We survived our Two Day Trek!!! Our legs are hurting we arent use to this physical effort. Not the same as an office job. It wasnt such a cultural experince as i have experinced 9 years ago when i did this trek. It would seem the consitent flow of western tourists have degraded the tours authenticty of the the Karen Hill tribe. However we had a great guide and knew how to have fun. Learnt alot about the various foods a medincinal remedies which can be found in r...

After spending two nights in the natiously touristy Khao San area of Bangkok we were pleased to head north to Chang Mai. The intensity of all the haggling is a bit in your face but nothing like a sitting back and with a Change Beer to do a bit of people watching. Caught the overnight train to Chiang Mai were we had cute little double seater which turned into a bunk bed. We were spoilt for laughs with a amusing "Lady Boy" as our waitress. She played up ...