Krazy Koh San

After 12 hours of flying, dazed, tired, ready for rest, we rolled out of Bangkok's new Suwan Airport, jumped into a taxi and headed for Koh San Road.

In hindsight this probably wasn't the best idea ever.

Straight from relative comfort and safety, into back-packer central, and when we arrived the party was in full swing. Eager to get a bed for the night we went straight for the only sign we'd heard about - The D&D Inn. Big mistake.

The D&D is a bit of a Koh San institution - known for its location (right in the middle of hedonists paradise) and its rooftop pool. Well I never saw the pool, but our 3x3m windowless concrete cell was enough. The air-con made more noise than coolness, and in a sweltering cell that echoes thats a bad thing. When you consider that we forked out 850baht for these little luxuries it was a big let down.

First thing in the morning (and believe me when I say first thing - our body clocks were still on Auckland time) we started looking for new digs. A quick scout of Koh San in the blissful cool and peace of the morning revealed dirty or overpriced hell-holes aplenty. While the ladies had a bit of pampering, Jared and I wandered over to Soi Ram Buttri and found a new world. Just across from Koh San this peaceful tree lined lane was an oasis in Bangkok's crazy pace. We ended up at a little guest house with very tidy rooms, a lovely garden restaurant area and a much more reasonable 620baht price tag.

So after that was sorted we did a couple of the usual Bangkok things - MBK, Wat Po, Haggling with Tuk-Tuk drivers, sitting in traffic jams.

Then we convinced ourselves to try the famous Whiskey Buckets.

Our first morning in Bangkok, wandering around Koh San looking for a new place to stay we'd noticed a few VERY drunk people. Figuring this was just the norm here we ignored it, but soon it seemed that nearly every bar had a couple of people sitting out front slurping on these things. Then the singing would follow.

On our last day in Bangkok we had to try... It turns out that Thai Whiskey, Red Bull (the syrup, not the soda) and a little coke for colour really does the trick... Lets just say that our 3 and a half hour taxi ride to Hui Hin was a bit painful...

So now we're in Hua Hin and a beautiful resort, enjoying the beautiful pool, stunning rooms and great food at Prinz Gardens. Bliss.

I'll upload some photos soon...