We arrived at Bangkok airport in the afternoon. Luckily we had been talking to a guy in Singapore about the best way to get to the Khao San Road. From the airport we caught the free shuttle to the bus terminal about 5 mins away, then got the local air-con bus into the centre for 35 baht (around 50p) for a 30km journey! We walked down the Khao San Road with our main packs on. It seemed really busy, so we headed for soi Rambuttri, a street where my parents had stayed during their visit over Christmas and New Year. We asked at each guesthouse along the road, but each would tell us the same, full. We then met a fat Welsh man who told us he knew of guesthouses we could stay at if we
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