Packing: I never knew it would be so hard to pack for a trip.  I think I have packed, re-packed, bought clothes, returned clothes and still have not officially packed my backpack for the trip.  How much should I bring or shouldn't bring?  Should I just buy my clothes there like Lonely Planet  suggests?  Will I find clothes to fit me, what if I don't? I mean how do you pack for a 5 week trip with many adventures in the horizon in a single backpack.   Bangkok, temples, hiking, sailing, lounging, nights out, taxi motorcycles, rain, heat, humidity, millions of bugs. I mean really!   Well I guess I will be winging this one too and just hope for the best. 

12 days left before take off.  We will be flying out of LAX into Taipae where we will have to go through customs and then back on the plane to Bangkok.  We will be arriving in Bangkok at 1:10 in the morning where we will go thru more costumes and obtain our Visa.  Then a taxi into Bangkok.  We have not decided yet if we will stay up the remainder of the night at one of the local outdoor markets where they serve food & drinks and stay open all night or head straight to a hotel and crash until the morning.