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The Best 200euro I ever spent...
... my sock. And it bled all day then because of the leech's blood thinners. I took quite a bit of pleasure of hammering it with a rock after I sawed it off my ankle with a sharp stick. As we were trekking to the second treehouse we met the group who we were swapping houses with. They told us that the second place had mouse/rats in the roof. This was a relief for me at least, Mo not so much. We spent the day marching along little trails through a matrix of bamboo, ...
Trekking - Day One
... dev and myself. Also gave the occasional grunt, shooting snot and bad breathe in my direction. We eventually got some bananas and fed the bugger - he got so excited he would grab two at a time. Thereafter, lunch was served, and then a 30min drive up the mountain, where we would be dropped off for our 3 hour hike. Hiking on muddy and wet ground with flat walking shoes made for good entertainment for every one but me, but I did it anyway. We came across some beautiful ...
Chiang Mai take 2
... learnt to keep out of my way. We got around the course in record time, the poor little Thais were struggling to keep up with our pace especially when we took to the uphill jungle walking section, we ended the day knackered and dripping in sweat, luckily we found a couple of beers for the car journey home.
The next day was white water rafting, amazing fun but I can't be bothered writing about it.
Unfortunately after all the fun ...
More adventurous
... was relatively laid back. I had to go to the pharmacy to get some medicine for the wonderful allergic reaction I was having to the wasp sting. Not only did I have a swollen eye but a rash had developed on my neck and parts of my face which was not comfortable in the slightest. The nice thing about Thailand is you can get anything over the counter. I'm talking Valium, horse tranquilizers, prednisone, anything. Unfortunately the one thing they don't have available is epinephrine in case ...
A Condensed Version of the Last 5 Months
... only $850. I read online that for parents without insurance, having a baby in the US can range anywhere from $9,000-$15,000 dollars. Insane!
So we set off for Bangkok. Bumrungrad looks like a 5 star hotel inside, equipped with a shopping center floor and restaurants. Walking into the door, ...