I'm happy to say that 3 days in Bangkok feels like the right amount. we've seen a few sights, enjoyed some good food but now it is time to move on. The city is just SO different from anything I've experienced before, everything feels new, fresh and as a result of that interesting! Today we collected our visas from the Vietnamese embassy and managed to see nearly all of Bangkok in the process of looking for a cheap, reliable bus company. this task was not made eas...

So today we visited the grand palace in Bangkok. To get there we used our first tuk tuk which is a great way to get about the city especially when it's about 40'C! The palace is a complex of buildings which the king of Thailand resides. The buildings were covered in decorative tiles and paintings and were very aesthetically pleasing. To enter these sacred sights we had to have our skin covered on our legs so Sam and I bought some pretty nifty baggy trousers with ...

So this is where it begins! Arriving in Bangkok after 36 hours of plains, trains, airports and a taxi. Both my planes were delayed, one of which warned us of "emergency maintance" in Beijing Already I can see how different this area of the world is compared to home and I'm only scratching the surface. By far the best thing about today has been finding my friends and regrouping in this massive city at the hotel. Bring it on Asia!