Hey guys.. I'm finding this tough. I think i've hit a point in my travelling, not sure why but it's not nice all the same. What am I doing here? Not sure what this whole thing is about... it seems mindless. I wonder if this is my version of a very expensive 'Uni escape' that so many people cling to back at home. This place, thailand, is beautiful but I cant seem to enjoy it. I've met some great people, and some god awful specimens of the human form. I enjoy t...

Hey guys, So chiang Mai is horizontal. I'm not sure I like it. But I may be stuck with it for a while longer. There's a monsoon floating around the mountains around chiang mai so the roads are flooded and the rivers swollen. the plan was to head out to Laos by monday but the boats arent leaving on the rapid river and the buses are having a situation too. i cant afford to fly this, not if i need to fly from vientiane to Hanoi in 2weeks. Good news though, steven ...

Hey guys, so this is a weird one, i'm feeling a bit weird lately about all of this but here i have learnt that worrying gets you no where. It will always work out in the end. I've realised that I love the Thai language, I'm picking bits up as i go. there's something really amazing and satisfying at being able to ask for the time or the toilet, to say thank you. it's so simple but really amazing. I think I would like to learn as mcuh as I can befroe I go and then...

Hey guys! Just got to the post office, there is a beautiful package heading home to England with a pair of shoes, knickers and a few bits and pieces that i can not be bothered to carry any longer. Managed to get everything into one bag, beautiful! There was some harsh cutting back to be done but I managed. I was told that as a first time backpacker you will over pack, in the end I didnt pack too much over, only 1.5kg sent home at a 10GBP. but my geez it makes a ...

Hey Guys, Sorry not to have posted in a while, it's been a few days of chill and taking it easy. Not sure if that's a good thing though. So I want to chat about my freaking epic journey from Bangkok to Chiang Mai! I am so glad I took the train, it was the greatest journey I have ever taken! Thanks to a Danny Bridle I took his advice and booked my self onto a train heading north but not the air con editions no, the fan sleeping train and it was great. Totally and...