Finally arrived in Bangkok airport (after somehow managing to escape the Arctic conditions in Scotland!) but our happiness was short-lived when it became apparent that our luggage sadly hadn’t escaped the Arctic conditions!! Our first day was slightly over-shadowed by feeling jetlagged and having to chase up our missing rucksacks (which we were promised would arrive today but didn’t!) But we did venture out and explore the Silom area where we are staying for the first 3 nights. Suddenly it hit us that we were in Bangkok from the crazy traffic, tuk-tuks, all the street stalls and shouts asking if we wanted massage! At night we decided to get out our missing-rucksack depression and check out Bangkok’s notorious Patpong area, which is lined with go-go bars and night-markets. After a few drinks we had our first
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