24th April 2005 - BANGKOK CONTINUED Hi all! Time to move hotels and so we leave the air conditioning behind and make our way to the Wild Orchid. Only 5 minute walk that seemed like an hour!!! We paid 50 baht less than the New Siam II for a suite!!! Wanted to see some thai boxing, but tickets were surprisingly over budget. A misunderstanding with the tuk tuk driver and he still took us to the stadium but we got in for only 500 baht. A absolute bar...

23rd April 2005 - BANGKOK. There's one place you must see when visiting Bangkok, The Grand Palace. The Grand Palace isn't just one building. It is like a city within walls and has a number of Wat's, Halls, a mansion and the most important piece; The Temple of the Emerald Budda. You must take of your shoes to go inside, a simple task you might think. But when the florr has had the sun beating down on it all day this can be a little tricky. I opted for a tip toe...