Chiang Mai Jungle Trekking - Day 1 June 8th 2005 Hi All - After chilling out for 4 days doing nothing except getting baked on Lamai Beach in Koh Samui we headed up to Chiang Mai for our 3 day jungle trekk. Getting there was pretty hectic and involved an overnight bus trip back to Bangkok which arrived at 5:30AM, then hanging around Bangkok until 7:40PM for our overnight train ride up to Chiang Mai. That was all good actually because I got to see ... read more
Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
Sometime in late 2004 I decided it is now or never for me to head off and see the world. So in May 2005 I did just that.
So I've sold most of my stuff and lobbed it in the backpack and obtained a 2 year UK working holiday visa and am basing yourself out of London.
Who knows what I'll find or how I'll change but either way I'm out to see the world and have a whole lot of fun doing it.... full info