After arriving into Bangkok in the afternoon heat and humidity to the mayhem that is the Kho san road it was a melting pot of noise, heat, smells, accents, languages, colours and while it was amazing it was reminiscant of a main strip on a spanish holiday resort. The whole time I was there I found it difficult to shake the holiday vibe and its partly why it was a relief to go on an amazing two day trek outside bangkok. Luckily I was sitting beside a nice english girl and aussie girl on the plane and got a cab from the airport to the Kho san road with the aussie which was fantastic as she had been to bangkok a number of times and helped me find my guesthouse. I met them later for dinner
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