At the moment we are in Chiang Mai (north Thailand), where we have been for the last three days. It's nice here- even though it's the second largest city in Thailand it's quite compact and easy to get around. We hired some bikes yesterday and cycled round the city for pretty much the whole day. We have visited a couple of the Buddhist temples, been to the night market (as seen in the photo), and even went to the cinema. We both had craving for a bit of 'norma...

**********MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!***********Hope everyone is enjoying the usual Christmas festivities! Sorry for not updating the journal for about 10 days- we have been on the move quite a bit and not many places have had internet access.After leaving Malaysia we took a boat to Satun in Thailand, and then a bus to Krabi. When I say 'bus' I mean 'minibus'. This wouldn't have bothered me at all except when we booked the tickets in Langkawi we ha...