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Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok February 8th 2013

Day 2 - Today has consisted of being very jet lagged! We went to bed around 11.30pm local time and woke at 10am, that sounds great but really we could have slept all week! We've spent today walking round in a bit of a trance. We skipped breakfast as we couldn't force ourselves out of bed in time and walked into town to find something that wasn't noodles. Ended up with some spring rolls and fish cakes which were good enough. Searching for food today has made us realise that we stumbled across a great resturant for dinner the previous evening, everywhere else seems to be more expensive! After food we came back to Lub D for a bit before taking the hour long walk up to the train station. It doesn't seem like an hour ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Bangkok February 7th 2013

So, we landed in Bangkok 4pm local time. Walking off the plane we were instantly hit by a wall of humidity and smiling Thai faces. After walking round the airport for a while trying to figure out what the signs actually meant when they said straight on we managed to get through security and obtain a Thai visa (and x2 free sim cards!) Now for the hard bit. We followed the instructions given to us by our hostel and joined the massive queue for a meter taxi. Pink and blue/yellow seem to be the theme here, and absolutely all of them are Toyota! Getting a taxi through the middle of Bangkok in rush hour wasn't the wisest idea but eventually after about an hours drive we reached Lub D (after the taxi driver got confused and ... read more




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