Day 9: Sleep with a rat in our roof. Full day of trekking in the jungle and visiting a waterfall. Back to Chiang Rai. Last night, Justin told me he heard something in our roof and asked and they told him it was probably JUST a rat. Great. Well, that rat woke me up several time during the night with loud squeaks just above the bed. I hid under the covers and Justin died laughing at me. Back to bed. I awoke to an amazing sunrise just off our deck. I quickly wal...

Day 8: Visit to White Temple & Black House. Stop at a real shopping mall for workout clothes. Head to Ahka Hilltribe Village for 2 nights. Even though we are completely templed out at this point, everyone insists we see the White Temple (Wat Rong Kun) & Black House in Chiang Rai. After looking them up and seeing how drastically different and unique the white temple is, we decide to visit it. The temple is a contemporary and very unconventional Buddhist t...

Day 6 & 7: First full day in Chiang Mai. Full day of Zip-lining through the jungle, climbing a waterfall, and a little too many adult beverages. Skip a cooking class and visit a temple and head out to Chiang Rai. A driver came to pick us up from our hotel at 8:30 am. There were several others in the van and we had a couple more people to pick up. A total of 9 people. Its a 55 minute drive to the jungle where we will be zip-lining. Once we arrive we are fitt...