When we spoke to a couple of locals in Tha Ton about the route we planned to take on our little scooters they fell about laughing - "It's monsoon! The road's not paved! Difficult in a 4x4!" But wouldn't life be boring if you followed every little bit of advice you were given! So off we went. Comfort-wise we weren't off to the best start anyway, what with our already-aching butts and with poor Nige sweltering in long-sleeves to protect his sun-burn from th...

We made the picturesque journey from Chiang Mai to Tha Ton (up near the Golden Triangle) by local bus, winding our way through misty hills and green paddy fields, stopping every so often to deliver the mail to the villages enroute! The pretty little town of Tha Ton sits on the banks fo the Me Kok river, at the foot of the mountains which partly form the border with Myanmar (Burma). From amongst the trees on the forested peaks, Tha Ton is overlooked by four ...

We spent a few days longer than expected in Chiang Mai, due to the huge amount of things to do in the surrounding area - among other things we did a 1-day trek and a Thai cookery course! The 1-day trek is a very touristy affair (but great fun) which involves an elephant ride, a bamboo raft trip, visiting a 'tribal village' (I've seen more authentic tribal villages in cultural centres!!!) and a swim in a waterfall. We were picked up with a little mini-van an...

We flew into Bangkok Airport from Sri Lanka just minutes too late to catch the daily flight up to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand where we want to head off to first and hopefully do a bit of trekking in the hills near the golden triangle. We had no problem getting onto the flight for the following day and were actually happy to spend a night in bustling Bangkok which we've both been to before and love! We jumped on the airport bus and headed for backpackers...