"Wat Pho is closed today until 1pm, so is the Grand Palace. You will have to wait 4 hours. Oh, I have an idea! Why don't you take this reckshaw (conviently is situated right on the nearby road) and for only 40 baht you can visit the Lucky Budda statue and a clothes making shop. The driver will wait for you outside the shop - for free! Good idea yes?" Well, it was quite convincing! I did realise after a few moments that if they were in fact closed, the...

Hello to adventure 08-09! The days of counting down have finished and I am currently sitting in my hostel in Bangkok... I can`t say that that trip here exactly went smoothly. The flight to Sydney was amazingly bumpy and the landing was terrifying, one of those ones where the whole plane goes from side to side, and I was definitely not the only one gripping the armrests with white knuckles! I consoled myself with the fact that at least I will get my meal first, ...