Good food

After a day, the initial confusion is starting to pass, and i'm feeling a bit more comfortable here. That's the good/bad thing about travel: you can never get too comfortable, because once you learn your way around a place, it's time to move on and you're thrown back in to confusion. And a confusing place Bangkok is. It's a human zoo with people everywhere, sidewalks packed with vendors selling everything, and streets packed with busses, taxis, and tuk tuks. It's a bit more in your face than KL.

First I went to the Cyber-Nomad's guesthouse, located on a quiet, secluded side street, but was "full for a long time" according to the guy who answered the door. So I was forced to find a place on my own. I picked a place on the next street down from Khao San Road, but it's still in tourist central. For $5 I get a tiny room with a mattress on the floor and a bathroom down the hall. It's clean, though, which is the most important thing.

My Thai friend from the bus said I should go to the weekend market, so I took a local bus there, and I'm glad I did, since there was some good stuff. Lots of blue jeans, cowboy hats, and US Army surplus, but also some porcelains, pewter, and textiles, so I picked up some birthday presents for my mom.