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hello from chaing mai!!
arrived here after a 12hr coach journey, wasnt too bad though as the seats reclined all the way back into beds so was able to sleep thru most of it. Booked into the Lanna hotel which is by far the best hotel we have stayed in so far. Our first day here we went n did a bit of exloring and booked our trips for the following days. we visted the night market in the evening which is huuuge!! so much nice cheap stuff to buy just no room in the backpack to put it!! although couldnt resist a few little bits of jewlerry!! also had to buy ourselfs a pair of jesus sandals for trekking, i found this whole experience rather traumatic, tried to get the trendiest ones we could so went for blue floral ones they were still hideous though!! the next morning we went on a trip to Chaing rai and visited many a temple, was very interesting to learn about religion here and about the monks. The temples are beautiful, especially the white temple ( see facebook pics). the trip also took us to the golden triange which is where laos, thailand and burma all border eachother. Went on a very scary boat ride across to laos, me n ange were told the front was the best place to sit but no no no no no, we were flung in the air everytime there was a slight wave we were screaming our heads off i honeslty thought i was going in the water, couldnt hear anyone else screaming and when i turned round the rest of the passangers looked like they were having a lovely calm time... we avoided sitting in the front on the way back.
next day we had to laeve early to start our 3 day trekking adventure!! first stop was a long neck tribe in the mountains and then to a orchid farm. we then met the rest of our trekking group, there were 12 of us ( 2 canadians, 3 german couples, a french couple, an irish guy n a german girl) and our trekking guide johnny walker who was slightly crazy. Riding the elephant was amazing, we called ours eric, he wouldnt move unless we gave him a bannana and was rather adventurous ihe kept hanging us off the edge of rather steep cliffs so he could reach across to get some juicy leaves. once we had said goodbye to eric it was off for lunch before a 2 hr trek to a hill tribe where we would stay for the night. It was all up hill and very knackereing but was worth it when we arrived, the views from the hill tribes hut was so beautiful and the peopel were so friendly. after a few beers and dinner of noodle soup we all played a card game called spoons in the hut which was very funny, when u lost u got charcol drawn all over ur face!!i think me n ange ended up worse off than most!! The living conditions were very basic, we all stayed in one room, witha mosquito net covering the beds which consisted of a blanket n small smelly pillow wgich i doubt had ever been washed!! we were also woken at 4am by the resident c*** a doodle dooooo! the second day involved a LOT more trekking about 6hrs overall and a stop for lunch + a swim at a massive waterfall, it was breathtaking and an excellent chance for a cool down, although i did nearly get swept away in the current!! more walking and we were at our jungle camp for the night, again very basic, the toilet is just a hole in the floor, lets just say u need good aim!! more beers and games round the camp fire, and johnny taught me how to cook some thai dishes!!
next day was our final day of trekking and it was cold and raining!! perfect oppurtunity to put our pink rain macs to use!! we also did white water rafting and bamboo rafting i didnt fall in thankgod!! one of the german ladies did though hehehe!! arrived back to our hotel last nite and was very glad of a comfy bed and hot shower, we got pizza takeaway to our room n watched cold mountain on the sky TV in our room!! We have put all our stinky muddy clothes in the laundret across the road and have booked our flights down to phuket for tomorrow......beaches here we come!!!
will up loads the pics on facebook now
miss u all lots
love from jungle jane xxxxxxxxxx
fill me in on xfactor pls someone!! ohh and neighbours bev!! xxxxxxxx
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