So, what happened next? Collapsed onto bed, oh lovely soft albeit with rock hard pillow, bed. Bliss! Had a little nap before our evening meeting with the group and a lucious shower, how amazinbg to feel clean again! That night, after arranging to fly down to Ko Samui via Bangkok and Surat Thai, think mentioned this before we ventured out to the Sunday night market by the city gate. Came across a parade celebrating the Kings 60th Anniversary on the ...

So, we're in Thailand at last! No mean feat given our 3 flights, and almost 24 hours of solid travelling it took for us to get here. To be fair the flights were fine, bar the extreme lack of sleep that was compensated for with a solid 14 hours out for the count once we arrived at our hotel in Chiang Mai! The flight from Bangkok up here was particuarly interesting. Very oriental designs, plain flower prints all over the walls and very strong air con-we ...