DAY 59 - BANGKOK After arriving at the airport, we caught the airport express bus service to Khao San, the backpacker district. Once there, we ambled down the main road, quickly realising that Bangkok really was the backpacker haven people say it is, with hundreds of cafes, bars, clubs, guest houses, market stalls and restaurants marketed towards the backpacker crowds. Tired and in need of rest (the heat and humidity were pretty intense), we eventually settled i...

DAY 56 - CHITWAN/BORDER/GORAKHPUR Greetings from Thailand, 'the land of smiles'. It's great to finally be out here, enjoying the tourist friendly conveniences, culture and party atmosphere of the capital, but first I'll let you know how we finished the first leg of our journey. We arose early in Chitwan after enjoying our final night in Nepal, and, after dropping our bags off in the guest house store-room, took a minibus to the starting point of our elephant rid...