My first night in Bangkok and the country of Thailand starts with a stroll among a thousand revelers in the crowded Khaosan night market. This primarily food and drink market used to be a rice-trading neighbourhood once upon a time. Then the locals started opening up their houses to backpackers for accommodation and dining, making Khaosan Road what it is today. First impressions of Khaosan Road night market A million noises fight for my attention. Every restaurant and bar is blaring loud music. Here, tourists sit in open-air pubs and people-watch for hours. Local Thais have put up makeshift stalls selling everything from sex toys to kitchenware to unusual meats.…