We are back at the Asai hotel in Chinatown after our 30 day tour and feeling a little unsure of what to do with ourselves.

We said our goodbyes to those on the trip who are heading home, and those who were moving on to another destination and by 10am we were the last people in the breakfast bar.

After being directed to be somewhere each day at a certain time, to suddenly have nowhere to be felt strange but liberating.

After a quick adjustment to solo travel again, we soon got our act together and took a tuk-tuk to see the Jim Thompson House. The silk industrialist came to notoriety after moving to Thailand from the US in 1946 and set up a silk company as well as amassing a collection of art and crafts from the country. Sadly Jim went missing in 1967 whilst on holiday in Malaysia and his body was never found.

After an enjoyable morning at the Jim Thompson estate we moved hotels and have been upgraded to an executive room with a lounge area!

The view from the bathroom looks out over the many skyscrapers in the Sathon area.

We decided to explore the area on foot and came across one of the infamous upscale Starbucks with a dome shaped seating area.

From there we crossed over to the monorail and on to the raised canal walk, famous to those with a love of instagram.

After jumping into another tuk tuk we thought we’d check out the shopping area of the city and visited the ‘big one’ centralwOrld. This place is huge and sits over 7 levels full to the brim with upscale shops & restaurants. Despite being a Sunday, the place was packed with people everywhere.

Time for an ice cream via the use of social media. All you had to do was post a picture on-line of the ‘extreme’ ice cream and you then picked up a freebie!

After seeing the mainstream retail offer, we went up a notch or two and did a tour of the Louis Vuitton Visionary Journeys. Essentially it was a history of the iconic baggage brand and how it has evolved over the last hundred years.

Back in the real world, we returned to the bustle of Bangkok and watched in wonder as the cars and bikes vied for space on the roads below the pedestrian walkways.

Toys for overage boys. Lots of twenty and thirty somethings eyeing up these retro toys in one of the stores in Siam Paragon.

Next stop was the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, another centre piece in the Siam district. A huge place over 5 levels with arts and crafts including a store called Andy & Fine. We couldn’t work it out, lots of Andy & someone…..

By late afternoon we were getting hungry and headed to one of the finer dinning places in Siam Paragon, an upscale food hall. Great food at very reasonable prices.

Andy bit off more than he could chew, with a super spicy chicken curry which brought on hiccups and a need for lots of water (and a beer!).

After dinner we travelled back with the locals via the monorail which was interesting in that everyone was on their phones!

After a busy day, we had a relaxing evening catching up with some Apple TV viewing.

Tomorrow we move hotels again and return to the Chinatown area with the promise of a Thai massage and some more discovery.