So after a couple of months of pretty hardcore 'travelling' (we counted that we'd stayed in around 40 different hostels, boats, tents, trains and buses) it was time for life to get a bit easier by visiting a few of South East Asia's best beaches in Thailand, and generally see what the fuss is all about! Before that however we had to travel back from Siem Reap to Bangkok [to catch the overnight bus to Phuket] in which one decision had to be made; do we go by bus o...

Well here we are in Bangkok ("Krung Thep" in Thai). One could forgive oneself for nicknaming the nations capital the 'City of Escort girls' in lieu of the multitude of overweight, western, 40-something men confidently strutting their stuff accompanied by petite and very pretty 20-something Thai girls (The Adventures of Stevie V and "Money Talks" certainly rings true). However even though, this is the city that has it's own little Tenerife in K...