after getting back from the trek we had 1nt back in Chiang Mai...it was so good to stay in a proper bed and have a decent shower! The morning before we left a few of us had a massage, i opted for a 40min foot massage which was good and then a 20min thai massage ...which was a bit painful at the time, but felt good after! We had to leave Chiang Mai to head back to Bangkok in the afternoon...the trains had started running that morning after the landslide...so basic...

Here's where the real part of the trip started!! We had 2nts staying in hilltribe villages...the first day we walked for about 4.5 hours through the hills...was really hard in the heat, and very slippery..I managed it though!! We saw loads of waterfalls where we could swim (did end up slipping on a rock in one though and thought i was gonna carry on with the current...luckily i'm still here to tell the tale!!). We stayed in two different villages sleeping in b...

after leaving Bangkok we headed to Chang Mai...was supposed to be going by overnight train, but unfortunately got cancelled due to a landslide the previous day. We had the option of a 12hour bus ride or a 1hour flight...naturally we chose the flight!! Having taken the flight we now had a whole day in Chang Mai before our trekking started. A few of us went to a Thai Cooking school in the morning which was a good laugh...can't say i really liked anything I cooke...