Well, we hit the shops good and proper today in the form of the weekend market. Basically there are around 9000 stalls and in the 3 hours we were there I think we saw only 3 rows of stalls. The girls and boys split up to make life a bit easier and we were amazed at the range of goods on offer - if this was a 2 week holiday Steve and I would come home loaded with gear! I bought some plant pots for our imaginary house and Steve presented me with a lovely t-shirt...

Bangkok or as the Thais call it, "City of Angels" is yet another shock on the senses although it will have to go a long way to beat Delhi for completely flooring us! It is unbelievably hot and not in a nice way - air con is yet again the only saving grace and stops you from completely drowning in a pool of your own perspiration. We have subsequently splashed out on a room and spent US$10 for the essential addition of air con. We orientated ourselves with Khao...