After 22 hours of travel, 3 in flight meals, 4 half bottles of wine, 3 movies and 2 hours of sleep, we arrived in bangkok.Bangkok airport is quite nice and unlike most other airports we were through immigration and baggage check and out front hailing a cab in around half an hour (after grabbing a beer for around $1.25). A swift cab ride later and we were on khao san road. If you've seen the movie the Beach, then you have a pretty good idea what to expect. If you havent then imagine a hopping downtown asian party street; neon signs reaching up 4 stories or more, food carts every 5 feet and shops crowding every space possilbe. Incredibly cheap beer, cheaper thai wisky (served in a beach bucket) and hundreds of partiers surrround you, all
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