Arrived on the 21st following a punctual flight from Delhi. Stayed in Holiday Inn where stayed 10 years ago with colleagues on way to a conference in Melbourne. Was immediately struck with how much Bangkok has changed. It is now much cleaner with an efficient transport system, a metro and a skytrain and walkways (linked to the skytrain) that separate pedestrians from traffic. The hotel had a decent outdoor pool so swam twice a day, in my 2 day stay in Bangkok. A useful means of staying cool as the temperature was in the 30'sC and humid, though every building has airconditioning to compensate. Also used the river ferries to travel around and visited Wat Pho, the reclining buddha temple, very beautiful and also many elaborately decorated Stupas.Food was fairly cheap and Thai food as good as I remember, as long as you check the spicieness when ordering!
Flew from Bangkok to Changmai on the 23rd to meet Andreen and Martin from England and stay in their condminium when they return to England on 26th January.