Thailand is an interesting place, which goes from opposite extremes in every sense! When walking the streets of Bangkok, the only place to look is down at the floor as you dodge open manholes, pot holes, 2 foot high curbs, whilst listening out for the motorbikes using the pavement as a footpath. However in the same city, cross the yellow line on the skytrain platform and receive a ticking off from a guard! The roads are something else... lanes change direction with no common sense, right of way is determined by nerves and size (therefore pedestrians are lowest of all priority)! After Bangkok, we spent a few days in Kanchanburi - home of the bridge over the River Kwai - which means tourism - lots of english bars and cafes where you can get full english
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