Maeyom Palace Hotel Phrae

The revised plan, now that we know travel overland in Myanmar is not an option is to move on to Laos. We had considered entering through the Chiang Khong / Huay Xai crossing as slow boats to Luang Prabang leave from there but advice from other travellers persuaded us that the reverse trip was more sensible because the boats travelling south are always overcrowded and those travelling north very quiet. We decided, therefore to travel south and east until we reach the ...

Travelled by boat from Koh Tao over to Chumpyon, then bus to Bangkok, then train to Chiang Mai. Train not very comfy and foot rest in front broken so squeeky/shakey sound all the way. Other than that slept most of the way and only woke for sandwich breaks. Arrived night time on the Saturday. Got to some accomodation near Tai Pai Gate. Fantastic! Nice room, masseeeve fan, roof on the bathroom (always a bonus here), hotel great ...

Itinary : Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Chiang Mai Date : 27th September to 29th September Mileage so far : 3072 km Yes! Kevin finally got his Iran visa so we can now get out of Bangkok and head north... His visa was ready at 3 pm and we were suppose to leave the next morning but I pushed to leave straight away from the Iran embassy to Ayutthaya and spend the night there instead. Like that we can get out of ...

... The fighting started with kids of about 13 years old trying to hit each other, then with each successive bout the age of the fighters increased by a year or two. Some people may find this a little weird, even unsettling, seeing kids trying to beat the snot out of each other. I suppose you gotta earn your crust somehow. After the fighting finished, we were a little worried about getting mugged, but luckily our worries were for nought, as we got back safely.

... il nous a emmene dans sa maison, un peu a l'exterieur de la ville. Il fait son ecole dans sa maison, et est aide de sa femme et son cousin. On avait chacun une petite table avec un rond, un wok des casseroles et differents ustensiles dont un couteau super! On a appris differentes techniques utiles et plusieurs plat typiquement thais. On a meme fait flamber des legumes sautes! J'ai des photos vous allez voir. On a tellement mange on voulait mourrir ...

I couldnt of gone to Thailand and not visited my favorite place! Rosie and I had left the apartment and headed straight to the station where we could catch our night train to Chiang Mai, praying that there would be a place that we could stash our lugguage! Thankfully there was.. We booked our night train for the same night, dumped our bags and headed straight to the shopping mall.. good old 7storey MBK! It was fashion galore, i hadnt taken notice before.. and Rosie made ...

Yo. So, after a FREEZING cold overnight bus journey from Ayutthaya, i arrived in Chiang Mai tired, but alive! I was sitting next to an Australian guy called Shaun on the back seat and i was quite lucky as most of the other people on the bus seemed a little lifeless! It was the same bus route as when I accompanied Stu to Ayutthaya in the furst place, and that bus by comparison was full of excited chatter, movies and laughter - and ...

... to do it. (More to come on that from Jay) Both the Mlabri story and the Long family story are noteworthy, remarkable in many ways, and deeply admirable. And the results of this fusion are ever-dynamic and life-changing. And Jay's going to fill you in... [Jay here--]So, first, let me introduce Peter and Noot, the other "guests." Peter and Noot for the last seven years have helped train the Mlabri to weave hammocks that they in turn sell throughout ...

Ok. Leaving Lampang after a beautiful night in this luxurious hotel, direction Muang Pan, and through a magnificent yet very challenging dirt track leading up the Doi Mae Tho where we fought for hours to drive across the jungle, fallen trees, holes, mud, rivers, steep (when i say steep, it means very, very steep !!!) paths... Well a day to remember, as we've lived such a great experience that i will never stop ...

Woke up early enough to quickly catch a three-wheel bicycle rickshaw to the bus station for the 9:30 bus to our next destination, Phrae. Unfortunately the 9:30 bus was full so we had to sit around the bus station waiting for an hour and a half for the 10:30 bus. Even though I didn't have to be anywhere at any certain time, it is still against my nature to enjoy wasting time. (Thais would think of it as "passing" time rather than wasting it.) I still ...