Beginnings

Well I've made it safely to the first port of call, Bangkok, Thailand. I have experienced my first long haul flight which made me act like a kid in a candy store, (free stuff and TV/film on demand!). Although I did manage to get some sleep in between all the excitement and we arrived only a little worse for wear at 3.55pm local time (7 hours ahead of UK). The views coming into Bangkok were stunning however we missed the main attraction of Mount Everest as we flew over Nepal.

Dan and I bravely negotiated immigration (have my very first stamp in my passport) and the taxi touts and made it into a metered taxi which took us to our friend Danielle's place of work, albeit slightly delayed due to rush hour traffic. Since then we have just been relaxing and trying to get to grips with a new country and new time zone.

This evening I had my first experience of a traditional Thai restaurant was was brilliant, really nice food and a amazing view of the city not dampened much by my choice of a fairly hot dish, something ill have to remember for next time!

Still can't quite believe we are in Bangkok or even in Asia, but I expect it will become more real tomorrow when we try the markets!

Hope everyone is well in cold Britain (oh by the way it is nicely hot here, about 31 degrees when we landed, although its humid rather than sunny due to the pollution in Bangkok!) and I will have more to share very soon.