Have a spare 30 mins before having to catch the night train. Day 3 of trek Woke up to the c*** crowing around 4am, and laid in my sleepig bag trying to convince myself I was asleep in a huge comfy bed in a room full of luxury (George Clooney being there was a bonus), but no, I was in a rented sleeping bag on bamboo floor in a bamboo hut. Got up and didnt feel to bad ( a lot better then yesterday). Breakfast consisted off Hot Coc and French toast, which was ac...

(spent over an hour updating this and crashed - very frustrating!)Ok, so trek started well enough, even though it was so hot (what with backpack and being 90 odd degrees) that everyone was covered in sweat within the first five mins, and pretty much stayed that way for the rest of the treking.  I should note here that I was wearing a brown T, green 3/4 fisherman pants (I had brought the night before from night market) ankle socks and white trainers.  Wh...

Trek started on Friday morning. My ruck sack was heavy, even though packed light with only one pair of trousers and two tops (one to wear and one to sleep in), swimming costume/shorts comb, toothbrush, one pair of socks, flip flops and medical supplies. This is packing light for me, even though with sleeping bag, roll mat and fleece, bag was always going to be heavy. Some people just took clothes they were wearing,sleeping bag, tooth paste/brush and change of und...

Sawat dee all,Has been a busy few days since last update so a brief(ish) catch up for youThursdayAfter last update I discovered the best veggie food in Chiang Mai, (large) noodels, tofu and stir fried veg - yummy! Still feeling rough from the train decided to treat myself to a little pamper session and had a manicure, pedicure and a Thai massage. The manicure and pedicure were the worst I have ever had, very funny, she kept looking at me smiling and asking "...

Arrived in Chiang Mai at 6:30am, afer (nearly) a whole day of traverling. Left Kanchanaburi at 8:30am by bus, windows were all down and had a fan whe stopped so lovely and cool. At some stops people came on selling fruit, meat on sticks etc and one blind begger who walked up the bus tapping the seats with his hands open. Changed bus midway through (3 hour) journey and used first flat loo, as you can imagine toilets in bus stations are never great to begin with - ...