Well so far I've been very very restrained, the theory is that we'll save actually buying clothes etc until the last few days we have in Bangkok. That way we won't run out of money before then. The purchases so far seem to be mainly for me (we'll resurrect that later as Aaron slowly runs out of clean clothes in his pack).

The perfect accessory for the geek in all of us was the first purchase. Salt and Pepper shakers - for those that are non-geek (or pretending to be), NaCl stands for Sodium Chloride (table salt) and if you can't figure out Pe(Pe)r, then you really need help.

Even though Aaron is faltering in the shopping stakes, he has spent the most money with 2 suits and a trench-coat - see the posting about the tailor for that one.

Then, there are my thai silk black trousers - that are great for temple hopping (where you have to wear pants and have your shoulders covered). They tie at the front and back and have no side-seams so you get a bit of air in, check them out in the Grand Palace photos, anyone that wants a make-shift pattern from them (cos they'd be soooo easy to make) - let me know.

A pair of "Diesel" shoes set me back about $8-10, really comfy and sure beat the $300 that Radford spent on his. They also come in a number of other labels, including addidas and some funny thai writing.

There are sure to be more purchases in the near future - watch out for the upcoming features; fake watches, fake t-shirts, fake wallets, and fake shoes...