There is not alot here to be honest, so when we got here i really didnt want to stay long. This area is full of sugar canes, thousands of acres of it!! Then i found out they have one of the biggest Rum factories here, so that changed my mind about staying! In the evening we quickly ate, then drove down to the beach to see little tutles hatch then make there way to the sea! ITs only 1 in a 1000 that survive to breed!

In Ao Nang now, its sooo hot down here. As soon as we stepped of the plane it hit us and it hasnt really got any better tho. We headed straight for the beach, white sand, Blazing sun and warm waters what else could we ask for. Its really cheap down here which isnt helping my spending, sophs keeping an eye on me now tho. Going for a speedboat cruise of 4 local islands which look beautiful!! its such a hard life being a backpacker!!! Soph is facinated with all the ...

This is the Queen mothers gardens which are set up in the mountains and are stunning!! Where ever you look its flowers in bloom just pure colour everywhere. They do alot of biological cross breeding to create all sorts of new species in all sorts of colours. Just breath taking to stand on one of the towers and to look across the garders then off the mountain into the distance!

Mae Sai is the main crossing point from Thailand into Burma. Its a strange place as its very busy but not with tourists as they dont travel this far north, only farang who come to get there visa's extended. The impressive looking crossing point i think is just for show, as where we ate lunch on the river side we saw little children jumping over fences and crossing the shallow river into Thailand. lots ofcheap clothes, cds, dvds and well everything really as it al...

In Chiang rai now its such a cool place. Its got everything mountains, hot springs, rivers and rapids and even its own beach!! Having a great time. Spent a few days with Dave and Ni which was great. Its cool up here which is nice as Bangkok was very hot and smoggy. Dickens is having a good time to just lazing about!!!