I left Bangkok at 18.10 aboard the sleeper train awaiting my first insight into sleeper train etiquette. (If anybody is wondering like I was - no pyjamas, just normal everyday attire!) A couple of hours after the train set off our seats were made into bunk beds and in we climbed. What followed was a restless night sleep - I found that being separated from the rest of a long long train by a thin. grubby curtain in order to sleep slightly disconcerting! Arrivin...

Phew - I made it to Thailand! I arrived yesterday morning at 7.30am Thai time and got my transfer to Lub.d ,the hostel. Having lost 7 hours I desperately needed some sleep but with my room not ready I had no choice but to explore the streets of Bangkok, which certainly woke me up! Busy, fast and sweaty - there was lots to take in. I found crossing the road particularly hard - there are no green men for pedestrians! After an afternoon nap I ventured out again w...