Once we landed in Bangkok we found our way to the Lub D Hostel at about 4am. It's a really cool hostel, very functional and modern but comfortable too. Much organisation was set in motion the following morning for our onward travels.
Due to the PAD riots on Khao San Rd we didn't venture there the first day,so grabbed a tuktuk and caught a bite to eat elsewhere. I wish I had a photo of the four of us wedged into one tuktuk! It was hilarious! We sampled the nightlife in Bangkok, huge clubs with sooo many people (RCA). (I was slightly disturbed by a baby elephant on show outside the club however).
We also temporarily parted ways with Fitz and Dave here. The early morning goodbyes made it a bit of a blur, hopefully we'll see them in Cambodia for some final quality video-shooting! James and I ventured to the infmaous Khao San Rd now that things seemed to have settled again - (see photo above of policeman wielding a chain though!)
Not much to Khao San - its pretty grimey. If you want instant 'karma' 2008 ie to be turned into a stereotypical tie dyed 'no I bought the jeans with the holes in the knees'/ 'I'm off to 'discover myself in Thailand' vibe - then look no further.
A short stop in Bangkok then - it proved to be enough. Grainne arrived on Saturday afternoon and we imaginatively hit a smelly Irish bar around the corner for grub and a few drinks. James
got stuck into a live S.A v Oz test and we left him distracted to shop along the stalls outside for a while.
Next stop BEACH!
Due to the PAD riots on Khao San Rd we didn't venture there the first day,so grabbed a tuktuk and caught a bite to eat elsewhere. I wish I had a photo of the four of us wedged into one tuktuk! It was hilarious! We sampled the nightlife in Bangkok, huge clubs with sooo many people (RCA). (I was slightly disturbed by a baby elephant on show outside the club however).
We also temporarily parted ways with Fitz and Dave here. The early morning goodbyes made it a bit of a blur, hopefully we'll see them in Cambodia for some final quality video-shooting! James and I ventured to the infmaous Khao San Rd now that things seemed to have settled again - (see photo above of policeman wielding a chain though!)
Not much to Khao San - its pretty grimey. If you want instant 'karma' 2008 ie to be turned into a stereotypical tie dyed 'no I bought the jeans with the holes in the knees'/ 'I'm off to 'discover myself in Thailand' vibe - then look no further.
A short stop in Bangkok then - it proved to be enough. Grainne arrived on Saturday afternoon and we imaginatively hit a smelly Irish bar around the corner for grub and a few drinks. James
got stuck into a live S.A v Oz test and we left him distracted to shop along the stalls outside for a while.
Next stop BEACH!
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