I am back in Bangkok and preparing to fly to India! Sorry I haven't blogged for a long time, but, ok I have no excuse, other than I guess being too busy enjoying myself to spend too long on the internet. So where have I been and what have I been doing? Perhaps I'll start from the end and work backwards. Well, the middle. So this morning I arrived in Bangkok after three different bus journeys in 24 hours. I set off from Laos yesterday at 6am, took a bus to Vienti...

Hey People So an update on my time in the jungle before I head off to Laos. I was being quite relaxed about the rest of my time in SEAsia - planning on spending a month in Laos, a couple of weeks in south Thailand and then maybe some time in Malaysia. Until I had the revelation on the way to the jungle that I am flying to India in one month and therefore will be pushed for time as it is. I can't believe how fast my trip is going. I'm about halfway through now :(...

I have an extra day in Chiang Mai so thought I may as well do another blog. The alternative was going to the hairdressers to get my hair dyed but I feel that is not really in keeping with the backpacking spirit. I think I will feel more like a hardened backpacker if I come home with 4 inch roots than if I return with a perfect blonde crop. I did get my hair cut the other day though, in proper backpacker style as it was the cheapest and quickest haircut I've ever ...

I am now in Chiang Mai, which is a really nice place and much better than Bangkok. Well, Bangkok isn't a bad place or anything and I do like it, but I still am not loving the big cities that much. Chiang Mai is actually the second biggest city in Thailand but it's tiny in comparison to Bangkok, and Birmingham for that matter. It's got little winding alleys and is right next to jungle and mountains, there's even a cockerel next door. You definitely don't get that ...

Hello my lovelies!So I'm now in Bangkok - after spreading the good news about the Laos visa to all new arrivals in Siem Reap and checking with three different sources I decided to just come to Thailand. It probably works out for the best to be honest as I'd need to cross the border anyway if I wanted to spend more than two weeks here. New plan: go to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and then Laos, spend as long as I want in Laos and then come back to Thailand and do the so...