I wasn't sure whether do to an entry from Bangkok as I'm really only passing through, but it is somewhere I've now been so I guess it deserves it's own entry. Let me first say how much I hate it! Like Quang Ngai, it is a nightmare to do anything in! When I arrived at the airport I was advised by the tourist information to stay in the Phaya Thai district so that is where I took the Sky Train took. However when I got off there were absolutely no hotels or guesthou...

Due to the unfortunate situation of a fellow volunteer who was mistakenly given a tourist visa and not a business one and so was unable to extend it for the stay of her volunteering and hence faced deportation, we left Cambodia for a week in order for her to get a new visa on return. We decided to make the most of this rather messy situation by going somewhere nice and so we set off to Koh Chang, a tropical Thai island on Sunday morning and are returning to Siem ...