Thailand.......the land of smiles! That's what they call it. I have to say, in Bangkok, I couldn't see it. All I could see in Ko San Rd was bars, 'brits abroad' and old western men draped in young thai girls. It wasn't pretty. I did find a silver lining though......shopping! Thai people do it better than the english! On my first night, I spent about 45 minutes in boots on Ko San road, trying to pick my jaw up off the floor.....after nearly a year in India and Nepal, I couldn't believe I was in Boots! Then, finding the shopping malls a few days later was mind boggling. For those that haven't been, the shopping malls over here are amazing! Modern, glass lifts, spotlessly clean, shops that you can't even afford to look in......they even have
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