The bus from Mae Hong Son to Bangkok was full when we tried to book so we had to take a minibus to Chiang Mai, stop for McDonalds and then get a big bus to Bangkok. We arrived in Bangkok at 7 in the morning and got a taxi to the Kao San Road area and found a hotel with air con on a quieter side street. It's the hottest time of year in Thailand, Bangkok is pushing 40 degrees C in the middle of the day so air con was a must. We caught up on some sleep and headed ...

After a crazy minibus ride we arrived in Bangkok. We were dropped off near the Kao San Road which was on the other side of town to where we were staying. We decided to walk to the nearest skytrain station as it didn't look too far on the map. An hour and a half later we realised it was, we finally made it to the sky train and jumped on and headed to our apartment for christmas which we had booked with our friends from home, Olly and Sophie. They weren't arriving ...