Bangkok spreads out below me. The view from above is prettier, if somewhat worse labelled, than the Nancy Chandler version. Drops of lights pump through her wide arteries. Bangkok is still in party mode, and I think you can tell, even from a few thousand feet.
I float above the floating lights below.
City of Angels [...]
I’m back in Bangkok. Made friends with the lovely Catrina (NSW) on the flight from Saigon, and after a slightly more stressful than usual taxi ride, we’re staying at the Asha guesthouse in central-ish Bangkok. Apparently we’re somewhere close to Poenchit station, which will make getting around really easy over the next two days. I [...]
Happiness is a bag of deep-fried bananas and a train ticket to Chiang Mai. Departing 19:35, arriving 09:45 – quite the epic. Can’t wait. Suffering a tiny bit of Bangkok overload, at the moment.
This is the green stuff:
Chatachuk photos here.
Had a lovely, fresh and spicy lunch at the Vientiene kitchen, off Th. Sukhumvit. [...]
On Friday morning, I bought a compass and strung it onto Ebony’s bracelet like a bead. Turns out to be the best investment I’ve made since I got here – feels as good as a GPS.
Took a local line boat to Tha Tien and then across the river to Wat Arun. The view [...]
Visted Wat Pho yesterday afternoon, my first touristy trip. The experience of simply convincing a tuk-tuk driver that I wanted to go direct, and not receive a full-city tour, has almost put me off tuk-tuks altogether. I’ll probably stick to taxis, for now.
I walked home to Banglamphu. A good walk, even if I did get [...]
I’ve found myself a guesthouse for the night on Th. Khao San, Bangkok. It’s hot and smoggy, but pretty interesting. My room itself is small, cool and comfortable. I’ll be here for a night or two, and then I’ll try and find somewhere cheaper in a more interesting part of the city.
I’ve only been walking [...]