Just got out of 4 hour cookery class, we made 5 dishes and some new friends and are currently chilling out in our favourite bar 'zoe in yellow' where a live band is playing and the waiter doesnt understand a word we say (but the cocktails are good - I had a few too many the other night and had to have McD fries for breakfast, very cultured I know). Cookery class at Thai Baan school was loads of fun, there were some Austrians an Canadian and a couple of fellow L...

Disaster has struck - my hairdryer has has blown up, in addition my red/pink hair has now gone a rather murky rhubarb colour, and on top of that I have no make up - so please don't judge me by any of the pics you see over the next 3 months, it's not going to be a pretty sight! That aside, the first 3 days in Chiang Mai have been great. It's been 32-34c every day (I have burnt my left shoulder - another good look I'm sporting). The Loi Kratong festival is curren...

Arrived in Chiang Mai this morning and have fallen in love with the place already. Firstly because I actually managed to book a hotel that's not in the middle of nowhere! Secondly it's a lot more rural and laid back than Bangkok. It's about 30c and we are currently sitting in a bar (this is not all we do by the way...sometimes we sleep). I actually decided not to have a beer so went for a Thai ice tea - error! It's a nuclear orange coloured milky drink that tast...

Its our third day in Bangkok and its been, uh...an experience!! Our hotel is miles away from the centre of Bangkok (thanks Hotels.com!) but its pretty nice and is opposite a night market which has an array of ropey looKing foodstuffs - which i will be eating within the week no doubt! On our first day we walked around for a while before we realised there is nothing around here and there were a lot of Thai people staring at us (probably thinking why the hell are t...

So, day 3 and the ever vigilant Natwest have cancelled one of our bank cards already - fab! Looking forward to my phone bill after I call to sort that out! However, as you will see from the picture Mr Ducky has had a chilled last day by the pool in Dubai today. We're just laying on beanbags on the terrace at moment waiting until 11pm for our flight to Bangkok. Not sure what to expect when we arrive in Bangkok, according to the news there's still flood water su...