After spending one night on an overnight train and the following on an overnight plane from India, I was a little bedraggled upon my 5.30am arrival into Bangkok. Feeling the need for a good sleep, I headed straight for a comparitively expensive hotel and made the most of my air-conditioned room, warm shower, TV, room service and most of all, a king-sized bed. Oh yeh, and a buffet breakfast the next morning with one of those guys that makes custom omelettes for you. Deluxe! The next day however, I moved to a little bit more modest place, just around the corner from the infamous backpacker metropolis that is Khao San Rd. People had warned me that Khao San was pretty hectic, and sure, it was overrun with tourists, shops, 7/11s, fast food and a million
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