After 10 glorious nights, it was time for Kristy and I to say goodbye to Koh Samui, and head to the big city lights of Bangkok. We’re staying at a new boutique hotel called Triple Two, which as it turns out is in the middle of the business district.
Though not the tropical paradise of the other two hotels, our room is magnificent. Well designed, modern furnishings and appliances, and a fantastic view of a carpark next door. Simply divine!
Thus far our adventures in Bangkok have not been all that great. The city is hot, polluted, huge, and difficult to navigate. Though generally the people are friendly and willing to help out, we have already learned to be wary of people who are a little too friendly. Tip for travellers: avoid the 3 day sale at “Thai Local Product”.
Still, for all our downfalls, we are still having a blast. We’ve already ridden the BTS (sky rail), and had a short journey in a Tuk Tuk (think of the James Bond ad, with the motorbike chariot thing). Food here is also fairly cheap, though the local restaurants are a fair walk from the hotel.
Tomorrow we’re going on a huge adventure with lots of fun things planned. Stay tuned for a report!
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I’m loving the regular updates guys. It makes me feel like I’m holidays too.
Ben: It isn’t the fact that you’re not working that makes you feel like you’re on holidays, is it? ;-D
What I thought was most amazing about Bangkok was the amount of elephant leather available. I mean sure I can imagine that the average elephant would have a fair amount of leather, even its nether regions would make a nice large handbag, but almost every concievable product is made from elephant leather. So I ask, where do they get all the elephants, and was that "beef" curry a little too chewy? I also thought that Bangkok was, thankfully, the only city I have been in which has an odour, and I shoudl point out, not a nice odour…rather like the stench of rotting elephants…<br><br>I was also roped into gettinga "nice" armani silk suit for only $200 which I wore a few times and then decided that silk and velvet are things that should never be worn. OK, I’ll concede on Velvet, I have a few nice purple velvet shirts lying around.<br><br>My last impression, and probably the most long lasting, about Bangkok was where do they get so many ping-pong balls<br>