After relaxing for the first four days and getting used to the heat & humidity, we set out on day 5 to go sightseeing. We took the skytrain from ASOK to the river, changing at SIAM station. The skytrain is clean, cool & very quick. From here we took a river boat upstream to The Grand Palace. We had read about boarding and disembarking the boats and that you needed to be prepared as the boats didn't stop for long....this was very true & we got told off for jumping ship quite literally before it had docked! Lunch was spent at [View Full Entry]

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We've arrived in Bangkok, safe after a long flight from London. Bangkok has been a surprising & exciting place to start our trip. The city is full of contrasts from smells & colours to the different types of buildings & people. Thai people in general have been very friendly and we are always guarenteed a smile! We've taken the first few days to chill & re-charge our batteries. Our furthest trip was on Sunday to the market at Chatuchack. It was amazing with all the stalls selling literally everything you can imagine! We found a park to relax for a while [View Full Entry]

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