Mad cow hostel, Bangkok, Day 1

And so it begins. We have spent a total of about 27 days working our way slowly North, and now in one bus journey we are making the journey back. We say bye to Heuan Pak De and grab an uber to the station pretty early, still in the mindset of Vietnam where buses leave and arrive at any time they want, and wait about for around 45 minutes until our bus turns up. It is not a bad bus, even if we end up on the front seats which I am certain have the least leg room. At least there is a toilet on board.
When we get on we are given a free blanket and neck pillow thing, plus a bottle of water and two buns. As the rain comes down again, we set off. The hours soon pass as we work our way through the series downloaded on our phones and read a bit, and before we know it we are getting another free meal in a small cafe by the side of the motorway. After that we set off again, for the final leg of our journey.
When we arrive in Bangkok we are dropped off at a bus stop well out of town, so we grab a taxi, and thoroughly annoy our driver by making him go on the meter. It takes about 30 minutes to get the hotel, and we prey for something comfortable to rest in after a very long day. What we get is a tiny room with the loudest air con mahine we have encountered yet. Add that to a bathroom shared between about 6 rooms and it isn't great. We only booked it as it is near the passport pick up tomorrow, so we don't expect much from the surrounding area, but it is actually surprisingly nice. We grab a few sandwiches for yea before heading back to the room, exhausted and ready for a much easier day tomorrow (hopefully).Read more