We havn't written on here for quite a while, mainly due to having very little internet access while we were working at an elephant park and then in Laos. So..... here's what we have been up to...........: Spent a few days exploring Bangkok; visiting temples, shopping centres, Khao San Road, the zoo, and went on a boat trip down the river. We had an enjoyable few days, but were very glad to leave the city and head North to Chiang Mai on an overnight train where w...

We have changed our itinerary from what we had planned... instead of heading to Laos from Vietnam, we decided to fly from Vietnam to Bangkok then go to Chiang Mai from there where we work in an elephant park. Then go to Laos overland from Chiang Mai. Arrived in Chiang Mai this morning on an overnight train from Bangkok... here's what we have done since Hoi An: From Hoi An, we took a sleeper bus heading to Hanoi. On the bus (which was much older than the last o...