Blogs from Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 742

So it hasn't really hit me yet that I'm about to fly over the Pacific in about 15 hours. Have I packed? Nope. I think I'll watch Harry Potter tonight. I have found denial was the best way to ease the post travel stress which everyone I know seem to go through. Nothing like 2 nights in a row at Gorgo-mish to take your mind away from the trip. There will be a few things I will miss leaving Vancouver. 1. Waiting in line at Gorgomish while sketchmaster T gets ahead of me. 2. Lights at Lotus coming on "come on, one last song" I'm sure I'll find some comfort at the Fullmoon party. :) Now I just have to figure out how I'm going to find this wedding I have to be in Vietnam without ... read more

It's Thurs and I have a few more days to go till the "trip".  Interesting how that word can be used to describe my narcotic state after a party or a pleasant journey I'm about to take to the far East. How do i feel at the moment?  MIx feelings of excitement and alittle bit nervous.  The first week I'll be in Vietnam where I will rendez vous with my  parents.  I haven't been back here since I Ieft 26 years ago.  Apparently I have alot of relatives I have never met before, and my early childhood was a blur with only glimpses of what my parents described to me.  This will be interesting to see everything for myself and answer all the questions I kept with me up until now. Like whether or not they serve Mojitos and Sangria here. ... read more

Goodbye Bangkok, Goodbye Thailand Checked out of Merry V early and went to collect our tickets at the agency. He charged us some extras for the airport taxes and transport fees to the airport. We felt slightly cheated, cos he didn't mention any of these yesterday. At the airport, I remembered about the stupid 'Passenger Service Charge' we have to pay. Vivi noted that the staffs at the airport hardly give any service to deserve the THB500, plus they were quite rude and unfriendly. A few smiles might be nice! On the plane, we felt the old man at the travel agency really had us. He told us the flight was fully-booked, but the plane was more than half-empty! Still, we were really glad we made it home in time for the Lunar New Year reunion ... read more

Day 3 in Bangkok We got woken up by the guesthouse staff at around 1pm plus. She must be wondering why we haven't paid our rent for the day yet. Tsk... Can't even let us sleep awhile more. Yawnnnn... *Directions to Mae Boon Kong (MBK) shopping centre - bus no. 15 at the bus stop across the road from our guesthouse. We waited for a damned hour plus for the bus. We were both quite frustrated and had another minor row (one of our many!) over which bus we should have taken in the first place. There was a huge traffic jam and it took quite some time for us to reach MBK. *Mae Boon Kong (MBK) - one of the biggest shopping centres around. It is as big as I had remembered. Think they must ... read more

Day 1 in Bangkok We arrived in Bangkok at about 5am plus in the morning. Dropped off on the streets of Bangkok, in the middle of who-knows-where. Everyone was accosted by a bunch of vulture-like taxi drivers trying to have a piece of us. We ignored the drivers and stood by a quiet corner to think and assess where the hell in Bangkok were we at. We felt a bit lost, so we just followed some backpackers and wandered into Soi Chana Songkram by chance. Vivi found some of the names of the guesthouses familiar and flipped through the guidebook. And yes, we actually landed right on the lap of a popular backpackers' stretch - the West Bang Lamphu! Very lucky really, considered this is area we intended to stay in. Talking to other backpackers, we ... read more