We continued our culture week today with a trip around local temples. The first we visited was the Dragon Temple. The temple itself was very jaw dropping with around 500 steps going up the hillside and through a very colourful and large dragon's mouth! Once at the top we went into the temple, inside a cave, and our guide Mikey taught us how to prey to Budda and how to have our fortune read. Apparrently, our first child is going to be a daughter!!! The next te...

We were up early today to go to a trip to Sai Yok, around 45 minutes from our hotel. There was a small waterfall there which was very pretty. There was a trek to a cave nearby, but I didn't go due to my claustrophobia and the massive spiders!!! Dan stayed back with me and we relaxed by the waterfall with our books. Instead of getting the bus back to the hotel, we took the Death Railway...lets just say it was nothing like a ride on a train in England - quite an...

We left Bangkok yesterday afternoon and we are now in the town of Kanchanaburi on the River Kwai. The countryside and views around here are amazing. Yesterday evening we had a trip down the river on a floating raft which was a restaurant and had a meal on board. Then our guide Mikey took us into the town to show us around and to have a few drinks. Today we have been to the Erawan National Park and trekked up a mountain to the waterfall. We made it right to the t...

Hey Everyone!!!! Well our first few days in Thailand are going well. The flight was very long, but comfortable with good food. We didn't get here till later in the afternoon so once meeting everyone and jumping in the shower, we had some noodles and wandered up Koh San Road (the main tourist area in the city) and had an early night. Today we have been on a tour of the city. We saw the Grand Palace and the HUGE reclining Budda, had some lunch and now chilling...

Hey Everyone!!!! Well our first few days in Thailand are going well. The flight was very long, but comfortable with good food. We didn't get here till later in the afternoon so once meeting everyone and jumping in the shower, we had some noodles and wandered up Koh San Road (the main tourist area in the city) and had an early night. Today we have been on a tour of the city. We saw the Grand Palace and the HUGE reclining Budda, had some lunch and now chilling...