We got up and enjoyed our breakfast early today, we got a taxi to the airport and managed to get an earlier flight than we were booked for! This was a nice little unexpected lift and meant that we arrived in Bangkok about 11 an at the hotel at half 12! We checked in to our first hotel here, Wild Orchid but upgraded ourselves as a treat for our last night :( BOO! We are on the top floor and although a fair few staircases up its much quieter, bigger and has a littl...

After a good lie in we got up and took a tuk tuk to the grand palace which was incredible! there is just gold and jewels as far as the eye can see! The grounds are great and the buildings are amazing! The detailing on the statues is also a sight to behold! It must have cost a fortune! We worked our way round and took off our shoes many times and finally got to the emerald buddha,no photos can be taken but it is breath taking! He sits on a huge throne of gold ...

hello everyone! We have arrived safe and sound, and the flight with EVA was good! sean was impressed by the interactive tv screens on the backs of the chairs! (small things...) very smooth flight and fine all bar one child crying in the middle of the night! Once landed we got a taxi to our hotel which they hadnt heard off! which set our pulses racing! We also witnessed our first rain storm in the taxi and again had high pulses when we couldnt even see the ro...