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We grabbed a tuk tuk from our hotel, to the Jodd Fairs night market. This market is located next to the Central Rama 9 Department Store (top tip - we used the toilets in the Department store which were free and incredibly nice). The market is huge and literally had anything you could have wanted to eat, drink or purchase. Sam even had her nails redone at one of the stalls, whilst Lee struggled to choose one of the many local beers to try. It is open daily from 4pm until 12am.  Lee decided to barter the tuk tuk home, and the driver decided to take us for the ride of our lives. We were doing wheelies, banging out tunes, and lit up with so much neon, even the space station could see us. It was a lot of fun, if a little scary, but he made up for the bartered rate with a very big tip. We asked the driver to drop us off at our favourite bar, Orange Bar for one last night cap. The employees had remembered it was Sam's birthday and had organised a special surprise, as you'll see from o...

We had 2 full days in Bangkok and our strategy was to bash out as many of the cultural sites as we could on the first day, so that our final day could be a little more chilled.  After a good breakfast at the hotel, which did include Thai curries, rice and noodles, we walked to the nearest MRT station, grabbed a train and headed to our first stop, the Grand Palace.  The Grand Palace is actually a large complex of very ornate buildings, temples, statues, relics, and other historical items. Despite the name, the royal family no longer live here, and good thing too given the buses of tourists who visit each day. As with many sacred sites and temples in Thailand, you can not visit unless your shoulders and legs are covered. We came prepared with our own clothes to avoid having to either hire from the temple or panic buy the classic elephant pants.  The Grand Palace is a huge complex with no air-conditioning and little protection from the sun. We enjoyed walking around the...

Bangkok is a large city and there is just so much to do, we had to really squeeze it into the 3 nights we were there.  We landed late afternoon, found the transfer company, and headed to our hotel,  Maitria Mode Sukhumvit 15 . The rooms in the hotel were modern, and it had a very funky roof top bar, perfect for chilling out on and recovering from the jet lag.  We spent out first night exploring the bars within walking distance of our hotel. This included: Sukhumvit 11 - a street lined with bars and clubs which has a chilled out vibe during the day, but quickly becomes a party in the evening. Brewski - a craft beer roof top bar on top of the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel. There was a DJ here but it had a chilled vibe with great views of the local area and some local craft beers! Soi Cowboy - the notorious party road.. We stubbled onto this road on our way back to the hotel. We were drawn in by the neon lights and thought we should check it out. As you walk down the road, it is ...