Bangkok 16th - 18th November & 23rd - 26th November 2010 It took 6 hours door to door to get from the tree house in Railey to the hostel in Bangkok which I didn't think was too bad all in all. It had entailed accosting a German guy who didn't speak a word of English into helping me lift my back pack down the wooden ladder from the tree house, a long boat ride, a taxi, a plane ride, 3 trains and a short walk, where I arrived at a complete oasis in the hot, b...

Koh Lanta 12th - 15th November 2010 I first met Cara in a shopping center in Patong. I was having my fish spa pedicure and she was enquiring about a massage on her knee which was swollen from an operation she'd recently had. I know this will sound strange to some of you, but a lot of you know I get odd feelings about things and they more often than not turn out to be true. Well I knew in the couple of words that we muttered to each other, that we would someho...

Phuket 6th - 9th November 2010 I stayed in Patong on Phuket island and was instantly immersed into the more commercial / seedier side of Thailand. Having said that, this was a good place to ease my way into Thailand life as it's still quite Westernised and the goings on in this place are intriguing and wondrous to say the least! Ping pong bar anyone?! Lol. Phuket is on the Andaman / west coast of Thailand and holds the countries most beautiful islands. I'd b...

Chiang Mai 18th - 23rd November 2010 Oh my God I just don't know where to begin! I've had an absolute whirlwind 5 nights up here and it has been my favourite place on my trip so far. I've even had to divide the photos into 3 albums! So what have I been up to in Chiang Mai? Well I've snuggled up to 3 fully grown Tigers, played with 2 Tiger cubs (one of which bit my thigh and it hurt like hell. Even at 8 weeks old these things are not to be messed with!), I've be...