Well, I'm back in Bangkok now, got here on Friday night after I realised that Ranong was not much of a happening place. Only stayed the one night there, then got up early, ventured to Kaw Thung (formerly Victoria Point), the most southern tip of Burma/Myanmar. Wasn't all that much to see, was just like a busier, noisier, more compact Thai town, so I only spent an hour there, guided along by my "bodyguards" (though I didn't see any real need for them) Got back to Ranong and went straight to the bus station, hoping to get the first bus out of there, preferably to Bangkok.

Luckily, one was leaving within 5 minutes of me arriving so I hopped on that and there I sat for the next TEN hours all the way along the 550+ km to Bangkok! Wasn't too bad of a journey at all, if a little cold as they kep th air-con on quite low! Got to Bangkok just before midnight and went straight to the Khao San, 'cause I knew Shane and Paul had arrived here from Cambodia earlier that day. Couldn't actually find them themselves as I wandered up and down the Khao San,which was absolutely buzzing, even for the Khao San, but found where they were staying so I got the staff to let me in. They arrived in a little while later but I was pretty much out for the count as the bus journey took a fair bit out of me!

Got up on Sat and checked out of the place (I think it was called the Kawsin Inn, or something to that effect) and checked into the D & D again. Went off to watch the Lions match, James Glesson showed up for a while too (he's in Thailand volunteering with Madventure), and afterwards went went off to the Weekend Market. The market is massive!! There are over 2000 different stalls, so many in fact, and so much cheaper than the Khao San, that we're going to go there again today, in bout an hour or so. After the market last night we came back to the hotel, where I suffered my first Thai Massage! (How is something so painful supposed to be good for you!!) Dinner and a few drinks followed but an early night was had, as we had great plans for going to the market early today. However, the sun was blazing so we've just spent the last two hours sitting in and by the pook here. Though we are heading to the market in a bit......

Shane and Paul are down to their last two days, then they'll be heading back homeward, though before that we're going to try and get to Khanchanaburi, the site of the Death Railway. On Tuesday, the day the lads go back, I think I'm going to head towards Cambodia to se Angkor Wat, though if the sun stays here I could be tempted not to move. Hopefully I'll meet up with Tomas and Ross a some stage near the weekend back here in Bangkok.

Team Thailand's advenures are unfortunately coming to an end, but not just yet....

Niall

Oh, by the way, Louise (I presume McLoughlin) added her own account of her holidays at the very bottom of the page, possibly to hide it from everyone else, but I thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention. Click here for it!!!