Yesterday i was all set to go to Pak Chong early today. Then at about 11pm i decided Chiang Mai was cheaper and am going there by bus tonight... for 500B which is cheaper than the train. This plan gave me more time to look around Ayutthaya and see some more temples and take photos. However i did kind of overestimate how long that might take and since 11am have been pretty bored. Went to post office and got rid of more postcards. Then took photos at temples... had...

Today i did my thai cooking course. Learnt to make Phad Thai, green curry and ginger stir-fry. All were very nice, and i have the recipes, just a matter of getting the ingredients when i return. Tomorrow i have booked to go on a tour which includes elephant riding, waterfall swimming, bamboo rafting, death railway ride, and some kind of cave. so that'll be my last full night here and then i'll head over to Ayutthaya for some temples. Off to search for food now. :...

Well I've escaped bangkok via train, had to get up at 5.30am this morning to get a taxi to station which took me to the wrong station, then a rip-off tuk tuk to get me to the right one in time... SO i'm now relaxing in Kanchanaburi, which is lovely, the guesthouse is very pretty and theres trees and grass and nice wooden benches, ill put the photo up after ive written the blog (i finally have hi-speed internet!). I can feel my lungs recovering with this cleaner ...

Right, I MADE IT TO THAILAND! i left jo'burg at lunchtime monday and tuesday lunchtime i got to the hostel here... it was a long and boring and sleepless journey. I dont like children and during my many hours of patience i have decided there should be 'child zones' in the plane, preferably in the cargo hold. Anyway, it wasnt that bad, i got to watch Dark Knight, Wall-E, and a random film called American Teen. But i was pretty bored of plane food this morning and ...