Well, I was one of the first flights back into Bangkok. It came as quite a suprise when I went to the airport the morning of the 5th in Sydney thinking that I was just going to fly into Singapore and spend some time there and possibly in Malaysia. Instead, they told me that the airports in Thailand were back up and running, so, here I am.
Bangkok is absolutely huge! The taxi driver that took me to a hotel just outside of central Bangkok yesterday quickly tried to "be my friend" (clearly because he thought I had money). He took me to a hotel that was way more expensive than I was expecting, although it was nice to have a room to myself that had a tv, air conditioning, and even a full bathroom! Nice change from 10 person dorm rooms and shared bathrooms haha. Similar to Bali, majority of prices are up for negotiation. I bartered the hotel room down from $80 Canadian to $48, then finally agreed. My last night in Sydney was sleepless for two reasons, (1) I was worried that I would miss my airport shuttle at 5:40am and then miss my flight, and (2) the German girl sleeping above me was one of the WORST snorers I have ever had to listen to! It was ridiculous. I tried shaking the bed as violently as I could to wake her, but nothing worked. She would barely wake up, then drift off into her high-decibelle snoring again. Oh well, one of those things you've gotta put up with while backpacking I suppose.
The flights with Singapore airlines were once again, awesome! They had new movies which kept me very much entertained. The food was a little gross, but the ice cream deserts we got made up for that :-) I spent no more than 1 hour in Singapore. As soon as I got off the plane, I had to run to board the next one. Before I knew it, I was in Bangkok.
If I hadn't have kept up with the news about the protests, I would not have known anything took place. The airport and it's surroundings were perfectly clean! However, I originally wanted to check out some temples around Banglamphu (Central Bangkok) today, but my taxi driver friend told me "no good idea - bad bad around there. Airport 2 day ago, Banglamphu now! You go to Pattaya". Well, okay! Pattaya is a smaller city 2 hours southeast of Bangkok right along the coast. I have only been here a couple hours, so far so good, except for the girl who showed me the room and then tried to get me to pay for sex. She didn't beleive me that I had no money haha. In reality, it's kinda true. I'm waiting for Mom and Dad to top up my account again!
Anyways, I haven't yet taken many pictures here ... I am still getting my bearings. I will make sure to take some soon and keep everyone posted as to where I am - it sounds as if I will be moving around alot here in Asia
Bangkok is absolutely huge! The taxi driver that took me to a hotel just outside of central Bangkok yesterday quickly tried to "be my friend" (clearly because he thought I had money). He took me to a hotel that was way more expensive than I was expecting, although it was nice to have a room to myself that had a tv, air conditioning, and even a full bathroom! Nice change from 10 person dorm rooms and shared bathrooms haha. Similar to Bali, majority of prices are up for negotiation. I bartered the hotel room down from $80 Canadian to $48, then finally agreed. My last night in Sydney was sleepless for two reasons, (1) I was worried that I would miss my airport shuttle at 5:40am and then miss my flight, and (2) the German girl sleeping above me was one of the WORST snorers I have ever had to listen to! It was ridiculous. I tried shaking the bed as violently as I could to wake her, but nothing worked. She would barely wake up, then drift off into her high-decibelle snoring again. Oh well, one of those things you've gotta put up with while backpacking I suppose.The flights with Singapore airlines were once again, awesome! They had new movies which kept me very much entertained. The food was a little gross, but the ice cream deserts we got made up for that :-) I spent no more than 1 hour in Singapore. As soon as I got off the plane, I had to run to board the next one. Before I knew it, I was in Bangkok.
If I hadn't have kept up with the news about the protests, I would not have known anything took place. The airport and it's surroundings were perfectly clean! However, I originally wanted to check out some temples around Banglamphu (Central Bangkok) today, but my taxi driver friend told me "no good idea - bad bad around there. Airport 2 day ago, Banglamphu now! You go to Pattaya". Well, okay! Pattaya is a smaller city 2 hours southeast of Bangkok right along the coast. I have only been here a couple hours, so far so good, except for the girl who showed me the room and then tried to get me to pay for sex. She didn't beleive me that I had no money haha. In reality, it's kinda true. I'm waiting for Mom and Dad to top up my account again!
Anyways, I haven't yet taken many pictures here ... I am still getting my bearings. I will make sure to take some soon and keep everyone posted as to where I am - it sounds as if I will be moving around alot here in Asia
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