A nice lie in this morning before a Burger King for lunch (I know, I know) Then a plan for the day. We are going to go and see the 4 faced Buddha. This is one of the most important shrines in Bangkok and it is supposed to be one of the busiest. Hilariously when I check on the map it's location, it is right where we were yesterday, in fact we walked right past it. Brilliant. Back in a taxi. So for the third day in a row we are back in the expensive part of town, a...

So today Miao wants to go back to the Sukumvit area that we were in last night as she is looking to buy some stuff because it is duty free here. Now when she said this I just thought that she was talking about clothes and stuff. Ohhh no! She want to go to LV, Gucci, Prada etc. I don't mind because I get to see another part of the city, not just the touristy part, so why not. Though I tell her that I am not going to be shopping all day. So we get in our taxi and h...

Christmas Day 2012!!! It starts just like any other Christmas Day, I jump out of bed and run out of my hotel room in to the lobby to see if santa has been good to me! Unfortunately this year santa must not have know I was travelling, because there is nothing here for me. ----- After this dream I pull myself out of bed to find that I have many messages from Miao as she arrived at 6am. Not really sure why she thought that it would be a good idea to message me at ...

So it's Christmas Eve, doesn't feel like it. It's not cold, there aren't many Christmas trees and even though I hear the occasional Christmas song it doesn't do much to put me in the Christmas mood. It's just another day here. I head over to Starbucks to get a latte, and just watch the hustle and bustle go by. I do a bit of blog work and talk to a Chinese friend, Miao Miao, who is coming to Bangkok tomorrow. It is good because if she had not been coming I was goi...

So up early didn't really take the form of early that I had wanted, so I think I am only heading out at about 9ish. I walk to the Royal Palace, just in my shorts with my zip ons in the bag. There is a bit of a breeze in Bangkok and so jumping from shadow to shadow isn't too bad, though from looking at the temperature it appears to be the same, so perhaps I am developing a tolerance. Let's hope so. ----- So I get to the Royal Palace and I walk in the main gate ...