Hi everyone, Today is Wednesday 17th Jan - our second full day in Bangkok. Flight over was OK - quite tiring but went quicker than I thought it would - lasted about 10.5 hrs. Yesterday we did a bit of sightseeing - seemed to walk for miles!! Went to see the Palace and its surroundings after getting a tuk-tuk to it - charged us 580 baht - got proper ripped off - we have since been in tuk tuks that have charged us 20baht. The exchange rate is about ...

This is the first journal entry onto this site - thought I had beeter make a start so that the map showing where I am is up-to-date! Getting ready for my party tomorrow night - trying to decide what to wear - always a bit of a mission. Fly out on Suday 15th - 9.25pm - arrive in Bangkok at 3.40pm (Thai time)