Ok second attempt as the first writing of this disappeared... 2nd full day here and I pop into tescos- exit with a cheap pair of tongs (hindsight brings regret). I decide to follow a route that someone posted on wikitravel. Get onto skytrain so I can get to a canal boat at Saphon Hua Chang. I jump on (literally leapt in), it doesn't stop for long. I get off to see Wat Ratchanaddaram. I'm walking along when a random man stats chatting. He advises the Wat I am ...

Hello. So first full day, after a late start I decided to just 'test the waters' with a simple trip to Jim thompsons house. Went along the skytrain (very efficient). Wondered around a bit trying to find it as it was down a little road. Went for the tour where we were told about his collections and how he was one of the first to attatch bedroom, living room, kitchen etc together as traditionally it would all be separate buildings. He had huge collection of porcela...

So, left manc-land yesterday at 9pm gmt. After a 2 hour wait for transfer in Dubai I seem now to have arrived in Bangkok. The flights were fairly easy, good food, computer games and more films than ya local blockbuster - sat next to a girl who was working here in BK for year and half teaching English through sport/dance activities, seemed to put my little 5 month trip into perspective, whilst calming any jitters etc. Dubai airport was a Glasto amount of peop...