Thailand marked the beginning of the last leg my world trip, SE Asia. After flights from Cairns Brisbane Singapore (overnight stop, terrential rain for duration but saw Raffles Hotel), finally made it to Bangkok. Arrived at Bangkok's recently opened Suvarnabhumi international airport and caught the local bus to Khaosan Road (Banglamphu District). Khaosan Road is a bustling street full of guesthouses, bars and market stalls.... Perhaps too bustling we chose accommodation on a nearby street, Soi Rambutti, which was slightly quieter but still had a good number of restaurant bars, plus the Chang Beer was cheaper! It was Friday night so we decided to have a large one.... not realizing (at first) the 640ml bottles of Chang we were happily consuming were 6.4%, and paying a mere 45 baht in some bars (about 66
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