Di and I have a standard joke that every time we go somewhere new we think it's the best place ever. Well we are back in Thailand and after exploring a whole new aspect of Bangkok, visiting Ayutthaya the former capital of Siam, travelling to Chiang Mai and going zip lining, hiking in the lush mountains and swimming in the hot springs of Pai we have come to the conclusion that there is no doubt; Thailand is the best place ever!! Actually it may simply be the company I keep that makes every day better than the last. Vito and Natalie, our new Aussie friends that we met in Sri Lanka, advised us to try the Khao San Road area in Bangkok, it's their favourite part of the city and supplied us with the name of their favourite hotel, the Rambuttri Village Plaza. Taking their advice we booked into said hotel on our return trip to the city. We last saw them in Ella in Sri Lanka and they were talking about maybe Malaysia next when who should waltz into the lobby but the af...