02 May 2010 Arrival at Phuket airport went well. We jumped in a shuttle bus and sped to Patong Beach where we found a lovely room on the second floor five minutes’ walk from the beach for only $450 BHT per night. That day we took a walk along the beach, there seemed to be […]
Flight to Phuket
May 6, 2010 by
02 May 2010 The next morning we decided to take a metered taxi to the airport, we agreed to pay the toll roads (one $45 BHT and one $50 BHT). The meter read $210 BHT at the airport, the ride cost us $305 BHT total. James and I were pretty pissed off that we had […]
Second Night in Bangkok & Riots
May 6, 2010 by
01 May 2010 Later that night James headed to bed and I was taking a shower. From the bathroom I could hear what sounded like the riots going on outside; I was a little freaked out. After turning off the buzz of the air conditioning I was sure they were out on our street yelling, […]
Khaosan Road Nightlife
May 6, 2010 by
01 May 2010 We got back from China Town to find Khaosan Road buzzing, more so than before. There was a proper stage setup with a live band pumping out cover rock and pop songs. This is when I obtained some video of the homeless white guy we met dancing to his own tune right […]
China Town & Riot Fears
May 6, 2010 by
01 May 2010 The riots were somewhat on our mind but we decided we wanted to go see China Town. A local who called himself a police informer (Looking after tourists best interests) had previously given me a map with circles drawn around parts of Bangkok that you should not enter because of the riots. […]
First Thai Beer – Well Deserved
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01 May 2010 After exploring Bangkok we eventually got back to Khaosan Road in much need of a beer. It was while enjoying a Tiger on the outside tables of a bar that we met a couple of interesting characters. Two Poms (not travelling together) and a long haired local white guy (homeless). One of […]
Bangkok Exploration
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01 May 2010 It was shortly after departure from our room that I got pressured into buying a cowboy style hat from an old guy with few teeth, he wasn’t accepting a ‘no’ but I eventually got him down to $100 BHT. I handed him a $500 and he reluctantly and very slowly handed me […]
Bangkok City First Impressions
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01 May 2010 The taxi driver was so different to what you would expect to find in Auckland. I can only put it down to the phrase “time is money”, because this taxi driver intended on wasting absolutely no time. He averaging 150km/h on the motorway but not in one lane, rather dodging and swerving […]
Bangkok Arrival
May 6, 2010 by
30 April / 01 May 2010 Our plane was due to arrive at 11pm on 30 April, but our temporary Visa only allows us to stay for 30 days. We had decided to wait out that hour until after midnight so that we go through Customs on the 1st of May. Frustratingly after waiting and […]
