Back in Bangkok
It seems like I've been 'back in Bangkok' many times during my 2 trips to southeast Asia. And it won't end with this stop. I'll be 'back in Bangkok' at least 2 more times during this trip. It really is the travel hub of southeast Asia and hard to avoid.
The 5-hour bus ride from the mainland opposite Koh Chang turned into more of a 8 or 9-hour bus ride and we arrived in Bangkok around 8 PM on Friday (2 March) night. Bangkok, and more specifically the tourist district around Khao San Road (KSR), is about the only place where it doesn't matter if you arrive after dark. Its still fairly easy to find a place to stay. Mianne and I checked into a guesthouse near Khao San Road (but not too near) and then I went to use the internet, get money, and eat some street food.
Saturday (3 March) I began to attack the list of things I had been saving to do - or could only do - in Bangkok. Not very exciting stuff, but necessary (haircut, shopping for books, doing my taxes, etc.).
Sunday (4 March) I'm not sure where the day went. Actually I'm not sure where either of those past 2 days went as I was stuck in some sort of 'Khao San Road daze' (can't really explain it if you haven't seen KSR). Khao San Road is the area where most travelers stay and all the businesses really cater to budget travelers' needs so you can find basically anything here so its very convenient.
Monday (5 March), today, now. So now I'm finally all caught with my blog. Mianne left this morning for Holland and I'm waiting to hear from a friend I met in Laos to see if I have a free place to sleep tonight, although it wouldn't be near KSR. So right now I'm homeless. I still have a few things to do before I can fly to Myanmar. First and foremost is to actually book the flight to Myanmar..... The prices are fluctuating at the moment so I'm waiting for prices to drop again. Hopefully I can fly out Wednesday of Thursday to the capital, Yangon, Myanmar. I'm not as excited about it as I should be for some reason but hopefully that will change once I board the flight.
The 5-hour bus ride from the mainland opposite Koh Chang turned into more of a 8 or 9-hour bus ride and we arrived in Bangkok around 8 PM on Friday (2 March) night. Bangkok, and more specifically the tourist district around Khao San Road (KSR), is about the only place where it doesn't matter if you arrive after dark. Its still fairly easy to find a place to stay. Mianne and I checked into a guesthouse near Khao San Road (but not too near) and then I went to use the internet, get money, and eat some street food.
Saturday (3 March) I began to attack the list of things I had been saving to do - or could only do - in Bangkok. Not very exciting stuff, but necessary (haircut, shopping for books, doing my taxes, etc.).
Sunday (4 March) I'm not sure where the day went. Actually I'm not sure where either of those past 2 days went as I was stuck in some sort of 'Khao San Road daze' (can't really explain it if you haven't seen KSR). Khao San Road is the area where most travelers stay and all the businesses really cater to budget travelers' needs so you can find basically anything here so its very convenient.
Monday (5 March), today, now. So now I'm finally all caught with my blog. Mianne left this morning for Holland and I'm waiting to hear from a friend I met in Laos to see if I have a free place to sleep tonight, although it wouldn't be near KSR. So right now I'm homeless. I still have a few things to do before I can fly to Myanmar. First and foremost is to actually book the flight to Myanmar..... The prices are fluctuating at the moment so I'm waiting for prices to drop again. Hopefully I can fly out Wednesday of Thursday to the capital, Yangon, Myanmar. I'm not as excited about it as I should be for some reason but hopefully that will change once I board the flight.
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