Back in Bangkok. Mark was having some cold sweats as we arrived into the bus station as less than two weeks earlier he had tripped up and torn his ankle ligaments. Anyway, we were staying at the FuramaXclusive hotel again and got the customary warm greeting as we entered. We also received a complimentary upgrade as the standard room we had booked was full. It was not as good as last time but was certainly better than just about any other hotel we stayed at. That...

The new surroundings of Kanchanaburi were a welcome break from the go-go-go of Bangkok. At least Mark could venture out on the crutches without being worried about being trampled on by the mass of locals, being run over by the constant stream of cars and taxis or getting harassed by tuks-tuks who would see his plastercast and feel compelled to offer an overpriced journey. As we pulled in to the Kanchanaburi bus station the first thing that struck us was how bus...

The 3-hour bus journey from Pattaya to Bangkok was ok. That said, it would have been better had they not shown a Chinese film with Thai subtitles. It’s all a bit strange watching a film that you don’t understand that appeared to be based on a love story, which involved gambling and a number of gory murders with blood flying in all directions.....a bit of an odd film to show to a crowd of bus passengers at midday!!! Fortunately, the film was shorter than the j...

So, it's time for us to share another instalment of our travel blog, which is now becoming really problematic as the laptop keeps going wrong. I am surprised that Mark hasn't thrown the computer out of the window yet as he gets more and more frustrated with the laptop each day!! So moving on to the more interesting part of this write-up....... After five different modes of transport and 12 hours of travelling, we finally reached Pattaya Beach, Thailand at 7...

On 5th July, we left Chiang Mai and got picked up in a mini bus with other tourists at midday to go to Chiang Khong on the Thai border with Laos. During the trip, the driver stopped off to let us walk about in some of the local villages and to buy some supplies of drinks and food for the journey as it took 5 hours to get to Chiang Khong. The highlight was a stop off at a white temple (no idea what it was called) and talking with three girls from the US (Heather, ...