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...