The kingdom of Siam
Gilded Temple in Bangkok, Thailand
So clearly I have been back from holidays for a while. Well 3 weeks but who is counting? Truth is my mind is still in holiday mode, which is rather annoying given that the books are full of work to be done! But I have taken a small break so I can share with you some of my wonderful adventures from South East Asia. First stop…Thailand.
I tend to always fly in or out of Thailand. I’ve never actually taken the time to explore further than Bangkok. The whole sitting on a beach drinking tiger beer, is not really high on my list of travel priorities. But having said that, I would love to take some time to get out into the Jungle and see some of the remote places. But this time round it was just a quick fly into to Bangkok for a 4 day stop. I flew jetstar and had myself cacooned in my little blanket with my travel pillow and trusty net book loaded with movies! 8 hours of Bliss! Seriously, I love flying. It makes you stop and just relax. You can catch up on movies, books and magazines and so on and so forth. So I flew in to Thailand and was greeted with a ridiculous amount of humidity and somewhere between my 40 minute cab ride and serious jet lag, I managed to crack a smile at the fact that I had 29 days of adventure ahead of me.
Thailand is always a fun place to shop, and let just say, I definitely contributed my fare share to the economy. It is a design wonderland. Full of Kitsch Japanese inspired cartoons and designs, mixed with a newer, more sophisticated Thai style. Bangkok has a lot going on with architecture too. New buildings are popping up all over the place. I particularly enjoy Siam Square. It is just a stones through from everyone’s favorite, MBK It is where all the young Thai up and comers set up boutique little stalls ans shops to get the tourists to buy their wears. It is an AWESOME place to get lost in.
Somewhere in between all my shopping I managed to see a few temples and go for a cruise on the river, which as you would expect in any urbanized Asian city, was filthy and smelly. I stayed at a place called Lud D Siam, which is this funky, brand new hostel right in the centre of all the action. It has a sleek industrial look, comfortable lounge area and hip, helpful staff. A bit of a designers paradise really! Not quite the backpackers one is used to that is for sure! Below is a little picture of the layout. After my crazy shopping blow out, it was on to a flight, bound for Cambodia…which I will tell you all about…soon.
Layout of Lub D Siam
Amazing fresh fruit on every street corner!
Gilded Budda statues
When your feet are exhusted and all you want to do is sit…
may as well get some nail art done!
The famous MBK
Strangely enjoyable fish spa….
