After 3 nights of chaos and smog I decided enough was enough and got a flight down to Phuket which although is a lot quieter than Bangkok is a little bit of a tourist trap - full of dodgy bars and people trying of sell you things. Although since im only going to spend a couple of nights here it doesn't really matter. On the upside I met up with a couple of lads from london and went the Thai Boxing last night which apart from 3 power cuts was brilliant (photos...

So after several delays at Heathrow and 13 hours on an aeroplane I finally arrived in Bangkok. Unfortunately due to me not reading any books beforehand I didn't realise that it was Thai New Year and that they celebrate for 3 days by having a giant waterfight and by pouring flour over everybody's face! An oversight that culminated in me arriving at the hotel drenched in water and completely white. Another down sight is that everyone seems to assure me that...