Early start for us today, trek bus picked us up at 8.30! We didn't even have time for breakfast L We were driven outside of Chiang Mai, one hour to the south, to an elephant trekking camp. We got on a mummy elephant and her baby only 6 months old followed us all the way as we went on a short trek through the jungle. It was a wonderful experience as I've always wanted to ride on an elephant- at times it was a bit scary though as the 6 tonne elephant descended r...

After many train delays we arrived in Chinag Mai at 9.30ish and got taken to our hotel BMP Resident (600 Baht a night). The lady on reception, Ping Pong (yes Tobes loved her name) was helpful and we quickly found ourselves booking a trek for tomorrow and a Thai cookery school day on Tuesday. We also sorted our trains and planes to get us down to the south too. The trek was 1,200 baht and cookery cost us 900 baht. We realised we didn't have enough dosh on us so th...

Wow it's hot! You can feel the heat from outside by touching the bedroom window. Thank goodness for a/c, it's 33oC but 95% humidity and feels like a cup of tea. We got a taxi from our hotel to Bangkok's central railaway station, a beautiful, huge, ornate and gold leaf covered building and acting as a refuge for hundreds from the immense heat- including some hot and bothered looking Buddhsit monks in their orange cloth. After some fruit and coke (nutritious) for ...