have learnt from past experience that these informal travel arrangements can leave you stranded somewhere in the Godforsaken ...

... or injured in the wild. Here you get very up close and personal with the tigers, you can have your picture taken with them and even touch them. I was quite weary at first but they were very well behaved. :) I've got some great pictures, I'll put them on here soon.

It's not long now until I'm home and get to see you all again, something I am very much looking forward to. But for now you can all think of me lying on the beach as I head down south to the Thai Islands ;) xxx

... the 7-11 might not sound like an Asian experience, but we counted 7 7-11s between our hotel and the Skytrain station. They are everywhere in Thailand - there are apparently 4000 here and only 8000 in the whole of the USA !!

The Udee Bangkok hotel was excellent. It had a roof terrace where we sunbathed, watched the sun set and did our laundry (a break from hand-washing - yay). The security guard was very pleased on saturdays when he ...

... cosmopolitan area the shops which are interlaced with market stalls everyonr trying to sell their wares. ang has got some new clothes but now she thinks she carried away with the moment and the skirts are very coloutful pictures to follow. Today we are going to visit the grand palace we are getting their by boat. tonight its the night train to Chang Mai ...

... long this time! Note to others: Make sure you spend more then a week at a location if you plan to night bus both ways. We left Kho Pha-Ngan at 12 Sunday and arrived in Bangkok at 4am Monday. Left Bangkok at 2:50pm and arrived in Phnom Penn, Cambodia at 4pm today. Not really sure the plan at this point but will update as soon as I can! I had hoped to upload my photos from this past week but the internet cafe I'm in won't allow it! So until next time....

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... nice with a balcony area overlooking a garden area to eat in. We sat up on the balcony. We both had a mango juice. Nathan had squid and tempura and I had a vegetable curry in a banana leaf bowl. It was 400B, $14, more expensive but the food was the best I have ever had.







We then went back to pick up our bags and say goodbye to Pepsi , the ...

The flight across the Pacific was long and boring. I flew from Phoenix to Los Angeles to Osaka to Bangkok. This was my first time across the Pacific and by looking at a globe I assumed flying from LA to Japan would be fastest. Not!! I flew JAL across and ate the most Japanese food I had ever had in my life. I didn't enjoy it.

I arrived to Bangkok and made it through immigration without a ...