Will in Bangkok

Arriving into Bangkok late on a Wednesday night is never a good idea. Partly because its too late to get accomodation on the spot and secondly trying to get anywhere is a bit of a nightmare.

As you walk out the airport Thai's rush to you to try to persuade you to go into the city by Taxi. At a cost of some 700 Bhat they inform you that 'this is very good value sir as it also includes the fare for the Toll Road'!!! Wow, how impressive that sounds! Then you look at your guidebook (mine is Footprint and NOT Lonely Planet) you find that you can either get slow normal bus for 15 Bhat or express Shuttle Bus for 100 Bhat!

I have been to Thailand before and previously stayed in Ko San Road as its the hub for tourists with lots of cheap accomodation. So I decided to head there even though I have never had any particular love for the place. It tends to be full of a lot of con-artists and backpackers who seem intent on trying to break the record for the number of Thai's they can have 'liasons' with. OK now that might seem a little harsh butbut i am afraid its what I have found.

Upon arriving I found that there was practically no-where to stay with most guesthouses saying FULL. Eventually I found myself a place which seems to be inhabited by mostly Japanese people with the weirdest sleeping habits!