After an unusual bus journey home which we're not so sure was entirely legitimate; we were ferried to numerous different back street cafes, even having to climb into the back of a pick-up truck with Rob dangling off the edge, before our bus finally arrived! But we arrived in Bangkok safe and sound, in the wee hours of the following morning. We decided to stay in Banglamphu, behind Khao San Road, in order to be better situated for Visa applications (and nightlif...

After our flight back to Bangkok, we spent a few hours in the capital before heading down to Krabi in the south of Thailand. We caught an overnight bus, which luckily turned out to be really nice! Big reclining seats, tv and refreshments! Even Rob was impressed when they turned on the football! So, after a suprisingly good number of hours kip we arrived in Krabi, then boarded a mini bus, ferry then truck, before we arrived at Bamboo Bay, at the southern tip o...

We arrived at Mae Sa Valley, in Chiang Mai, on Valentines Day (ahhh!). We were staying in bamboo bugalows, tucked away in the hills of Mae Sa. It was beautiful and really relaxing, as we were the only guests that we saw! We spent a couple of days just lazing by the pool and visited the Mae Sa Elephant training camp, just down the very steep road, as we found out, on the way back up! The camp was started with 5 elephants in 1976, by a man who wanted to protect ...

We headed to the Bus Terminal to buy an overnight bus ticket to Krabi (we're breaking Mum and Rob in slowly with a 12 hour bus journey!), which took us longer than planned, as we couldn't find the bus stop and ended up walking most of the way ourselves! We then went to the infamous Khao San Road, as featured on the film 'The Beach', which is VERY backpackery, but is good for cheap clothes and CD's. We also ended up buying THE travel bible, The Lonely Planet boo...

We finally arived in Bangkok and were happy to find Mum and Rob waiting at the airport for us, with a name card and everything! So after a few hugs and kisses and a long drive to our hotel, (the taxi man got lost!) we caught up with a few drinks and got an early night. The next morning we headed to Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace for a little culture. Wat Phra Kaew is a shrine to the Emerald Buddha and the Grand Palace is the former residence of the Monarc...