Thailand

Monday 22 January
I arrived in Bangkok and took a very expensive taxi to Big John’s hostel 220baht/night with 20min free internet per day and 30baht off breakfast. I slept most of the day and ate noodles and pork at the hostel.
NZ$1 = 25 Baht
On Tuesday I had scrambled eggs for breakfast with real toast then wandered around the hostel area and got supremely lost. Managed to find my way to the Skytrain which I caught down to the Central Pier (Skytrain very neat and tidy can buy day pass for 120baht from machine or friendly lady in a box, passengers patiently line up to board after other passengers have disembarked, in other words the opposite of London!) Ate some great chicken at the pier and caught one of the regular boats down the river. I met an Irish girl called Laura on the boat and we went into China Town (18baht fare for express boat) where Laura bought some dragon tea then we caught a tuk tuk to Hao San Road which is where most of the hostels are located, very touristy and noisy and lots of young people. Not somewhere I wanted to stay. We walked back to the river caught the last boat back to Cantral Pier and headed to a vegetarian restaurant called Tamarind near my hostel. I had Vietnamese summer rolls and phad thai, quite expensive but very nice and posh. Made it home for a shower and bed ~11pm
All in all a fun and exciting day with lots to see!