Having finally acclimatised to hot weather, we felt ready for the sauna of Bangkok. Typically though, the temperature and humidity had now dropped to comfortable levels. Our first visit in the morning of our last day was to the tailor to sort out our suits. We then headed on to Khao San market. Resisting the temptation to eat scorpions on a stick for lunch we indulged in some much needed last minute shopping (retail therapy). This used up the remaining hours of ...

We were quite sad to leave Laos after our adventures there, the lovely people and great food. However, again the itinerary beckoned and the end of our trip was drawing near. The plan had always been to end on one of the Thai islands but which one? After extensive research (and gulps when we saw the prices) we eventually decided to head to Koh Kood. We flew into Bangkok and were taken out for a real Thai dinner by our friend Tony. What a treat! After a visit in ...

Arriving in Bangkok was like being embraced by a warm sponge. 100% humidity and 33 degrees is not a great combination for sight-seeing. Despite that, we were really fortunate to have been recommended a brilliant local guide, Tony, by our friends James and Gemma. We met Tony at our hotel in the morning and he kindly offered to show us around Bangkok. This was despite him having got back to Bangkok from a tour in the north of the country in the early hours of th...