I spent maybe a week and a half in Bangkok. Days lazing by the pool, or wandering the streets watching the world go by. Evenings were usually spent at one makeshift roadside bar or another. The pace of life slow, my will to do anything exciting low. I had several pleasant evenings talking to a couple from Bristol, and and a couple of teachers from London. As they were all heading down south, I decided to follow and head down to Karon Beach - Phuket to get out of Bangkok, and maybe get myself a tan. I wasn't too hopeful as usually this is the rainy season on the Anderman Coast. I had also heard reports of travellers heading back to Bangkok as it had been raining constantly down here. Not the usual hour a day,
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