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Sawadi Ka as they say here.
As you can see I can now speak about two words in Thai but improving every day!
Well we finally left the smog behind us after finally sorting out our Visa's (for fellow travelers, the Cambodian Embassy is not where the Lieing sorry Lonley Planet said it was its moved!)
We travelled up to North of Thailand to a great little city called Chiang Mai, after a 14 hour over night train journey, which was like a mini adventure in its self. I bagged the top bunk thinking It would be better, how wrong I was, I spent the entire night clinging to the side of the bed trying not to fall to the floor every time the train went round a corner and jumping every time a heard a noise which led to me smacking my head several times on the roof of the carriage!
So after concusion and a sleepless night we finally pulled up in to the train station and lucky for us we got chatting to a guy from Sheffield who is Thai boxer out here, who took us to this hostel he had stayed at.
To say we have landed on our feet is an understament. The Green Tulip in Chaing Mia is the best Hostel we have stayed in so far, it has hotel standards for Hostel prices 5 pound a night for a really nice room and lovely staff. They Can't do enough for us, they cook for us all the time the best food. Stella who owns the palce has more energy than 10 toddlers put together she's great and Nine is always there when ever you need her. So people please don't feel sorry for us if you think we are sleeping in a pit because this far from being a pit. I'm sure this was a stroke of luck and won't happen again.
Well we have been here three days now and we are loving Chaing Mai, it's such a chilled out place with some really cool things to do. As yet we haven't ventured to far we have just been finding our feet and settleing in to the pace of Thai life. We have decided to hang around here for a few weeks, so I have decided to learn the art of Thai massage and get a qualification why I'm at it so I can practice in the UK so people watch out I will need people to practice on!!!
As for Rick not sure what he is going to do why I'm working hard probably prop up a bar some where! I'm sure he will do somthing more pro-active soon:0)
Well thats pretty much where we are at the moment we have met some great people here and having a great time still! So don't you worry about us which I know you all are;0)
Pics will be on tomorrow sorry we have just been a bit slak of late with the pics but keep your eyes peeled for delights of BKK and budda Temples.
Till next Time don't have nightmares do sleep well!
Kim & Rick xxx
P.S Happy Birthday to my old git of brother Andresw, you know I love you really x
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