Hi all. Still in bangkok, as I said I would I explored some of bangkok yesturday. Even though it was abit of a mission to find the main tourism parts, thanks to the unhelpfull hostel staff. I got on the bus as told although was not told that i need to change at a place called big C. So after 2 bus trips and 1 taxi ride, with a strange driver who would take his two hands of the wheel every time he past a picture of thier king to pray or something. and believe me t...

Hi all. Its thursday evening thai time of course and I am finaly in bangkok on the first leg of my trip. After an 11 hour flight from heathrow, my first long haul flight, around 1 hour getting though bangkok airport and then another hour to get to the hostel. First impressions are not great, the traffic is twice as bad as central london, theres what appears to be stray dogs on every corner, and i dont mean prossies! It also has a rather nasty smell out on the st...