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January 24th 2008
Published: January 24th 2008
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Arrived 2 hours late after delays in Kuwait. Had a good flight overall and had met an interesting chap on the plane - James Stallibrass, travelling to Thailand to spend time illustriting a book (James, it will be interesting to see the results, so keep in touch). Shared a Taxi into Bangkok centre & had a big ruck with the taxi driver after droping James off at his hotel!!!!! Manged to sort it out before being dropped off at the "KC Guest House" in the Banglumpoo district. Not a bad place but no internet or aircon which was a bit disapointing as it was supposed to be part of the deal.
The six million dollar question is......... what do I think of Bangkok? Well............ when I arrived, my first thoughts were oh my god! Pollution, traffic, noise....... need I say more. But by night, the whole place lights up, with street vendors selling everything from amazing Thai food to "genuine" counterfeit designer clothes & watches. I even tried deep fried insects of various kinds, the locusts & silk worms being particularly tasty! Even better, I have not yet had any repercussions!
For those of you that might be interested, everything that
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A tasty snack
I packed was from the recomended list on "packinonebag.com" & I have to say that I have already used nearly every item at least once.



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A palace in Bangkok
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A long tail boat
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Bangkok Boat 2

A long tail boat (2)
Bangkok Luxury Riverside AccomodationBangkok Luxury Riverside Accomodation
Bangkok Luxury Riverside Accomodation

"Luxury riverside accomodation" the estate agent said (Mark Berry Properties I think!).
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Tuk Tuk driver

My Tuk Tuk driver liked to pick his nose!
The Market at Thon Buri Station - BangkokThe Market at Thon Buri Station - Bangkok
The Market at Thon Buri Station - Bangkok

Lots of incredible smells! Some good, some not so!
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Playing drafts during lunch

Great guys, happy for me to take their picture.
On the train to KanchanaburiOn the train to Kanchanaburi
On the train to Kanchanaburi

Quite an experience.
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Sights from the carriage 1

The station master.
View from the carriage 2View from the carriage 2
View from the carriage 2

This was taken on the way to see the bridge over the river Kwai. I'm off to stroke Tigers tommorow!


24th January 2008

Nice pictures
Nice pictures !!! "One picture is worth 1000 words".
25th January 2008

Great Pics
Great to see your first pictures Shaun, please send us one of you with a tiger ( not inside the tiger, please.. ). Liked the "luxury accommodation" - we didn't know that Mark Berry went global!
25th January 2008

The Tuk Tuk driver
The Tuk Tuk driver should sue for damages - fortunately we can not see his face!
26th January 2008

good food
Hi Shaun.. pleased to hear you have arrived safely. Food sounds good. You didn't mention the chips. Looking forward to hearing all about the tiger visit. How's the weather.....:-)

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