Riany season in Thailand

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I called my dad to wish him a happy birthday yesterday and realised that it was exactly three years to the day that I left New Zealand for Canada. I'm quite shocked, it snuck up on me. To celebrate my third year anniversary I went a played Platonk with a group of Thia's that I had meet the night before. They play every night in the grounds of a temple in Sukhathai. It was really entertaining as they joked and teased each other the whole time. When I did a good shot I was given hand shakes and thumbs up. It was fun, I almost stayed in Sukathai to play a third night, but had to get back to Bangkok.

Before Sukhathai I was up in Chang Mai. It's a friendly city with plenty of sticky rice and spicy sausages. I went on a three day jungle trek which was such a contrast to Egypt that I really enjoyed all the rain. Everything got wet but that just added to the trip. Wet rice fields, wet shoes, wet jungle, flooded rivers, slippery paths. It was an adventure. And on the last day we went on Bamboo rafts down part of the river then on an Elephant ride.

Heading south in search of some sun and beaches next.

love
jo

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Photos

Yummy Bamboo
Ready for the elephant ride

village kids
It didn't take long for the village kids to find us when we stoped for the night. I wanted to see them in the village but they wanted to sell us trinkets

Free cooking course
Of course I was hanging in the kitchen and got a few tips on thai cooking

Waterfall
We stoped and swam here, it was pretty cold but not to cold to pull out the soap and shampoo

Driver and his joint
Our elephant driver was very relaxed about sitting on the head of this enormous animal. Not sure I could smoke and drive

Amner and So Young on Kosan Rd
I meet these two in Dahab and have been staying with Amner at her palce in Bangkok

Emerald Budda
The temples are so detailed its amazing. You can just make out the Emerald Budda in this one. I was surprised how small he was but beautifuly decorated. it was lovely sitting a while in the temple

Comments

[Dan]

Yo sweet
Hey Joe long time a, thailand looking choise, heading over those ways next may so looking forward to your blogs, keep up the good work-Dan