After a marathon 18-hour flight on Korean Air, we arrived last night, tired and bleary, but excited to be in Southeast Asia. We took a taxi through a sprawling, pretty nighttime Bangkok to Khao San Road where we checked ourselves into a cheap hostel and then headed right back out to the street for a short stroll to take it all in. Khao San is pretty much just how I remember it from 2006. There are food carts, vendors of distasteful t-shirts and cheap merch, bars, clubs, 7-elevens, and tattoo parlors lining the street and spilling off the sidewalks. Lots of westerners wander around whooping it up. If any change has occurred, however, I would say that Khao San has become just a tetch more upscale. A lot of the businesses appear to be thriving and they've upgraded their storefronts. Restaurants are more colorful and sleek than I remember them. Maybe it's a trick of memory though; this place is still just a lovable little skeazball.
We don't have much else to report as of yet. We're going to spend the day in Bangkok getting our bearings and maybe seeing a few temples or the zoo or something, but then we plan to book a bus for the South. Half the reason for this internet cafe visit this morning is to figure out the name of the next destination.
Check back later for pictures, videos, and more news!
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