Congratulations Marie and Ben on the birth of your baby girl on 26th March 8lbs 4oz !! Our next plan was to head for Thailand's southern beaches and perhaps do some island hopping on the west coast, which by all accounts, and from previous experiences, we had heard was the best. Less developed, more chilled. After the trek we returned to Chang Mai for one night only. We were dusty, dirty and tired. We decided to give the 'Smile' - not! a miss and booked into the 'Green Tulip' - a lurid lime green building, but new and modern inside, with comfy beds (no bugs!). It had shared bathrooms, but they were so clean and plentiful we decided to give it a go. After 2 nights of sleeping in huts on the floor in the jungle
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