Bangkok

I'll start off by saying I wasn't overly impressed with Bangkok, I'll try not to moan in this post too much though...

I was staying in a small (pretty shite) hostel in Silom which is away from the old town and the Khao San Road but near all of the transport links.

For me Bangkok in particular seems to exist solely for the benefit of tourists and the worship of the King very strange.

The main evening entertainment areas were either full of two week hippies, or catering for sex tourists! Both of these groups seemed to be primarily English (never a good sign)

In the week I was there I decided my time between the sights, including a river cruise (just to upset my Mum), shopping and the usual trip to weekend markets and a football match:

Army United vs Sriratcha FC (3 - 1) to United:





Okay I have whinged a fair bit so far even though I promised not to. I did enjoy the Modern Art Gallary (I know, I'm grasping at straws), the footy was a good laugh and Arsenal did get beaten in the Carling Cup final while I was there.... And er, there were some good shopping malls....

The highlight of Thailand so far was the train journey to Chiang Mai. The train was the nicest I've been on since China really comfy and passed through some magnificent scenery. Trains are definitely the way to travel the world (India excluded)

Chiang Mai seems really nice so far. With pleanty of opportunities to get out of the town. Hopefully I'll manage to get in a bit of trekking (foot permiting of course)

I'm here for 3 days so I'll keep you updated as ever...