Archives: '2008/06 Bangkok'

Escape from Reality

Friday 6 June 2008

The escape plan was confirmed over mahjong a few weeks earlier. It’s a shame Ryan couldn’t join us because of his new job- that shattered any idea of mahjong in Bangkok. So, it was down to me and two of my closest friends. As always, they settled the air tickets and hotel bookings, as well [...]

Lengthy text entry before the pictures…

Friday 6 June 2008

The buzzword at the start of the Bangkok trip was “amazing(ly lucky). An adjective on the extreme opposite end of the spectrum could be used to describe our last day in the Thai capital.
I woke up with a sharp pain in my neck on Thursday morning, presumably caused by the flimsy bundle that was [...]

Sawadee!

Tuesday 3 June 2008

The last 24 hours have been really amazing.
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The check in process took like 25 minutes. While waiting for Jan to haggle with the receptionist, I strolled around the lobby, trying to recall the different people whom I have stayed in this hotel before. Then I saw a huge sign- Day Tours to Ayutthaya!
Ever since the [...]