We’ve been in Bangkok for a few days now and have been enjoying the social scene too much to sit down and write some posts.

It wasn’t on our itinerary originally, but not being able to go to Tibet or China meant we had to fly here to make our way to Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.  It’s a great city – appealing to all walks of life. It seems to be the hub for all backpackers, travellers and holiday makers alike.  Sam’s dad wondered why most of his friends are so attracted to Bangkok – well now we know, shall we say, it has everything a man needs .

We’ve had very late nights, late mornings have blown our budget completely out of the water, but hey, we won’t come across the sort of mayhem often so it’s best to make the most of it.  Sorry for the lack of decent photos, that’s what happens when you drink cocktails by the bucket .

We are aware of the demonstrations and violence at present, in fact, it’s a two minute walk from our hotel, but the Thai police have kept it firmly away from the tourist areas.  We were walking back from the city the other day and had to walk through the demonstration – it was very scary seeing men with sticks and golf clubs in hand.  Their gripe is not with the tourists, it’s with the present government, so when I gave them a thumbs up, they replied with a firm applause – very amusing.

This city rocks!