Day 1 - We arrive at 8.30pm after the horrible winding road drive from Chiang-Mai, apparently there are 745 turns on this highway connecting both cities enough to make anybody travel sick. We have a reservation at a place called Countryside Pai, we know its a little out of the way which is what we wanted after a hectic few days in Chiang Mai. However, Pai looks buzzing and full of life. We heard through the grapevine this is the favoured hang out joint of artist...

Day 1- We arrive in Chiang Mai after a 10 hour journey and head straight to the sunday night market. The roads are lined with hundreds of stalls selling souvenirs, home made jewellery, touristy bric a brac and street food. We stumble across a small courtyard dotted with food stalls serving meals from all the over the world. The turkish kebab stand looks tempting but we settle for a thai stall. Im still on this vegetarian diet of mine and opt for the fried rice t...

Day three: Today we made our first solo train journey from Bangkok to Ayuthaya. Ticket choices we're either 15 bhat for 3rd class or 330 bhat for second. Guess which one I made us choose? of course 330 bhat, Im new to this, its going to take me a few weeks to settle in before you see me chilling with chickens, goats, and the kitchen sink on a train. We arrive in Ayuthaya and head to the hotel we booked last night. We arrive and this hotel and it is actually a ho...

Day two: This morning Im off to meet my friend from uni Aliki, she has been travelling Asia for the past month and by complete coincidence is in Bangkok the same time as me! Wahhh... I find out she is in a hotel just down the road! Its a small world. Anyway, its so nice to see her and we go out for breakfast and catch up, I go for the chocolate pancake and strawberry shake option, in hindsight this was a bad idea, who wants chocolate in hot weather? I bombard he...

Day one: I'm finally here! After a small panic attack, a change of mind at the airport, and a quick stop in Dubai I have arrived safe and sound in Bangkok. First impressions are good, its lively, full of friendly locals and travellers and most importantly HOT! We landed into 32 degrees at 7pm. So we got to the hotel... Its nice, simple funishings and most of all clean, not a cockroach in sight. Due to waiting an hour at least at passport control to get a visa so...