Chiang Mai has bought luxury and pain, arrived on the sleeper train to a lovely hotel, with a double room ensuite all for the bargain price of 4 pounds a night! explored a little but it was so hot i chilled at the hostel most of the afternoon. Went down to the sunday markets which were so nice, along the river and lit up and peacful, and cheaper than bangkok! Had an early night as picked up for trekking the next morning! my group consisted of 12 english girls a...

Thailand! The plane was fun, no tvs, but 3 brightly coloured seats to spread out on, and great food! Got in a txi to my hostel and paid too much but i just wanted to get out of the heat! its about 35 degrees, but the humidity is ridiculous! step out the shower and feel dirty already! The hostel is ok, considering im paying around 3 pounds. went for alittle walk and got my first taste of thai food which was good! It strated pouring down as soon as i stepped aaout...

Well i went out last night Tokyo style, which menas drinking at the hostel, thengetting the last subway to Shibuya. We went to a club called GasPanic, and was quite good! One of the guys we were with was an idiot and he jumped on the back of a van and wouldnt get off,and they called the police on him, so he spent the night in the station! We danced the night away, and left at 5am to catch the first tram back to Asakusa (after a macdonalds of course). Got back t...

Went back to the Sumo and it was so busy! Got our seats and watched the big matches! they enter in a ceremony in hese aprons with no back, and the matches lasted so much longer! I do wonder a bit about the European wrestlers though! We stayed until the final match, and got back to the hostel around 7. This morning i had to take my first anti-malarial tablet and it did not go down to well! hoping i get used to them a bit, as i have a long time left of taking the...

Had a full day in Osaka, and we got the subway to Osaka castle and explored there, talking to millions of children on the way who all waved and said hello! we went to see a shrine osaka style, and i was the tour guide to the others who had only arrived in Japan the day before! Went around the central shopping area, then back to the hostel. spent the evening chatting to these guys around the lobby, as we still appeared to be the only ones in the hostel. Had a l...