We caught the sleeper train from Bangkok to Trang. Opted for our own cabin as all of were still full of cold which Bangkok fumes and air-con hadn't helped rid! Owen in fact ended up with a heap of medicine from a jaw-droppingly effective hospital in Bangkok. in and out in 40 mins! So, the coughing Gerrys' wait patiently for the train to leave, when a man with a hammer walks under the train and starts hammering directly beneath them. He is soon joined by an army o...

Arrived to a lovely warm Bangkok- not the 36 degrees we had been told - weather predictions as unpredictable as ever. H pleased though! Owen has been a star on the very long journey via Singapore. He was very excited about the whole travel experience. (We're sure that will wear off!) Settled in after a much neeed, though often ill-advised midday nap. We opted to stay further out from the centre in Sukhumvit district to get a hotel and pool. Its obviously an affl...