Back in Chiang Mai The girls were feeling well enough to travel and ready for a change if scenery. We took a 1230 mini bus from Pai back to Chiang Mai. The mini bus was super fast and we made it in 2.5 hours. This was due to the fact that our driver was insane. All mini bus drivers are insane and pass other vehicles going into blind S corners. The way to tell you have an especially crazy driver is when he passes other crazy mini bus drivers! The scenery was am...

Chiang Mai two day trek We were up early and had a quick breakfast to get ready for our trek. There were eleven of us in total and we were all loaded up into the back of a truck. It was a pickup truck with two bench seats in the back with room for ten people. This is fine for short drives but we had a two hour drive! I think my spine is bruised from bouncing back into the wall at the back of the truck. We stopped on the way to our trek spot at some hot springs....

Chiangmai and elephants We have had quite an exciting past two days. Yesterday we walked around town checking out some temples and seeing some of Chiangmai. At 420pm we had a Thai cooking course booked! We showed up and found out we would be making five different things. I was a little nervous since I'm not the best at multi tasking in the kitchen! We started the course by looking in the garden they have in the back. We smelt several herbs and spices that we w...

Ayutthaya temple ruins and birthday journey to Chang Mai After breakfast and prepping for the day we rented bicycles from our hostel. Our lonely planet guide book had a bicycle tour showing the main ruins around town. Our first stop was the Ayutthaya historical museum. Here we learned about the history of Ayutthaya when it was capital of Siam. Ayutthaya was wealthy and powerful for centuries. However in 1767 the Burmese sacked the city leaving behind ruins tha...