The cooking class was ahhhmazing. The food was good quality and so fresh. Our instructor Sim picked us up in a ute with seats in the side and an awning as a roof at 8.30. We picked up to other people Nadia from Sth Africa who is a chef on a private yacht, and Keith from Esseks who quit his job to write a book about his travels. He promises that we'll be in it. We went straight to a dingy market that smelt like pork, and Sim showed us all the different fruit and ...

My first Pad Thai was delicious and only $5. Yum. Beware: long winded story coming up!!!! We got a cab from our hotel to visit the palace, it was about an hour away from the airport. But when we got to the palace they said we couldn't go in coz Monday is a holy day and we weren't dressed correctly. Which was fine, I got to go to a market nearby. An official suggested that we catch a tuk tuk to another temple, so we went with him. My first tuk tuk ride was fun....

My very first trip overseas. I've done so many domestic flights before, I couldn't even count them. I thought international would be just the same. Boy, was I wrong. I got to the airport at 11am to meet up with Abby and Angie. Mum, Bec and the boys dropped me off, of course I had a teary saying goodbye to Jack and Caleb. I got the surprise of my life though when I got back from the bathroom!!! Kylie and Bruno had come to see us leave. Apparently my face was pr...