I wake and head straight for the pool, it's nice and really hot and it's only 10am. After a while the others join me and we relax for a few hours. t*** are out around the pool which is always a welcome sight and gives us all a good topic of discussion that never gets old, cheeky nods and smiles to each other throughout the day as we take a second, third, fourth glance...

We get changed and head for lunch at macaroni place on rambuttri. We ate here the last time and liked the food, it's also where Paul gained his nickname, CK - carbonara king. As we order the 2 vickies appear and say hi, it's so weird as they were supposed to be in malasia and they have some story to tell. Sleeping in and almost missing the plane, vicky 2 fainting on the plane after staying up late drinking with us and splitting her head open, fainting more times in malasia and more trips to the hospital then having her bag snatched from under her head on the beach in vietnam with everything accept her passport in, the most unlucky few weeks I've ever heard of. Also while eating Jane from Chiangmai appears and joins us for a drink. It's like being back home with poeple we know around every corner.

That night we all head out together for drinks but bangkok is so much more expensive than I remember. No wonder we went through our cash so quickly when we arrived. The highlight of the night is when we go to a bar near the macdonads on kohsan road, there's a live band playing really upbeat music a little like madness etc, people are dancing on tables and chairs and the atmosphere is electric.