hello! Just back from a very busy day. we signed up for a day tour that took us various places on the outskirts of bangkok. we got picked up from the hotel at 7.15am, and first went to the floating markets, which were very interesting. it was hard to buy anything as you were constantly moving, but was really cool. next stop was a choice between an elephant ride or a snake show, and as we are doing an elephant trek up north later in the month, we decided with the...

hello! wel our first day in bangkok was very interesting! we explored on foot for about an hour, constantly being harrassed by tuktuk men wanting to take us anywhere for 5baht= 10p! we got talking to one of the locals about the best way to get around and find things, and suggested to do a deal with the tuktuk men. so we managed to get a tuktuk to take us around all afternoon for 20baht = 40p! we visited big buddha, lucky buddha and marble temple, and the tuktuk ...

Hello eveyone! Got here safe and sound, with no travel problems at all. The 9 hour wait in Dubai was very tiring, and we were not allowed to sleep! The cleaners kept telling us off! The hotel is nice, right in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. The room is very basic, but fine. Got up at 8am this morning, and had 3 courses at the hotel buffet breakfast, including Pad Thai (Thai noodles). Within 15 minutes of stepping outside the hotel door, we were bombard...