MON 22 LUANG PRABANG-LAOS three of our group went on a 5 hour hike,the rest of us met them at the end of their hike via tuk tuks at kuang sii waterfalls.we were glad we didnt go on the hike as they all looked hot and bothered.they said there were leeches and all sorts of crêepy crăwlies-one of the girls also managed to hit her head on a tree.we swam and cooled off in one of the pools nẻar the báse òf the watèrfalls.there was a rope swing which you could ...

WED 17TH JUNE CHIANG MAI OVERNIGHT TRAIN WAS AN EXPERIENCE-LEFT ON TIME,GOOD FOOD AND ARRIVED EARLY! STAYING AT PEOPLE PLACE HOTEL-VERY NICE ACCOMODATION.GOT TO HOTEL ABOUT 8AM AND SEVEN OF US WENT OFF FOR A GENTLE BIKE RIDE AROUND CHIANG M AI.30 KMS LATER WE GOT BACK TO OUR HOTEL A SWEATY M ESS-GOOD TRIP THOUGH! VISITED DOI SUTHEP TEMPLE IN THE AFTERNOON WHICH OVERLOOKS THE WHOLE OF CHIANG MAI. TOMMOROW WE ARE HEADING TO HUAY XAI IN LAOS AND THEN 2 DAYS ON ...

FRIDAY 12 JUNE BANGKOK ARRIVED BACK IN BANGKOK TONIGHT-VERY LONG DAY.ATE AT USUAL STREETCART NEAR KHAOSAN RD-SUPERB-AND CHEAP.BACK IN VIENGTAI HOTEL AND GOT BETTER (AND QUIETER) ROOM THIS TIME. SATURDAY 13 JUNE HAD OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE OF A PUBLIC BANGKOK BUS.I THOUGHT THE STANDARD OF DRIVING IN THAILAND MUST OF GOT BETTER THAN MY LAST VISIT 15 YEARS AGO-HOW WRONG I WAS! THE DRIVER,AN ELDERLY MAN DRIVING BAREFOOT,WEARING DARK GLASSES AND SMOKING(POSSIBLY WEED...

GREETINGS FROM A VERY HOT AND SUNNY THAILAND.TODAY IS OUR LAST DAY ON KOH TAO AND WE ARE BOTH SAD TO LEAVE-WE LOVE KOH TAO! OUR LAST DAY WAS SPENT AT THE VERY EXCLUSIVE JAMAHKIRI SPA RESORT WHCH OVERLOOKS ONE OF THE NICEST BAYS ON THE ISLAND-SHARK BAY.MIMI SPENT A WHILE IN THE GYM AND THEN WE HAD A RELAXING DAY BY THE POOL. SINCE THE FULL MOON PARTY A FEW NIGHTS AGO,THE ISLAND HAS GOT MUCH BUSIER.YESTERDAY THERE WERE NEARLY 30 DIVERS IN BOTH SWIMMING POOLS.AM VE...

NEWS UPDATE.... MIMI IS OFFICIALLY THE TOP ANGLER ON KOH TAO,WELL OK-SHE CAUGHT ONE MORE THAN I DID! (ONE AND A HALF IF YOU ASK MIMI) SHE CAUGHT FIVE BARRACUDA TO MY 3.I ALSO CAUGHT A VERY SMALL FISH WHICH WAS THE SAME SIZE AS MY BAIT! WE CHOSE A NIGHT TRIP WHICH STARTED AT 530 AND FINISHED AT MIDNIGHT.LIVE BABY SQUID WAS THE BAIT AND AS SOON AS THE BAIT TOUCHED THE BOTTOM WE BOTH HAD FISH STRAIGHT AWAY! THIS LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR BUT AS SOON AS IT GOT DARK-NOTHIN...