We stayed in Riverside House Bed and Breakfast for our time in Chiang Mai. It was just across the bridge outside the old city and a five minute walk to the Night Bazaar. The Night Bazaar has so many shops, bars and restuarants. Having gone from a shared dorm with just a curtain pulled over our bed to a private pool with an ensuite, balcony and pool felt like heaven! The only downside was work being done on the hotel. This was due to them only moving to that loc...

From Ayuttayah we got the overnight train to Chiang Mai. It left at 7.45pm Monday evening and got us to Chiang Mai at 7.15am Tuesday morning. We used this train last time we visited Thailand and were second class. We managed to get first class tickets this time and it was the best night sleep I had since arriving. There were around 10 first class cabins, with two people per cabin. It consisted of a lower bunk and an upper bunk (slightly smaller), a tv for each ...

We decided that before getting on our overnight train to Chiang Mai we would take a day trip to Ayutthaya, which is 80km north of Bangkok. We picked tickets up at the station which cost 30 baht (70p ish) for third class, which is what a lot of the locals use. Our train was scheduled to leave 10.05am. The board showed most of the other trains as delayed with no apparent reason. The delays were ranging from half an hour to over an hour. Nobody seemed bothered at a...

Our first evening in Bangkok we went to the Night Market in Patpong (we ended up spending most evenings here), which was a five minute walk from our hostel. It had lots of stalls selling anything from knock off designer bags to fridge magnets. I picked up some cheap sunglasses (which I absolutely love). If you are good at bartering there is your opportunity to do it! Although personally I am terrible at it and find it awkward! There were lots of restuarants and b...

After months of planning the day of our travelling adventures had finally arrived! We had already checked in online so assumed it would be easy enough, drop the bags off and go through security into the departure lounge ready for our 2pm flight. Wrong. Egypt Air were refusing to board us as we did not have proof of onward travel from Thailand. The gentleman at the desk was very helpful and said they have extra checks, but was unsure what to do. He asked the lad...