CHIANG MAI to LAOS!!!!! day one!! Early start again.. we booked a trip from chiang mai to Laos by bus then the slow boat and it was supposed to take 5hours by bus then a hotel for the night in Laos.. However it was not quite like that! we got picked up at 8.30am, in the bus already was a german couple and an english teacher.. went to pick someone else up - Derek and Liam.. they had given their passports in to the travelagents to organise their laos visas.. but t...

TREK DAY - mine and Al's best day so far!!! An early start for us, up at 7 and picked up at 8.30 after a yummy breakfast of croissants and coffee. There were 9 of us all together in our mini van, and me and Al got talking to couple of Canadian boys, Lewis and Chris. I thought they were American whoops quite insulting for a canadian - also said I find it funny when they say 'aboot' instead of about, that didnt go down well! haha, all was good though and our firs...

Greetings from Chiang Mai!!! Well it's absolutely beautiful here, so nice to be away from horrible smogness of Bangkok!! Yesterday we all sunbathed by the pool, read our books and just generally relexed. So so nice, it's boiling hot and sunny, so mad to be like on a summer holiday in Feb haha! Am I making you jealous?? Am I?? hehe!! Last night we went to the sunday market which was awesome. We got some cheap buys and also got ourselves matching necklace...

BANGKOK TO CHIANG MAI Hehe gettin from bangkok to chiang mai was hilarious... we booked 2 beds and a seat, after being told the lower bunks were big enough for 2! however when we boarded the train it was ickle very ickle!! but mieke and rach found a very comfy position,.... spooning(fotos to come)!!! after a very uncomfortable nights sleep(rach is doubting she actually slept!) we woke to beautiful scenery! and I(ally) saw the beautiful sunrise! then we paid a ri...