Saturday 8th November 03 On arrival in Chiang Mai (CM) after a 10 hour bus journey, we booked a three day trek in the CM jungle for £25 each. Having settled into our new hostel, we went out to dinner with a group of people from the hostel. Later in the evening we took a trip to the local river where the CM festival (LOY KRATHONG) was in full swing. This is a religious festival which is reflected in the Thai people setting off lanterns into the sky (YI PENG)...

Greetings from Thailand (Sawasdee - Hello in Thai) Tuesday 4th November 03 After the 11 hour flight we finally arrived at Bangkok Airport. Our bags were ready and waiting, so we set off looking for transport to Khao San Road. Having seen the condition of Bangkok taxi's we opted for the airport bus, which took us through Bangkok's rush hour traffic in the heat of the day. This cost approximately £1 each for a 10 mile trip! We were dropped close to ou...

"Well the days of waiting are no more, as we begin our long world tour". We have attatched a copy of our ITINERARY 1- London Heathrow - Bangkok Depart - Terminal 4 Date & Time - 03 November 2003 @ 9.20 p.m British Airways - Boeing 747 Flight No - QF30 Flight Time - 11hr 20 Min 2- Singapore - Sydney Depart - Terminal 1 Date & Time - 22 December 2003 @ 8.00 pm Quantas Airways - Boeing 747 Flight No - QF6 Flight Time - 7 hr 2...