The second part of our Thailand adventure was coming to an end today and we all felt ready. The room was surprisingly cool this morning and after a refreshing shower I went down the road for noodle soup with Kratos leaving Laura to get dressed. It did not take us long to pack up our things and the guesthouse would kindly look after our bags for the day. Tonight we were going to take an overnight bus to one of the Thailand-Laos borders located near the capital o...

Today we woke early excited for the day a head, Steven and Kratos headed for breakfast while I ensured the camera was charged and everything was packed and ready. At 8am our lift was here to pick us up and we climbed in to a very plush looking mini van before picking up a few travellers around Chiang Mai. The last stop was to a hotel where a women jumped in and started directing the guy around the car park to get to her friend who had hurt her ankle. I felt rea...

So today we would be leaving Pai, some could say finally but we knew we would be sad to leave this place. We checked out and took advantage our breakfast before our four hour bus ride back to Chiang Mai. We were going to take the local bus so had no idea what to except, hopefully not a crammed bus that felt like an oven. We met Kratos who was waiting near the bus stop and some people were waiting already so we decided to join the queue. Shortly afterwards, a gr...

After breakfast we met with Kratos in town and headed for the motorbike rental place. We filled on all the paper work, paid the deposits and insurance before we chose our helmets. Our rides were waiting for us outside, we took the white one and Kratos the red. I was quite nervous at this point as firstly, I was on the open road with traffic and other hazards. But more importantly, Laura would be on the back and I would be responsible for her safety. I remembered ...

At the end of last night, I agreed with Kratos to have a lie in. We would then meet at 1pm to decide if we would go the scooter training. I woke early in the end (mainly due to our newly aquired dog barking outside for attention) and did the usual ritual of breakfast and reading. It was not long before Kratos arrived and me made the decision to learn how to ride mopeds. Our logic was if me and Kratos did the training, Laura could ride pillion with me tomorrow. We...