I arrived in Bangkok about 5 in the afternoon yesterday, and my first impression was pretty much how I imagined it. A busy modern-day tourist attraction for young travellers. Walking down Khao San road, you hear the constant hum of mopeds and tuk tuks, see all the laid-back locals trying to get you a taxi or sell you some fake Ralph Lauren shirts, and smell the odd mixture of odours that fill you're nostril's. And it's hot. Very hot and very humid. I was meeting three school friends who were in Bangkok for one night before ending their trip and flying back home. After a mad first night (involving women, soft drugs and bottle after bottle of the local brew, Chang), they got on a plane back to London (after missing their first one) and left me to my own devices.
Being alone in Bangkok is a lot different to when you're with friends. You feel more vulnerable and susceptible to any tricks or false information, and I'm still getting my head around how much you should actually pay for a tuk tuk. But overall I'm happy to be here and excited to crack on with my trip. It had been on my mind since I arrived as to when I would have some "thinking" time for my first blog post. It may have been my body subconciously protecting myself because of the lack of toilet paper in my guest house, but I managed to not need the loo until lunch time today. So after I finished my meal, I found myself sitting on the toilet in Burger King feeling a bit sorry for my lonesome self, and a little ashamed that I flew half-way round the world - to a city notorious for it's diverse and exotic cuisine - for an XL Bacon Double Cheese Burger.
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