Flew down to Phuket from bangkok after a 12 hr bus journey from chiang mai and who said all this travelling was fun? Arrived early doors and went about trying to get to kata beach on the west coast, tried hard to get a hostel but only able to find a 5 star hotel including breakfast oops, 1000 bat a night for both of us (about 14 pound) though so only for one night. ;ovely beach and managed to get burnt pretty qiuckly although fi the lizars was able to lie out f...

Chaing mai..what a place. We both really enjoyed ourselves here...got an overnight bus from bangkok took about 8hours...stayed at nice place guesthouse with a pool, it was lovely and only 2pound each night for both of us. We were busy everyday....first day we had a one day trek which included elephant riding, bamboo rafting, a thai meal, 2hour walk, visiting tribe villages and swimming in waterfall, trip was amazing. Baby elephants were so so cute! Bamboo rafting...

WELL WELL WELL...Bangkok is crazyville....busy,smelly,noisy,ladyboys,hot,cramped,ate scorpions & grasshoppers,drank whiskey buckets,experienced pingpong,bought excellent new camera,saw grand palace,visited weekend market,done some laundry, visited about 1million tailor shop because of the "one stop sir", "i give u free tuk tuk for 2stop sir" nitmare!!!, went to worlds biggest jewelley store, had some cornflakes, buddha temples, eat on side...