Get up and head to the flour power bakery for breakfast. A great wee cafe tucked away off the main 3 streets. I grab French toast amd has been awhile (LT).Mo books her bus back to Chiang Mai for 5pm tomorrow. We make the most of the afternoon as it will be carnage tonight.We make the most of the afternoon and hire a taxi. Mo is not confident on a moped and I'm not confident having a passenger after falling off with one the last time I was here. Works out a si...

I move out of my empty dorm room. The hostel has been ok. Nice having access to a pool but the cleaning staff are bone idle. My bathroom stinks and there has been a mysterious trail of blood from the room next door that still hasnt been cleaned. I speak to 3 lads who met a local mafia guy last night. They have been offered an afternoon firing a variety of guns and will be introduced to a mafia kingpin. They seem excited, maybe this explains the blood, a prev...

The hostel is packed but I oddly I have the dorm to myself. 2 people moved in at 3am but like a whirlwind they had left by 8am. Mo has gone to the Thai immigration to extend her visa and I book the bus to Pai from the hostel. At 160 bhat (£3) each it's a good price. Searching for accomodation in Pai is harder as appears very popular. I sit with Harry. He's been trapped here waiting to contact his parents as he's run out of money. I take my stuff to Mo's. ...

The room is empty when I get up. Mo has a Thai lesson so I head up to Johns to find WiFi that works and enjoy the breeze. I walk around some more, hunting for some of the old Chiang Mai I remember. A lot has changed, and I only have the square moat as guidance. I pick up my laundry, the Thai's not letting me down and I have a coffee at the Pirates Cove bar on my street. A parrot screething in the cornorToday is Sunday and Mo and I head to the large market th...

I agree to meet Mo at 1pm. It's the anniversary of Mo's mums death today. The weather is hot today and we go for nice lunch up my road from my hostel. Not a lot of Thai dishes, so coffee, orange juice and a chicken sandwich. Mo goes for egg and toast with a big pot of tea. I dump my laundry, not expecting miracles but the Thai's used to be good at it. My hostel provides a pool and we walk up the road to it. Chilled place called Deejai Gardens. Sheep dip hea...