So, we set off from Chiang Mai on 6th March & travelled to a place on the border called Chiang Khong. The Mekong river is dangerous at night because of the rocks in dry season so we had to stay for the night. A bunch of us ended up in this little bar at the side of the road run by the funniest man I've ever met. I'll put pics on here soon. The next day we travelled to the other side of the river which was officially Laos at a place called Huay Xia & caugh...

Hi all! I've had a relaxing few days to help me get over my trek! We found out that we had access to a 5star hotel while we were staying in ours so we've all been spending most of our time there. It's so nice - jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, gym etc. On the Sunday night we all went out but they had the alcohol ban on again because of the elections but they finished at 12 so we stayed up & it turned in to an all-nighter. This wasn't good for me because I had ...

I'm back from trekking & I survived. Only just though! It was very hard work & now I'm recovering! We met at the hotel at 9.00 Thurs morning & I already knew some familiar faces. Thomas & Marriane were there from Denmark who I met in Sukhothai so it was nice I already knew someone. There were 9 people in our group all together. Dennis, also Danish, Winegar & Pauline from Holland, Sean & Robert from Canada & Derrick from New Zealand. ...

I've been in Sukhothai since Sunday. I was supposed to arrive Saturday but wasn't feeling well so spent an extra day in Ayutthaya. It was nice though, i met some lads from Newcastle so I showed them around & watched the football with them. They're doing the exact same trip as me so I'll probably be seeing a lot more of them. They were a bit peeved though because there's a ban on sale of alcohol at the moment because it's the thai elections (this ensures the ...

Sa wat dii kha! (Hello) I made it to Lopburi. It was only 1.5 hrs away so thought I might as well go for the day. Anyway i'm glad i did because it was fantastic. The town is completely over run with monkeys & they cause all sorts of trouble. They gave us sticks to fight them off but I still got scratched when one of them stole a bag i had in my hand, he krept up on me from behind. At first i was worried i might have rabies but i met a man who had some teeth ...