Hello. arrived here at the border town a little while ago after a 5 hour drive from Chiang Mai. The scenery on the way was beautifull and stopped off at the hill tribe museam and a restaurant called Cabbages and Condoms, run by a company who have been promoting family planning here in thailand for twenty years. This is literally a border town, our guest house in on the banks of the mekong and the rooms all open up onto an amazing view, on the other side of the ...

Hello, just a quick one, hehe, i always say that!!! Got the overnight train last night, which after a few Thai whiskies was enormous fun!!!!! Not sure the monks next to us thought so though! Arrived here in Chiang Mai about 9am and headed to drop bags and shower in hotel. Chiang Mai is absolutely gorgeous, kinda like bangkok but cleaner, more laid back and in the mountains!!!! The scenery is amazing. The pic above is of chiang Mai but not taken by me! Once ...

Hello, I live to write another blog!!!!! Dentist was fun yesterday, ended up having an emergency root canal. Turns out thats no so cheap. but still a bargain at 4000B. Haver to say so far so good, feels better!!! My jaw however is a bit sore from being clamped open for an hour!!!! Josie -- actually it was very clean and everything, i even got an x ray to give to my dentist at home, the only thing was its was bloody scary with no one telling me what they wer...

Hello, Josie -- thanks for the advice, i decided to take the plunge and have an appointment with a dentist here in Bangkok in about half an hour, not scary at all honest. On the pluss side, my check up is costing me 200 B about 1 pound fifty and if i need any work its 800B!!! I'm sure i'll keep you up dated. Well yesterday i had a very chilled out day, just walking around the Ko Shan Rd and relaxing in my hotel. Even went for a thai massage and an eyebrow wa...

Just a quick one, didn't wanna loose the chance to change the country seeing as tomorrow i'm flying back to Thailand! My Cambodia experience is over, and along with it both the tummy bug and the group i'm travelling with. We crossed the border earl;y this morning and i now have another stamp in the passport! It was quite amazing (and i must admit a bit of a relief) to cross the border and watch the land change from barren fields and filth to clean and organise...