Forth time in Bangkok now, it really is the hub for getting anyway really. I have come to the decision that I need to leave Asia and get on my way to Australia and start to settle down a little. So I have booked a flight to Singapore and from there to Perth. I wasn't really planning on going to Western Australia but this is a perfect opportunity I feel. So after a couple of nights in Bangkok I say goodbye to Lucy who is flying home, Kelly who is moving on the to ...

I arrive in Chiang Mai on the overnight sleeper train which was really nice, my favourite way to travel overnight I think. The old city of Chiang Mai is located inside a square moat, it's a very busy city but also has a very relaxed feel about it. The city is not one of my personal favourites, but I also think maybe I have been in Asia long enough now and I am ready to leave so I am not really giving Chiang Mai a fair chance. Bit of a mix up with my accommodat...

A quick stop in Bangkok before heading out on the train to Chiang Mai in the evening.

On my way to Laos to meet Sarah for New Years, I am stopping over in Nong Khai just by the boarder. My 12 hour overnight train journey was not too bad, I got the last ticket left and it was a chair in the air conditioned carriage. I managed to snooze a bit but not really getting much actual sleep, also air conditioned carriage just mean that the carriage is going to be freezing so take a jumper! When I arrived in Non Khai I headed to the MutMee Guest House, wh...

Quick stop over in Bangkok, i think i am going to be passing through here a lot. Before i head off on the overnight train up north, i visit Lumphini Park, a lovely, albeit very hot, park just a short train jounrey away from the hotel.