I now know that there will be moments on this trip when I do not feel in control! After a great last night in Bangkok and an early morning to bed, I made the train by being on auto pilot all the way from the hostel to the railway station, slept through the alarm, had minimal sleep and made the 8am train by two minutes. The great feeling I had that morning was that I could lounge on the beach for a few days and recover and chill. Good train journey initially throu...

Spend four night completely bewildered and amazed at this city. So much to see and to do I think a couple or a few visits would be the only way to do it justice. However I did try my best to see and do as much as I could with a great last night with a friend of a friend who took me to a bar to watch football and then various drinking places which reflected the authentic Bangkok night life experience! Thanks Mike for your guidance and advice. Temples, transport...

Its the evening before my flight, I am all packed and ready to go. Everything I own is now packed up safe and sound, for a while my world is in my backpack, this is a very scary idea for me to get my head around! Thanks to everyone who helped me pack up the last few days, I am amazed at how much stuff I have! So as the nerves kick in I am going to get a good nights sleep with an early start tomorrow, could be the last evening where heating is required for a while.