After two night sleeping rough and having early mornings, the last thing I wanted to do after a night in a comfy bed was get up early again. But the golden triangle was calling. We arrived downstairs just in time for our minibus and set of on our journey. Along the way we stopped at various sights. the first being the hot springs. The springs we in the middle of a market. So i grabbed a coffee and headed over.Massive jets of water and steam erupted eery few mi...

So after a few days of rest it was time For our trek. Something I've been looking forward to since i first decided to travel Thailand. The morning before our guide Lan, a short thai man with a belly like buddha and a demeanour to match, had come to the hotel to explain what would happen and what we needed. 6am I was up and packed, the Hotel had agreed to Keep the big bags so all i needed to carry was the small one ( easy enough ). Lan arrived at 7 and we jumpe...

Part of our wonderful deal from the TAT included the VIP bus to Chiangmai. A 11 hour journey in a bus with supposed reclining seats,tv's showing current movies and meals. All true...to an extent. The seats reclined slightly, the tv was a 17inch black And White screen showing thai soap opera's and the meals consider of a bottle of warm water and some strange crackers with reminded me of sweet tuk biscuits. None of that actually bothered me. Stories I'd been told...

The next morning I awoke and decided to move to a cheaper option. Repacking my bag I left the luxurious DD hotel and hit the streets. During the day KSR is a far cry from The mayhem at night. Stalls line the road edges, delivery vans trundle up and down with there vast supplies of water people sit at the restaurants either recovering for the night before or starting a new. The tuk tuk drivers still shout at you from their bikes. Out bidding each other in The h...

So three months into my travels and I've decided to Start writing a blog. Lots of catching up To Do but I guess I'll Fill in what I can remember from The start. In September I arrived in Bangkok. Lulled into a false sense of security by the fresh cool air of the airport air con, I stepped through the automatic doors only to Be met by the humid air that hits you like a thousand sauna's. It's loud. Incredibly loud and the smell here is strange and at first makes...