Got a taxi to go pick up my train ticket, driver said he knew where I was going and we set off. The traffic in Bangkok is mental, there's cars, vans, trucks, motorbikes like your usual traffic but then tuk tuks and skooters whizzing in and out of all the traffic. There's rarely any traffic lights at junctions so they use their horns. It's noisy and congested but the taxi had air con so relatively comfortable. We get to a street that looks like the back streets o...

Alba (girl from hostel) and I decided to go and be tourists for the day so got the sky train to the boat taxi! The boat taxi was great; a nice cool breeze throughout the boat helped with the tropical heat and floating passed all the weird and wonderful houses, buildings and other boats allowed me to take many pictures, truly indulging in being a tourist! We got off the boat and headed towards the Wat Pho, also known as the reclining Buddha. Outside a tour guide...

So I finally landed in bangkok and managed to ditch the 40-50 year old Libyan man who was trying to groom me or something, got my backpack and rucksack and navigated my way on public transport to Chong nonsi. I found my hostel without any drama and dumped my bags. I was tired, sweaty and hungry so went to the cafe next door to get my first taste of true Thai cuisine. The cafe was a shack and the cook had a massive bare belly which pressed up against the stove, t...