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  Bangkok, Thailand
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

And so we're at the end of our trip. We arrive into Bangkok after a reasonably good nights sleep on the train and drop our bags off at our guesthouse.  This time we’re staying at Khaosan Baan Thai, about ten minutes walk from Khao San Road. We have a lazy day in Bangkok as it’s hot, very hot and Bangkok is not a very pleasant place to be with traffic noise and fumes.  We venture back out when it’s cooler have some drinks by the river and then head to a Thai restaurant for dinner – exactly the same places we went when we were here 2 months ago.  But there is one new thing left to do before I leave Thailand and that’s try Samsun Whisky – the local spirit.  So we head to one of the street bars and make our way through some of the local liqueur.  It’s not unpleasant and goes down surprisingly well – not sure how whisky like it is, more like homemade rum.  Having consumed enough alcohol units we feel it’s time for the madness on Khao San Road.  We try another couple street bars and watch all the different characters pass by.  I still can’t get over the diversity of the street and how all types of people seem to congregate here.  It’s especially strange as there are few decent restaurants or bars left anymore.  Suddenly it’s 4.30am and it really is past our bedtime.  Here’s a little summary of our 354 days travelling:

Highlights (in no order as we couldn’t possibly decide)

-         Glacier climbing to the top of Mount Villaricca

·         Sunrise and trekking on Perito Moreno Glacier

·         The buzz of Rio De Janeiro

·         Bolivian salt flat tour

·         Trekking the Inca Trail

·         Beaches in Tayrona Colombia

·         Trying out Mexcian food

·         Yosemite National Park

·         Abel Tasman trek, New Zealand

·         Travelling along the Great Ocean Road

·         Wine and walks in Waiheke Island

·         Relaxing and hiking in Wanaka, New Zealand

·         Cooking up a storm in Hoi An

·         Exploring the countryside in Laos

·         Getting up close to elephants in Thailand

Our favourite country award goes to:

Argentina – for amazing steak, wine and variety of scenery from mountains to desert to tango dancing in Buenos Aires.  Plus a good set up for backpackers with friendly hostels and lots of people to meet. 

Best hostels - New Zealand

Worst hostels – Australia

Things we won’t miss about travelling

·         Packing, unpacking and carrying the backpacks

·         The dirt and smells of the street

·         Trying to work out where is best to leave your valuables – risk taking them with you or risk leaving them at the hostel

·         Long, long, uncomfortable bus rides

·         Haggling over prices – give me a fixed price any day!

Although these points already seem like minor issues to see what we’ve seen over the past 12 months!

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