After my reasonably pleasant journey on the VIP coach (the rest were fully booked) it was 5.30am when i arrived at the bus station. a woman immediately took my bag, put it in her little trolly and wheeled it to the taxi rank, this must be part of the VIP ticket i thought.........Wrong. for wheeling my bag no more than 30 meters she wanted 50baht, i gave 60 and recieved no change, this was a pre cursor for what i soon came to learn was the way of Bangkok! Hoards of tuk tuk drivers who constantly heckle at you from the side of the road all all times of the day and especially night, where the 'ping pong show' is thoroughly marketed to absolutely everyone. the infamous ping pong show is where a woman shoots various
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