Went hill trekking in the mountains around chaing mai for three days and was quite positvely brillant. Our group was small with woodsy and i, a couple from the usa (justin and lesley) and a crazy dutch guy called eric who had us all in stitches for the entire three days. Our two guides 'Nu' and 'pan' were ex tribal people and showed us the best time ever. We stayed in two villages over the three days and each time we slept in wooden huts and eat tradition th...

(April 1st) This weekend the uni boys came from far and wide to decend on the seventh wonder of the world that is shrewsbury. Was an awesome weekend and much fun and banter was enjoyed. Started off with a cheeky little tour of the surrounding areas in the beetle cab, blasting out some of my mums tunes (journey south etc). After a few stellas and a chilli (prepared by mrs newsome) were comsumed, the boys decided a kick about in the garden was needed. ...

Arrived in chaing mai and already im liking its more relaxed pace when compared to the madness of bangkok. Hotel is nice and has a pool, we shall be here for 8 nights and have booked some hill trekking for three day in the mountains. Chaing mai is a really lovely city. It has the old town surrounded by a moat in which there are around 200 temples, and the new part which boasts lots of bars and night markets etc. First day in chaing mai woodsy and i did ...

Today woodsy and i were driven around bangkok in a tuk-tuk! These are three wheeler bikes and are driven by crazy thais who are constantly trying to rip you off and take you to jem and tailor shops. Being taking around in a tuk-tuk was a cool but somewhat scary experience. Cornering main streets on two wheels when your vehicle has three can be hair rasing. Nonetheless the day involved visiting a few temples and tailor shops and booking up a trip to chaing ma...

Arrived in Bangkok 4th of april 2006 for the start of my adventure! First impressions of Bangkok (thailands capital and gateway to asia) was how mad it is. There is so much traffic, everyone has a bike or car and the roads are a free for all. Stayed on the khao San road which is the backpackers ghetto of bangkok and it was everthing i expected and more! The road was buzzing and had a real energy about it! It was loud, colourful, vibrant, and just crazy! The...