Ok, so we're here!!! We got here Weds pm and got to hotel before headin out to explore and sample the local delicacies! Thurs we went wanderin and found the infamous Khao San Rd - got talked into taking a tuk tuk ride - 10Baht for 1 hour for both of us - thats like 6p ;-) to see 4 places of interest - the giant gold standing buddha, a temple, and two other places I can't remember coz we never got there - he then took us to the TAT Tourism authority of Thailand where the 'agent' tried selling us a train ticket to Chiang Mai for 800Baht - we wana go but figured we could get cheaper and were dubious about it being the 'real deal' so blagged and left! Then got sent into
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