Chiang Mai is fantastic! We arrived here on sunday morning, and travelled by night train (I've never done it before, but what a great way to kill two time-consuming activities - sleeping and travelling - with one stone!) The train was great, I felt giddy and like I was in a ferry cabin again going to Brittany, just like when I was little! (Chiang Mai and Brittany may differ in a lot of ways, but rainfall-wise they seem quite similar!) And that brings us onto th...

This is our last night in Ayutthaya. No photos tonight i'm afraid, the computer I'm using is ancient and I fear that attaching my camera to it may finish it off! We\ve had a great day, we hired bikes and cycled between different ruins of ancient temples. My first ever experience of road cycling, and I decide to do it on hair-raising Thai roads, dodging tuk-tuks, mopeds and tourist coaches! It was so much fun! Before we came to Ayutthaya, we stayed in Kanchanabur...

I can't believe I'm spending my last night in Bangkok already! Very excited about moving onto the next place though. I arrived safe and sound on Saturday evening, and went straight out onto Khao San Road, the backpacker favourite. I felt very much the new kid, with my pristine Rough Guide and un-adorned wrists. This area has a fantastic atmosphere, but we're both ready to move on now, to somewhere a little more quieter and possibly more cultured (24-hour KFC, an...