Well today's blog post isn't going to be all that interesting so don't think I will be offended if you skip it. Not that I would know.. Go ahead! So I made the 10 hour journey, by bus, to Northern Thailand to a city called Chiang Mai. I genuinely can not say it was a bad journey especially after having endured 5 sleeper trains through China! Nothing will ever compare! I had the pleasure of watching Iron Man in Thai, always what you want.. and what I think may h...

Today is my last day in Bangkok! For the foreseeable future anyway!! I decided I didn't want to waste it so I booked myself a little trip to the floating market so I could experience the same thing I've seen so many times on water in a boat! Was actually a really cool morning.. We drove to the river/lake thing and then got a speed boat to the start of it where you then got onto a smaller boat with your own chauffeur! You could walk around the market by foot but t...

I woke up fully clothed. I don't want to dwell on this fact just getting it out there so we can move on - sign of a good night! Anyway.. Cooking! So nice and early we go to this cooking place where we are going to learn how to make 4 traditional Thai dishes. We were allowed to go to the market to pick up the ingredients we needed which would be amazing. If you weren't dying from the previous nights escapades! I didn't mind walking through the fruit and veg bit,...

Hello Bangkok! I have arrived!! We landed at around 9pm and soon realised that it was very different to China! I got a free visa instead of the steep £90 I paid to get into China for starters! As well as that, they understand what we say! There is a language barrier, no doubt about that, but it's just a lot less of a barrier than it was before! After waiting for the other girls we bartered with the taxi man and made our way to the hostel. As we only reserved a...