Touching down in Bangkok at midnight, we arrived to staggering humidity, around 30 degrees!! With the stress of our cash cards not working on arrival, we were penniless and whilst trying to contact our bank, the locals on the above floors were not making things any easier - harassing us, whistling at us, trying to get our attention in any way to use their taxi so they could try and rip us off! Situation sorted, we were off to the backpacker district in Bangkok, Kho San Road. We soon found somewhere to rest our heads after the long flight and tried to get some sleep whilst putting up with the drunken karaoke sounds in the near distance. After a rather sleepless night, the next morning we searched for alternative accommodation, although what we found was not
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