This was only a transitional stop over between our travels from Sri Lanka to Vietnam. What to do with two days in this city? Fortunately we had met up with some other travellers in Sri Lanka who were going the same route to Bangkok and suggested that we go for a night out in the Pat Pong district (i.e. the red light district). How easily we were led astray!! As part of our nights excursion we went to one of the highly entertaning (and a little mystifying)...

One night in Bangkok... or so the song goes. After travelling for a near 24 hours on fairly bumpy airplane flights, we made if from Cape Town to Bangkok. Fairly frazzled and exhausted we were asleep by ten clock! Patpong and the red light district will have to wait until our return trip in a few weeks. Having arrived and chosen to stay in tourist central (Khao San), we have been overwhelmed by offers for every item of merchandise under the sun. Spent ...