Shot of snake liquor? Well when in Rome.

After quite the journey, including being treated to hot towels, endless beer, exotic airplane food and nearly fainting on the plane, I have finally arrived in the hot and humid hustle and bustle of Bangkok. This place is mental. There's more cars on the road than you can shake a tuk tuk at.

Within literally moments of checking into my concrete / San quentin-style dormitory (Lub D, Siam Square) for the next few nights (I've got the bottom bunk - hurrah!) I have since befriended a pleasant chap from Manilla who has treated me to one of the hostel's finest spirits - some sort of fermented rice and random plant root concoction (apparently for medicinal purposes which I'm yet to feel the benefits other than a stonking headache) and some sort of spirit made with fermented cobra snakes and scorpions...I mean I've heard if tequila with worms but really?!

Anyways, a very warm welcoming to a city of authentic chaos. Off to bed now to sweat myself to sleep. Surreal evening. Lets see what tomorrow holds.