"2 nights in Bangkok and the world's your Oyster!"

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Hello friends and family!

Well...I've been having an AMAZING time...

Me and Gus have spent our first three days on a whirldwind tour of Bangkok. This is one crazy, busy, hot, dusty and dirty city. It is definately lovable though!

We stayed 2 nights in the backpacker mecca called Khao San rd. This is a street full of tourists, trinkets, thai-style clothing and cuisine....The overwhelming number of western tourists are a little off-putting when you are trying to immerse yourself in a foreign culture...but also kinda comforting to have around. Everywhere people speak fluent English allowing you to communicate easily...

We crammed in a lot into 3 days: 2 Full body 1 hour Thai Massages and a 1 hour Thai Foot Massage ($5 AU each), Lots of Market shopping - unbelievably cheap and very good quality! We saw the city by "Tuk Tuk" which is a three wheeled colourful motor car (20c AU an hour!). Got conned along the way - but it was a fun con 😊 We visited the 'Largest Reclining Budda in the World!', the 'Tallest Budda' - both common tourist destinations...and then we went to a wonderful quiet temple containing the "Happy Budda". This temple was off the beaten track - which meant it was actually empty! This was lovely!! It was a beautiful place to relax and meditate - highly recommended for anyone who wants to escape the hustle bustle of the city! We also did a river cruise, and visited some of the night shows...which were ahhhh...how can i say? educational?...

Hehe...anyway I left with a familiarity of Thailand and memories I will cherish - I'll look forward to coming back so that I can experience life on some of the islands.

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