36 hours in Bangkok - what I did and how I did it

Basically I just did what Will and Christine told me to do. 

I stayed at Cabochon Hotel (Sukhumvit Soi 45) where the vibe was old style colonial mansion...mainly because the hotel was housed inside one. Great restaurant and solid cocktails. They made my basil, lemon, pineapple and gin cocktail to measure (not sweet) consistently every time (great dirty martini too!).

I whiled the day walking around Thonglor. Coffee at Ink and Lion, which is excellent and a great gallery space too followed by lots of window shopping. I then lunched at Supanniga Eating Room and browsed vinyl at Bungkumhouse Records and then grabbed a sneaky cocktail at Quince. 

All in all, relaxing day and a bit, having allowed myself the freedom to not do anything remotely touristy with one main goal: to eat Pad Thai. Completed that goal within the first 90 minutes of landing (there was a really really long taxi queue ok?)

This is how we weekend

Drinks after work Friday night then takeaway dinner and long conversations with lovely ladies. Sleep ins while it rains and a quick walk to get coffee. Baking tea, baking bread watching the clouds drift in outside, and playing records. Naps, cups of tea and dinner parties where the dog is invited too. Movies, mooching and reckless shopping.Reading all of the internet and playing dress up the dog.

So this was Christmas...

New Years Eve Day sounds

The day before New Years, sun shining, grab a mobike and upon unlocking:

Oh My Darlin' Clementine

Then riding through this big, bad city - all you could here were snippets of this song at every corner amongst the league of share bikes. 

Street 240 and a half

Just off street 240 (my favourite part of Phnom Penh) is this little gem. Great shops filled with handmade delights,  fantastic street art and a good looking cafe (with lots of vegetarian options). 

Fanging around Phnom Penh on a bike