Two nights in Bangkok were plenty for us. We wandered around the Khao San on the first evening but after our long bus journey from Siem Reap neither of us were in a mood to do anything so an early evening was had. Next morning we were up and out touring the emerald buddah temple, grand palace, etc. The heat was extreme, definitely well over 30 degrees, so after seeing the sights a nice air conditioned bar was required where we cooled down. That evening was sp...

We met so many Irish in Chiang Mai that the weather gods must have thought that we would be feeling homesick and proceeded to give us a taste of the summer back home. Basically, it rained constantly. That said, we had a great time in Chiang Mai. It all began with us meeting Ciaran and Gerry, mates from home, and talking about our respective journeys to date over a quiet drink. Next day was spent recovering from that quiet drink. After that, we took in some o...

After a 10 hour overnight bus journey from Ayutthaya we have arrived into Chiang Mai, the supposed second city of Thailand. As per usual with overnight buses, we managed to get little sleep and have spent most of the day in a bit of a haze. We have managed to meet up with 2 mates from home, Ciaran and Gerry, and plan to go and see some Thai kickboxing tonight which should be good. Our 2 night stay in Ayutthaya was enjoyable but we both felt that one night woul...

Welcome to Ayuttaya, the former capital of Thailand. We arrived this afternoon after yet another longer than expected bus trip from Kanchanaburi. It was all going well until we hit an accident outside of Supha Buri (after we had changed buses there) in which a lorry and trailer had skidded across the road and managed to block it totally but at least we got here safe and sound. We had 3 brilliant days in Kanchanaburi. Once we had checked in after our early arri...

After a 21 hour journey from Ko Phangan we have finally arrived into Kanchanaburi, or as most people will know it as the town beside the bridge over the River Kwai. But first there is the islands to tell all about. We left Ko Phi Phi via another very rocky ferry ride, so rough in fact that i swore that i wouldn't take another ferry again. Unfortunately for me, the only way for us to get to Ko Samui, our destination that day, was to bus it across to Surat Thani...