Skipping straight to Asia, since I didn't venture out of Brisbane, except for a couple of nearby weekend trips, while in Australia... Arrival in Bangkok was long anticipated and not at all what I expected... although I'm not sure what I actually expected! Was lucky enough to meet a lovely Irish girl, Roisin (yes, a proper Irish name too!)--in the seat next to me on the flight from Sydney!--which was especially good since we arrived at midnight. I hate arriving anywhere for the first time in the dark and alone! It's not so easy to find a taxi who will put his meter on in Bangkok; drivers want to negotiate a price upfront instead, which will invariably be two to three times higher than what you'd pay on the meter. But after some persistence we got
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