We haven't updated this for a while and can't really remember where we are up to! But think it is about the last few days in Chaing Mai... We went on a cookery course which was really good fun. First we got taken around the market...which smelt like dead cat and fish and made us really worry about ever eating Thai food again. Then we headed off to the cookery school which was a nice big open plan space with enough room for everyone to have their own hob. We pick...

Sat 15th March. Today we got picked up at 8.30 for our trek. It was called a trek but there wasnt much trekking involved. Was a really good day though. We walked through the foresty jungly type thing into Hmong Village. This hilltribe was less primitive then we were expecting but it was good to learn a bit more about the Opium and how this has changed the ways of the tribe. About 40 years ago the men were allowed multiple wives and loads of children because they...

Friday 14th We headed to a coupld of temples today, didnt want to do too much of this kind of thing after Bangkok so headed to ones a bit out of the city that were a bit different. Started at Wat U Mong, a temple set in a forest witha lake and built in underground tunnels. Then headed to Doi Suthep, which was a bit more like the Bangkok ones but was on a mountain. Had some pretty good views over Chiang Mai from the top. Headed to the night bazaar in the eve...

Chiang Mai. We are staying in a prison cell!! Verrry cheap accommoadtion but not very nice! It will do though as we want to try and watch the budget. Thursday 13th March, First full day in Chiang Mai...we headed to the tribal museum. Decided we could try and navigate but ended up hot, sweaty and stressed so got a tuk tuk. The museum was actually very good and we are glad to have gone there before visiting any tribes. Most interesting was the Cannabis and Opium...

Once in Phuket we decided to head to Hat Surin! The weather during our time here has been so nice...even had to resort to seeking shade a fair bit. Less backpackers here and the locals seem a lot more friendly....lots of fat white men with their Thai brides! Managed to stay in a really nice hotel again, always a bonus to have air con!! We had a couple of good days on the beach and on Monday 10th we went out on a boat trip around Phang Nga Bay. Our first stop w...