Today we did absolutely nothing and it was fantastic! We both woke up feeling under the weather. We seem to have identical head-cold symptoms which we've self-diagnosed as a minor allergic reaction to either the poor air quality in Thailand, the slightly moldy smell in our room, or - most likely - both. No fever so we're ruling out both H1N1 and malaria. We decided to enjoy our little jungle compound and relax. A wonderful day to read books, watch DVDs, sleep, catch up on email, blog, and eat. It was lovely. For the record, though, there is a lot to do in Chiang Mai. In fact, had we been feeling better, our day could have included one or more of the following exciting activities (all promoted heavily in travel agency offices and coffee shops throughout
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