'ello boys n girls, haven't done much today, an exciting start i know. Followed a walk from my guide book, saw temples etc etc, nothing new. Have just watched a re-run of England v Argies from world cup '02 when we won 1-0 from a penalty after Owen was taken down in the box. Tonight, gonna watch live games of Arsenal and maybe the later Chelski game. Went to the night market yesterday, brought a certain person's Rolex for 15 quid, the better ones go for 30 qu...

Hi, am so so tired. Really tired, not a bit tired but really tired. Am still alive after the trek! Started Thursday morning at 9am, knew I would be in a group of upto 12 people but had no idea whom. I was the last person to be picked up and we greeted by 3 Canadians, 2 French, 1 Thai and 2 other Brits. I was the youngest, all well-old (40's) except the two in their early 30's. First we headed to an elephant farm / santury and rode in pairs for an hour. My ...

Hi, am currently in Chiang Mai. Changed hotels, am now at a place i kleep forgetting the name of...anyhow.. tomorrow I am going trekking for 2 days in the forests of Thailand to a hill-tribe village. Sleeping under the stars in a sleeping bag! Am already bitten quite alot so lets see how hungry the bugs are in the forest. After I stay two nights in Chiang Mai, went for a walk today to have a look around but accidently took the road out-of-town so just walked ...

Hi, arrived at about 8pm in Chiang Mai, went straight to a nice hotel! Hoping to go to New Zealand on the 26th Jan for 3 weeks. One cousin in Auckland (Grant) and the rest in Wanganui (I think). It\'s late and gonna get some kip, lots more tomorrow I promise...keep those messages coming. D

Last three days have been difficult, it seems really quiet, I walk around town, I rarely see any brits, some Japs and Germans. Bumped into one Brit at a restaurant last night, I entered as he just finished his dinner, chatted for about 20 minutes. Haven't seen a single teenager or youngster / thought it may be cos I have been staying in fairly good accommodation. So in this town, i'm in the cheapest hotels, 100 baht per night (1.40 gbp), has a rock-hard old bed...