Well, we're now in Chiang Mai! It's a city in Northern Thailand. We got an overnight train from Bangkok on Thursday and arrived in Chiang Mai early Friday morning. We had our own little cabin with bunk beds and a little sink. I slept surprisingly well. Journey took just over 13 hours but went quite quickly. Got picked from the train station by the guesthouse we are staying in and rode in the back of a pick up. Got taken to the tour booking service first...

Hi everyone, Today is Wednesday 17th Jan - our second full day in Bangkok. Flight over was OK - quite tiring but went quicker than I thought it would - lasted about 10.5 hrs. Yesterday we did a bit of sightseeing - seemed to walk for miles!! Went to see the Palace and its surroundings after getting a tuk-tuk to it - charged us 580 baht - got proper ripped off - we have since been in tuk tuks that have charged us 20baht. The exchange rate is about ...