The plane landed in Bangkok about midday. Having not really slept the night before or on the plane I was pretty shattered. As I made my way through the airport I was unsure what to expect the other side of immigration. In the queue to get a visa I met a guy named Will (who had just jumped on a plane to Bangkok from India on a whim) and it turned out he was in the same situation. We got chatting and after collecting our bags decided to skytrain it to the hostel I...

Sat in the airport ready to leave Hong Kong having had a great few days being a tourist... Even if the weather was pretty poor! Arrived at about 5pm on the 7th with no idea where I stay or how to get around. First went to Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon to try the YMCA with no luck. Then went to the Holiday Inn... Still no luck! Totally exhausted I decide that (even knowing the stories behind them) checking into a guesthouse in the Chung King Mansions was a good idea! ...