After Chiang Mai, had one day back at the lemon house, then left to go to a Resort for one night... was nice! Pool and massage and loads of nice stuff to do, but alas no bar so we had to resort to playing cards in the evening. Then Monday morning, left for the trekking in Phu Toei National Park, on the border of Suphanburi and Kanchanaburi. First night on the most gravelly, rocky, horribly slopy ground ever! Then trekked the next day to the real campsite, which ...

Taxi arrived to pick us up to take us to the busstation at Inburi at 7.30pm... it was an open-backed pick-up truck! Luxury transport! Actually quite nice and refreshing in this hot weather! Got the bus to Chiang Mai at 8.30pm, it was luxurious! AirCon and blankets provided and plenty of loo-stops. Arrived in Chiang Mai at 4am.. first thing that struck us was the COLD! Being used to singburi, we were all in short shorts and vest tops and hadn't bought anything war...

Friday 27th Feb. Weekend consisted of pool and sunbathing, then a bit more pool and some more sunbathing, very relaxing and glorious and great for my tan! Monday kicked off temple week with a video about buddhism, followed by a lesson about buddhism and a visit to a temple. All very interesting, there seem to be a lot of logical ideas and good ways to live your life. Particularly liked the stuff about mindfullness and the idea that suffering in life is caused b...

Saturday 21st Feb. So hard to believe I have only been here for a week, feels like ages and feels like no time atall at the same time. Thursday, I spent the morning at a local school, meeting the kids and looking around. *Gasp*, yes, I know, I don't really even like children, but I ummed and ahhed for ages and finally decided to give it a go. I was petrified on the way there, terrified of being shoved infront of a class and told to entertain them! As it was, t...

Wednesday 18th February Posting this entry from an internet cafe in the town of Singburi in Singburi province, the nearest decent size town to where we are staying. Bangkok was awesome, spent a lot of time shopping and going out in Khaosan Road, the famous area for backpackers... Drinks about 140baht, not that cheap, but it is a city so to be expected! Everyone in the group is getting on well at the moment, everyone is nice to each other! Left Bangkok on Sunda...