Our last few days with the group in Thailand. We arrived back in Thailand and had a few hours in the bus til we got to Chaing Mai (North Thailand) where Jen and I were due to be leaving the tour and doing our own thing. This was the plan til about an hour before we were going to the train station to change our train tickets when we decided to sod it, go back to Bangkok with everyone and then head south to the islands for a couple of weeks. On the way to Chaing ...

Hi Everyone, Thank you so much for all your lovely messages! Its great to hear from you all. STILL in Bangkok, we are leaving tonight on a night bus to Laos. Not sure how long it takes, or if we will have sleeper bunks, but Im sure it will be an experience!! I have no idea what to expect from Laos - everyone I've met seems to love it but cant quite explain why... Yesterday Jenny and I went to Chatachuk Market (i think...) which is this huge weekend market in Ba...