After strenuous temple exploring, memorable eating experiences and the tuktuk episode, we headed back to Bangkok for two days. Here, we met with our cousins, Arpan and Anuj, before starting a tour of Northern Thailand. We also met the rest of our tour group and our tourguide, Chai, who we will be with for the next 8 days as we trek through various hilltribes and explore the northern city of Chiang Mai. While we were in Cambodia, Arpan and Anuj relaxed in the beach town of Pattaya. Popularized by American GI's who needed some R&R while staitioned in Thailand during the Vietman War, Pattaya is now known for its infamous redlight district. Not going to lie, I'm kind of glad we stuck with Cambodia instead! Anyway, back to Bangkok...we actually barely did any sightseeing save the
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