The first thing I usually do when I arrive in Bangkok is to either order in-room massage or room service, if my arrival is at that awkward time between too late for a proper dinner and 'too early for bed but I think I will have a quiet night before a big day tomorrow'.

This trip was no exception. My regular masseur was busy – there are obviously a lot of stressed out Bangkokians who are keeping her busy – and so I decided to order room service.

While waiting, I do what is usual these days for most business travellers – check my email and Facebook, surf the Web and because I was preparing for a presentation the next day, went on YouTube and was happily wandering down the rabbit warren of that alternate universe when the door bell rang.

Twenty minutes. Not bad. I open the door and there's a smiling young man holding a tray in his hand. I beckon him in. He sets the tray on the table that is, by the way, filled with fruits, flowers and chocolates – all the things designed by hotels to make you feel like you're at home.

A lovely aroma that always reminds me of Thailand fills my suite at the Dusit Thani Hotel. Fish sauce – that which makes all flavours of Thai cuisine come alive.

I allow the aroma to waft for a while while I continue my explorations down video wonderland. It never ceases to amaze me how much time people have to fill this alternate universe with content.

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