I'm here at Hotel Salil in Bangkok, Thailand watching a video by a Thai band called Sqweez Animal, it's an alternative rock band with an emo overtone. Modest Mouseish. After doing tons of research, I settled on Salil Hotel for my last few nights in Bangkok. It's a pleasant atmosphere and it's quite inexpensive, $45 per night. The best part is that it's on Soi Thonglor (Sukumvit, Soi 55), which is my favorite street in Bangkok because it's got a hip and artsy vibe. It's very close to the skytrain station and that means that I can get anywhere quickly and easily. I take a motorcycle taxi at night on my way home for 10-15 baht. The drawback is that the walls are kind of thin, so I can hear the people next door. But the
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