So … Chiang Mai is such a breath of fresh air compared to Bangkok. Not that the air is fresh. There is a constant smoke haze as it is nearly the height of summer here in Thailand, and the farmers are burning off their crops in preparation for the coming season. The streets are less busy and if you tell someone that you don't want to buy anything they will leave you alone. Our hotel is super nice. The kind of nice that is too nice for us eg. A man opens ...

Ayuthaya & Bangkok On Monday we visited Ayuthaya. This was the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand between 1350 and 1767. There were once 400 temples in this city which is about a 2 hour train trip out of Bangkok. Ayuthaya is essentially an island and we wanted to hire bicycles to get us around so that we could see what remains of this once powerful city. But taking into consideration the heat and humidity, we decided to hire a Tuk Tuk and its friendl...

Hello!! So, we have survived the first full day in Bangkok!! The feet are pretty sore and the clothes are quite sweaty. We also had our first ride on a tuk tuk which was pretty effin scary at times. We visited the main Wat (temples) in Bangkok; Wat Pho and Wat Phra Kaew. Wat Pho was cool as the entry was cheap and there were not a lot of tourists there but Wat Phra Kaew was insanly big. Check out the pictures of all the gold leafing and the Reclining Buddha. I...

One night in Phuket First complaint: pretty disappointed with V Australia … only one complimentary alcoholic beverage! Are you kidding me? Any way, arriving at Phuket airport is crazy. As soon as you step through the immigration gate, there are people ready to sell you stuff, hotel rooms, tours etc. When you get through that barrage it's onto the next where people want to know if you know where you are going and if they can take you there. To be honest...