Blogs from Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 733

Hey Guys Hope your all well. I'm gonna try and upload some photos - hopefully it will work! We are now back in Bangkok - just me and Nat, although Debs arrives tomorrow so we shouldn't get too bored of each other! My last update was when I was in Koh Samet. Since then we have been to Koh Samuui and Koh Pha Ngan. We flew from Pattaya into Koh Samui which was a stop over before we travelled onto Koh Pha Ngan. Nat was still in Koh Chang so it was just me and Kate. The beaches weren't as nice there so we decided to hire a motorbike for the day. Seemed like a really cool idea - could just picture us - wind blowing through our hair, zooming round the island. Anyway we ... read more

Wandering the streets Midday sun is scorching hot Retreat to Starbucks. I started my day off by making a quick trip to the Post office to unload about 6 kg of goodies. You'd think my pack would be nice and light...but it is still heavy! Oh well. Not once, not twice but three times in my short time at the post office people thought I was Thai and started to speak to me in Thai. How flattering. :) Before I knew it, it was time to go back to the hotel to say goodbye to Becky who was back to Bath, England. She really fell in love with Cambodia and was oh so tempted to call into work and tell them that she would not be coming back. But reality is she will be saving all ... read more

This had to be our longest border run yet…I’m sure by this stage we could have entered the Guinness Book of Records for number and length of crossings in a designated time frame. The day began early as we were picked up in a minivan (the bus we had been promised) with a group of 10 other hopefuls. We headed up the Cambodian coast and towards Thailand. It was a pretty uneventful ride…hot, stuffy, cramped...and finally we were there, at the crossing. We were told to leave our bags in the van and line up to have our passports stamped out of Cambodia. This is one of the many times we were thankful to be born Kiwis. Up ahead of us there was a group of Americans who, try as they might, just could not explain ... read more

So im in Yangshauo and decide its too bloody cold so i head off to Hong Kong. arriving in Hong Kong its equally cold- this is a major let down. However i dutifully sight see for about a day, the next day i head off to Macau (ex-Porugese concession, its a bit strange to see signs everywhere in Portugese) hang out there for a bit then take a cheap flight (30 pounds) to bangkok. Getting off the plane was like walking into a sauna it was crazy- i thought the engines were still on or something as it was night time and hotter than i think its ever been a home. Anyway i was forced to throw away most of my backpack- but tshirts and shorts and the like are ever so cheap here so is ... read more

Walking since morning Nice fruit break for lunchtime meal Lots of stuff to see! Well, I got an early start this morning. Grabbed a quick bite for breakfast...nothing too spectacular but scrambled eggs, sausage and toast for a buck...can't complain too much! So after consuming my cheap vittles I headed out with a sketchy map provided by the hotel. I figured I had the whole day to explore so I just headed in the general direction of the Wat Pho...the largest temple in Bangkok. It is also home to this huge golden reclining Buddha. I tried taking a picture but since my flash doesn't really reach THAT far it was kinda dark. Then I got the brilliant idea to shell out a few baht for a postcard of the darn thing. I wandered around the temple ... read more