After a nights stop back in Chiang Rai we were on our way to Bangkok for my 30th birthday weekend with our friends Ella and Besty! After arriving a little later than expected we got a taxi to their lovely apartment in an area of Bangkok called Aree. The night was spent catching up over beers and wine. It was a welcome relief seeing happy familiar faces after such a long time away.  The next day was pretty relaxed in the daytime. We organised our visas for Vietn...