Leaving on a jet plane ...

Or should that be "been on a jet plane"? I've made it to Bangkok!

Rather than giving you a long, boring, blow-by-blow account of what I've been up to these past 48 hours, I'm going to give you a little list of reasons why you should be jealous of me:

(1) The weather: so warm and humid, it was a bit of a shock to the system after the cold damp dreariness of Sydney. OK, so it does piss down with rain every afternoon here, but there's no need to mention that is there?

(2) The food: so good, so cheap and there are 5 vegetarian restaurants that I have found so far within walking distance of my hotel. Don't get that in Sydney do ya!

(3) and here's something to make you really jealous: bananas @ 30 cents a bunch!

So I admit these aren't the most profound insights into the Thai culture, but give me time - I've only been here two days.

I'll keep you posted.