Arrived in Chiang Mai with the main objective of doing a few days jungle trek. It is quite touristy here too so there are quite a lot of activities to do - obviously with the drawback that there are plenty of 'farang'. First things first though - one more attempt at the China visa. Eh Ehhh wrong answer. Now I don't just need a flight out and my ...

Well we've kinda started where we left off last time. We're still in Chiang Mai and still haven't quite got back on day light hours yet. Although we rented a Jeep this week and had an amazing time driving in and around Chiang Mai. We picked up our Suzuki tin can (fondly named Suzzie) on Monday morning and as Joel pulled out into the Chaing Mai m...

Sickness is no fun at all. Annoyingly the only thing offered on the TV in our room was 2 blokes with no mates, smugly watching and discussing the Man Utd / Liverpool match in Thai. Not what I needed really when I was confined to bed and unable to even pop into a bar down the street. Luckily mobile technology came to the rescue and I managed to f...

Vratili sme se z vejletu. Vopravdu spokojeny. Ted sedim na zhasnutym zaprazi naseho gesthousu.Nastesti ta technika funguje. Zapnu Maka do zastrcky, zastrcim do USB vohejbaci svetylko aby mi svitilo na klavesnici,,,a pivo nasaham po tme. Brana se zavira v osum a obchudek taky. Tak mi majitel dovolil pouzivat lednicku na zaprazi, kam sem si koupil...

Chiangmai, Thailand has many great restaurants, but the Chiangmai Floating Restaurant is my favorite for lunch. If you are not in a rush and want to try excellent Thai dishes in a wonderful atmosphere for an unbelieveable price, this place is for you. Now if you are in a hurry, it's best to eat at a vendor's stall, as Excellent Thai food takes a...

The rest of our first day in Chiang Mai passed quickly. We went to the best cinema in town to watch the new James Bond, a real pleasure and all the more enjoyable for seeing it from a comfy reclining seat. We also discovered a new flavour of popcorn which we steered cleared of... smoked salmon : ( After this long exhausting day we made our way b...

31 October Gap's Guest House (Gap's 1) is set around a small tropical garden and provided a very peaceful relaxed setting after all the travelling we had done over the last few days. The rooms are decorated with in traditional Thai style and all the staff are really friendly. After arriving we went for a quick wonder around before heading back t...

So, Thailand...again, and this time minus any panic or military action! I made sure that I stayed somewhere I could meet people this time, although, the hostel was quiet as hell and that idea didn't go to plan. I spent the first day getting to the places I missed the first time like the Grand Palace and various temples. The Grand Palace is so o...

Me voila enfin sortie de Bangkok, je suis dans la ville de Chiang Mai, la capitale du nord de la thailande. Et je suis ici seule, ma compagnonne de voyage ayant du rentrer en France pour une semaine environs. Avant hier je suis partie faire une excursion vers un camp d'elephants. Le seul instant bien c'etait celui de la baignade des elephants et...

First thing I did here was to sign up for a 1-day Thai cooking class. Highly recommend it, just make sure you don't eat breakfast beforehand! We made 5 different single serving dishes, stuffing ourselves after each one. Could hardly move after the fifth dish, had to take a 2 hour nap (it's hard work cooking and eating all day!). New years was th...