I spent a couple more days in Chiang Mai as I was really enjoying their way of life, the people are beautiful and it is a very relaxed outdoor atmosphere. Most days I would get my daypack and just walk to see what I could find. On my final day in Chiang Mai walk I met and spoke with many local people who approached me. even a gentleman from Japan came up to me for a chat. I found out some local knowledge and that on Mondays many Thais wear yellow as a support for the king (as he was born [View Full Entry]

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3 day trek in the jungle, oh my buddah how do i fit 3 days worth of clothes in my day pack?? Dont worry i managed!! A group of us (2 Brits, 1 from Belgium & 4 from Holland) met outside guest house at 9am and we are on our way to experience the jungle / village living / trekking for 3 days without running water, electricity, flushing toilet & BYO toilet paper.... We drive an hour to go Elephant riding. The elephants are huge however i did feel very sorry for them, they didnt look all that happy but i [View Full Entry]

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Sa wa dee Kaa, I made it to Bangkok!!no dramas, flight fine, even learnt some common phrases, words, numbers on the plane to help pass the hours away. I arrived into Bangkok at 11.30pm hopped in a taxi and headed to my hotel near Chinatown, practised my first Sa wa dee (Hello) on the taxi driver who give me quite a quizzical look, hmmm the accent maybe??. oh well, im sure i will have time to practise my newly found - if not very basic - knowledge of the beautiful Thai language very soon. The first thing i saw driving along [View Full Entry]

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