Bangkok

It's been about nine months since I was last in Bangkok. Having got some work commitments out of the way, the highlight of this visit was meeting up with Vincent, our man in the i-conX "Bangkok Office", i.e. his living room. (Even though I had already spent a couple of days with him in Dublin the previous week). Our aim for the evening was to visit a bar that Vince had discovered, which served an extensive section of Belgian beers (Vince is Belgian by the way). His report turned out to be correct - the bar boasted more than 40 beers, each served in its own unique glass. There was no way we were going to sample all of these in one sitting, but we did our best. I think we had about 5 each. Being Bangkok, there was plenty of visual entertainment on offer for occasions when the conversation flagged. I don't remember anything about the evening after about glass 4.

My original plan for this trip (or at least version C) involved a trip to Koh Lanta to do some diving. However this was again frustrated (I had also had to forgo a trip two years earlier due to the Bangkok airport sit-in) this time due to extensive flooding in southern Thailand. The scenes of devastation on the TV news were reminiscent of post-tsunami Japan. So my plan D is to head north to Laos for a few days, before returning via Khon Kaen for the Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations.