After Chiang Mai we were headed to the mountainous jungles and were spending two nights at Spicy Villa Eco Lodge, outside Chiang Mai city near the Mae Wang countryside. Samart, the owner of Spicy as well as our guide for the weekend picked us up from Green Tiger Vegetarian Hostel at 10 am sharp (blog about Ching Mai to follow -- I was too excited about Spicy, and had to write!). We enjoyed a nice breakfast in Chiang Mai before we climbed into the mud-covered, 4-wheel drive SUV. Our backpacks were strapped down to the top and inside the car we met a very friendly Australian couple who was heading up the mountain with us. They had been to Spicy before, one year ago, as guests, but now they were returning as volunteers to help Samart
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