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Published: January 14th 2008
Take Off!
What a whopper!!! It even had stairs!!Well it's been quite a full first 24 hours. really impressed with Thai Airways International, even though we did get delayed. Lynda thoroughly boring for the whole journey by the time I had stopped blubbing all she wanted to do was to watch a film and go to sleep, even had a job waking her on the approach to Bangkok airport, anyone out there want to swap places with her, just a jest!
Arrived at Hotel Baan Sukhumvit absolutely knackered, so pleased to see such a clean and welcoming place, totally recommended, no bugs and Kevin extremely helpful.
So many firsts we've experienced in the short time since we've left:
First plane with an upstairs, first time in Bangkok, first Changi beer (better than Singha) 6% so not a girly beer like Lyndas used to, first elephant wandering the streets, first ladyboys, first meal in a pineapple (yummy), first ride in a tuk tuk (how brill but still shakiiiiiiiiing), first downpour (did we bring the rain with us, hope not), first, second and third buddhas, sure theres more to come!!
Lynda here - love you all
Seeing as it's taken as all night to get this blog
Golden Buddha
Our very first buddha. But no way our last!! out and a few beers to help us along the way, it may be a few days before we try again. We're hoping it's going to get easier with time!!
Tomorrow we've hired a taxi for the day and we're going to the floating market, the tiger temple and the bridge over the river kwai. It's really expensive at 2,500 baht compared to our 4 hour tuk tuk ride which cost us 300 baht (just under a fiver!)
We've also checked out the sex clubs (or should I say "go-go" club) and we're going to one either tomorrow or the next night - Oh my God - how brave are we!! - If you don't here from us again we've probably been sold for loads of money to sex barons!!
We're now going to try to attach photos - wish us luck, keep your messages coming, it's lovely to hear from you all xxxxxx
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Ben Quiney
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You have been busy girls!
Sounds like you are having the best time.... We are still just as jealous as when you left.... Just wanted to keep you updated with news.... Firstly, The weather here has been amazing, it has been 95 degrees since you left and we have all been in the garden sun-bathing. Obviously the temperatures have caught everyone out so most businesses have sent all employees home for the rest of the week because the air conditioning systems cannot cope. So we are not only having the most amazing weather but everyone is off work too! Then just when we thought things could not go any better Jimmy found a lottery ticket in his bedroom that he bought in 2006, I told him we should look up the numbers for a laugh. WELL YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS he only won £15,000,000. After he gave me half (for helping) and paid off his debts (mostly to me) he had about £3.67 left. I went up the pub with my share to celebrate alone because my drinking partner (my mother-in-law) is doing a around the world trip! As you can probably appreciate none of the above happened it’s just a very immature way of me saying how jealous I am of you both and trying to make my life sound half as exciting as yours! The weather is terrible, we are all working extremely hard and Jimmy is not a millionaire (YET!) We are however missing you very much! Everyone is well and we are living your experiences through this amazing Blog keep up the good work girls DO US PROUD . All my love Ben “The Bull Sh1t Correspondent”