Weeks 1 & 2 - A tale of two cities... Chiang Mai (Sunday 03/10 to Monday 11/10) The train journey alone took 17 hours, three more than the 14 it was supposed to! Reasonably comfortable beds made more so after a couple of large Singha beers. Noise and movement of the train made it difficult to get any decent sleep - an experience (probably) worth repeating though. Chiang Mai in the north of the country is one of the largest cities outside Bangkok but it i...

Sorry it has taken so long for the first update, this has been the quickest month of our lives - and we're still in Thailand! Weeks 1 & 2 - A tale of two cities... Bangkok ( Wednesday 29/09 to Saturday 02/10) Touched down into Bangkok's after a decent flight and straight out into the afternoon rush hour which wasn't as bad as expected. Our pre-booked hotel - the Shanghai Mansion - in Chinatown was fantastic, finished very nicely in c. 1935 Shanghai dec...