well ive done all i want in Kanchanaburi so ive just booked a bus to Ayuttahya which is the old capital of Siam, before it was Thailand and Bangkok, (little history lesson i thought i'd throw in for ya) . i'm just there for a few hours then at 9pm tonight i'm on the famous (or should that be infamous) overnight train to Chiang Mai - 12hours in a bottom bunk. so i'm hoping for an adventurous journey. Thank god my children have finally got to reply to me !!!! it was lovely to tlak to joanne last night , i have phones Vicki three times now but shes obvioulsy the noise of the vaccum is stopping her from hearing the phone !!!!!! love you all its fab reading your messages , so sorry its cold ... read more

well i have just had the greatest day, i had just my breckie and saw Wendy the canadian girl i met yersturday and we got chatting, i asked her what she was doing today and she said Erawan waterfalls and seeing that i was thinking of going today or tomorrow i asked if they would mind if i tagged along, (i did give her the option of saying no with no offence, honestly) anyway to my delight she said they would be glad for me to go with them, so off we set ......... we got on a very crouded local bus with fans and open windows so really cool once we set off. before we did though started talking to a british older (hahaha) couple who were going mad about the time they had been ... read more

in answer to suzies question alas the top deck was cattle class but it did have extra leg room !! its just gone 9.30pm here and i'm sitting in a lovely A/C room in the lovelyest of hotels , they even remember my name. ive just got back from Khoa san Road again, ive had my toe and finger nails painted this eve, and soaked up the fab atmosphere there, i wanted to sit and have a cheeky cocktail in a bar but i felt this was prob a step to soon !!!! dont panic mum and marilyn i am sensible :) so today i walked to the river and caught a boat and went up and down the whole of the river, saw lots of sights, it was lovely and cool, coz believe me its ... read more

hi everyone I've started this travelblog so I can keep in-touch/bore/annoy you all with my travells around Thailand (and you thought you were in for a quiet month while I was away !) I go in 17 days - whoo hoo !!! thats Tues 27th flying at 21.30 hrs and arrive 11 hours later at about 15.45 hrs local time then its bangkok here I am this is just a first mail, to check that all my friends will get the link needed to log on - its ........ www.mytb.org/karen-the-adventuter if you could log on and say hello that would be great so I know its worked !!! speak to yu soon karen xxxx... read more