Leaving Chiang Mai was sad as I really enjoyed my time there but oh how I underestimated just how much I was about to fall in love with a lil ol'place called Pai. The drive to Pai was anything but enjoyable, anyone who knows the rocky road in Forest Hall will know what I mean but imagine that with what fealt like a million twists and turns driving at the speed of light! Luggage and passengers were flying everywhere in the bus but 3 hours later we were in Pai and...

Well, eventful is not the word!! Deaprting hours later then expected and after the bus journey from hell the bright lights, street markets and cosmopolitan feel of Chiang Mai surrounded us. Suddenly the horrific looking he/she tour guide on the bus, the disgusting beyond belief toilet stops, the bus braking down on several occasions and the worse than school dinner slops lunch we were handed all were forgotten. Armed with the address of SpicyThai we set off in se...

After what fealt like FOREVER and a day we finally arrived in Bangkok. To avoid being totally ripped off in a taxi we decided the monorail was the best option to get into Bangkok directy from the airport, 30 minutes later we arrive. Flagging down a taxi and attempting to explain where we were headed proved rather difficult but after several taxis / tuk tuks / suspicious looking cars pulled up and drove off we found a lovely little Thai taxi driver who dropped us ...