Tom and I awoke at 9 (I allowed him a lie in) and we went for breakfast down the road. He experienced his first fry up over here, complete with dodgy frankfurter sausages. We then braved public transport to Chatuchak market, walking 10 minutes away to a number 53 stop. However, we couldn't decide which side of the road to go on as 53 appeared on both. We went to one side, to immediately see a 53 arrive and leave before we could run across. We then swapped sides ...

I woke up earlier than my set alarm at Jekky's homestay due to the heat as there was only a fan blowing hot air at me in the night. I hadn't slept well as I was worried about poor Tom Tom who was still in air space after missing his flight. I had a rather relaxed morning eating my 7/11 croissant and Oreos in bed and reading/watching YouTube videos. By the time I left at 10 I was buzzing with excitement about seeing Tom after so long - I kept on getting tears in ...

We slept relatively well in the D&D inn, despite Gemma sleep talking and taking the register in the middle of the night. Oddly Charlotte and I played along and replied 'yes Gem, we are here' in our sleep. We checked out at 12 and found Sam and Henry still in bed hungover as they had continued the evening the night before and had claimed to eat scorpion and tarantula. The fact that the video 'lost battery' the second before Sam actually put it in his mouth i...

After another uneventful journey (this time no turbulence) we finally made it to Bangkok airport. We were supposed to meet my friend Sam from home and his friend Henry so we could share a taxi to the centre but our flight was late and they had already left without us. After a panicky 10 minutes of navigating the customs and baggage reclaim, which were surprisingly misleading, we finally made it out to the entrance hall. We quickly went to the nearest ATM, logged ...