We set the alarm to wake us up at 6am. We got picked up at 7am by a minibus. The driver took us to a coconut factory and briefly talked about what they produce from coconuts. The next stop was 'The Floating Market', this was a market with locals on boats selling fruits, vegetables and hot food on the river. We walked along the river, it was very busy with lots of tourists. We bought some fruits to try: mango, jackfruit and mangosteen. They were fresh and tasty. W...

We had our complimentary breakfast at 10.15am, we both had fruits and a piece of toast. After breakfast we went to the post office to post some of our stuff home as our bags were getting heavy. After this we went into an Internet Cafe which cost 0.5 THB per minute (cheap). Helen uploaded some pictures of our travels whilst Jay researched and booked our accommodation for Chiang Mai (Finlay's Cottage, 500 THB/10 GBP per night). We got the motorbike taxi to 'The MB...

We walked to the 'Smile' restaurant to have our complimentary breakfast at 9am. The weather was still quite cool compared to the South. Jay had pork rice soup which was not great as it was not hot. Helen had pancake with banana and syrup and a cup of tea, this was tasty. After breakfast we booked our VIP bus for Chiang Mai (North Thailand), which cost 320 THB each (6GBP). We walked to the Grand Palace, it took approximately 15 minutes to get there where the we...

We arrived at Bangkok at 6.30am, earlier than expected. The weather was cooler than what we have been used to. We got a taxi for 80 THB to our hotel (Thai equivalent to a travelodge) which was a few minutes away. We could not check in until 1pm so we went to 'Central' bar restaurant for breakfast. We both had Phad Thai, it was not great as it was greasy and salty. This was a shame as Jay has eaten here many times before and the food used to be amazing. After br...