After a leisurely sleep in , I set out on foot to explore Kaosan Road (not to be confused with Khe San) and the surrounding area. Overwhelmed by all the shops, sights & smells, I took the relaxing option of a Thai massage. The group for my first tour Bangkok to Hanoi (Intrepid trip code LSV) met and consists of twelve people. Our leader Vicki Gosling is from Sydney & has been living in Asia for more than five years. Terry is a trainee leader accompanying our group. He is Thai and the remaining ten travellers come from Australia, Canada, Ireland, USA, Scotland, Denmark & Germany. After the meeting we went out to dinner & started getting aquainted. Those who weren't ready for bed headed out for 'buckets' at the local service station... Confused??? Well by
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