Puket, Thailand
I heard a number of things about Bangkok before I arrived: that it's a dump and smells like a dead cat, that the men are dodgy and that everyone tries to scam you especially taxi drivers. All of the above were proved true within a couple of hours of arriving...getting followed back to my hotel by a 'fashion designer' (yeah right) being ripped off in shops and then having the experience topped off with a taxi driver trying to get me arrested (she tried to over ch...