Hi Everyone, Once again I am behind but never mind, I must stop enjoying myself, okay to re-cap I had a really great time in Chiang Mai and have now set off to the far north of Thailand and a visit to Chiang Rai and a resort known as Rai Seang Arun, owned by Mam and her husband who also run the Hostel in Bangkok. Okay, I jumped on the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai which only took three hours and was actually very comfortable, you even get an attendant on th...

10/11 Hi Everyone, As I have said Chaing Mai is the centre for the Loy Krathong festival and the locals are warming up nicely with fireworks and paper lanterns such as you can see above, they float them into the night sky to send away bad luck praying for good luck and blessings for the future. When hundresds of these lanterns are drifting into the darkness of the night it is a really spectacular sight and they seem to fly so high and far it is quite remarkabl...

Hi Everyone, My re-arranged flight from Melbourne meant that I had to fly to Bangkok via Sydney creating a 4 hour delay in arrival on my original plan. I arrived at BKK airport too late for the trains and the bus I needed so I opted for the soft choice and hired a taxi. I have since found out that most of the night time drivers are actually farm workers who come into the City during the evening to 'moonlight' as taxi drivers, therefore, they don't know where a l...