We stayed in Chiang Mai for a week. In this time we took ourselves on a trek, visited the Golden Triangle and went White Water Rafting. We started our exploits with a trip to the Golden Triange. This is a patch of land between Laos, Burma and Thailand that wasn't owned by any country and therefore was used for opium dealing. Obviously we tried to get some but fingured life in the Bangkok Hilton wasn't in our life plan. It did allow us to see all three countries...

Both of us had read up on Kanchanaburi and the role it played in World War II but it was only when we got there that the reality of what had happened here fully sunk in. The Japanese wanted to build a railway connecting Burma and Thailand in order to get supplies to troops with greater ease. To do this they used POWs from WWII and Asian workers. It soom became known as the 'Death Railway' as for every sleeper laid a life was lost. 13,000 POWs and 90,000 Asians di...

After hearing so many people banging on about how horrible Bangkok and Khao San Road were we were a little worried. However, we were greated with a sign for Burger King, McDonalds, Starbucks and Swensens (a fantastic ice cream parlour...a massive sundae for 60baht...how good is that?!). Seriously people, what have you all been moaning about, try Beijing! Give us a globalised city full of tourists any day. We didn't waste any time and hit the MBK centre the follo...

As can be seen from the pictures, the drinking continued, as did the all important sun bathing. We went to the three main Islands of Samui, Ko Tao and Ko Phangan and rather than bore you with all the drunken stories, will do a little summary for you... Samui Stayed in Lamai and then went onto Chaweng where we embraced monkeys, the tourist lifestyle and Green Mango club. Also went to our first 'moon' party, the Black Moon. So maybe your thinking dancing on the b...

KrabiOur intro into Thailand was not the best. Our supposed 6hour journey on a cramped non air-conned bus, took 10 and by the time we arrived we were a little knackered, hot and hungry. Found the first room available in krabi town and headed to night market for food, which seemed to ease the situation. We got even happier when we discovered a Boots and ice cream parlour....one choc sundae later we?declared our love for Thailand.Next day we went to Railay on a lon...