I decided to do a bit of posh as I am in the area of the big hotels so have popped into the Mandarin Oriental to have lunch and a drink. I was going to do afternoon tea, but it's a really hot and humid today so just fancied a salad and very delicious it was too. The dress code is no flip flops but I spotted a couple of people in them, so just walked in confidently. I will pay more for this lunch than I have the rest of my food in Bangkok so far but it's all about...

Arrived after a few hours waiting around in Hong Kong airport early in the morning (in a Starbucks as the only place open) before getting my Air Asia (Easy Jet equivalent in Asia) to Bangkok. Flight was quick - sat next to two Pilipino missionaries who live in Hong Kong and visited Burma a bit, so got a bit of a low down from them on the country. Arrival in Bangkok was hectic, massive queues at immigration but got through and my pre booked taxi was waiting. For...