Day 114 - Chiang MaiWe're up and straight down for breakfast instantly realising that Chiang Mai is much cheaper than anywhere else we've been in Thailand, and then get ready for our day out as our 'driver' that Stella booked for us last night is picking us up at 10am.The driver is right on time and we make our way up the Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep temple which is right at the top of the Doi Suthep mountain. Pretty much as soon as we are out of the Old Town which i...

Day 113 - Bangkok - Chiang MaiAfter last nights events we look on the bright side that we got a nice lie in and got to sleep in a proper bed and have to get ready to go and get our flight to Chiang Mai (hopefully we'll get there this time).Not much packing was needed so we relaxed in the room until it was time to check out and then sat in the hotel restaurant for some grub and a few coffee's to pass some time until we had to make our way to the airport.We had loo...

Day 112 - BangkokAs we have a big day today we have to wake up to an alarm again but it's fairly painless and we're soon checking out and eating brekky/dinner.We leave the bags at the hotel and go for a wonder around Bangkok. we read about a cheap IT mall so went to check it out in the hope of finding a cheap Macbook, they are cheaper than home however they work out about the same price as back home with the student discount.We decided to hop on the subway and ge...

Day 110 & 111 - Koh Samui/Surat Thani/BangkokUp early this morning to finish packing and get checked out so that we can make our way to Bangkok.After our final breakfast on Koh Samui we jump in a taxi and head for Nathon pier where we'll be getting the ferry back to the main land and then trasferring to Surat Thani train station for our train to Bangkok.We're a bit early so find the nearest bar and kill a few hours with a couple of beers and watching to koi f...

Day 109 - Koh SamuiA lovely sunny day again this morning so it was the same drill as yesterday, get breakfast over and done with and get on the sun loungers!It was still roasting today but since there was a bit of cloud there were little breaks from the sun making it a bit more bearable and not as many trips in and out of the air con.We came into the room for a final cool down once the sun had begun to disappear and saw a tiny lizard above the curtain he was so c...