Chankasem Hotel Chiang Mai

... but I was glad of course. Until Sigur came mincing back wanting a 50 baht tip for 'service'. Cheeky f*cker. I only had a 500 baht note, and then Sigur had the gaul to short me 100 baht and smile. Ok, so a gay smile from this apparition of a man is enough to warrant enother 50 baht tip? "F*ck off". I didn't say that of course, I just held out my hand and made cocks*cking motions, beckoning him to undo his trousers.
No - I didn't do that, I just felt that this blog ...

... Bec chose Chiang Mai Noodle Curry, Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Springs Rolls, Tom Yum soup and Mango with sticky rice.

The day started with going for a walk with our wee little baskets down to market to pick up some goodies, once we got back it was non stop cooking!

We had a heap of fun and it was good to re consolidate the tiny little bit of knowledge I had previously on Thai cooking, The main thing I learnt was to ...

... made it into the fruit wine ladies photo book of fame! I will also miss being able to go to the camp regularly, and seeing my Burmese sister Kham Ong. But rest assured The Branch Foundation will continue as before, and I will visit every few months, and in-between have people who will be buying products from the camp for me and keeping me and you updated. Today the article came out in the Canvas magazine in the New Zealand Herald….a three page article on me and the ...

... blew me away, I've never seen anything so beautiful (as the pics will show), its a very small, unspoilt oasis. There's only two roads on the whole island, we had our own little beach dotted with little open air restaurants and bars that look over the water. Koh tao is also one of the best places in Thailand to get a scuba diver license, due to the abundance of underwater life, dive sites, and the beautiful and surprisingly warm Crystal clear waters ...

... our he*ds bobbing *nd the vibe *live. After the fun, c*me the inevit*ble goodbyes, which were especi*lly h*rd when it c*me to S*r*h, Emm* *nd J*mes. We h*d sh*red some memor*ble times together, through * little blood, plenty of swe*t *nd then * little te*r in our eyes *s we w*ved goodbye to them for the very l*st time. They were off to Austr*li*, we were off to explore L*os.


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... to cool down and catch an evening tan!

Now we're going to head out to the night bizaar market, and maybe see a 'ping pong show!' which could be interesting!

Tomorrow we are going on our trek where we are riding the elephants for the first hour of it and we will be back in 4 days and we shall leave a comment then! :] Talk 2 you all in 4 days!!

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... kittens downstairs. what it lacked in comforts it made up in character (gordon loved that it was entirely wood from floor to ceiling) and the owner was great, very eccentric but very sweet. we saw some wats (thai buddist temples), ate some tasty food (there were even some all veg thai restaurants), and one night got to experience thai ska - i loved it! they misted the dance floor to help with the ...

... that I have a bathing suit on and did not bring my shoes. Well, one Dutch guy (Guava) was on our raft and the other (Strawberry) was with the guys from England (Apple and Lychee), so it became an all out water war whenever we were close. Strawberry had a paddle, so he was really able to soak us. There were a few attempts to tip the other raft, but was never successful. Our own paddler tried to tip us out a couple of times too. At one point we were able to steal Strawberry's ...

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Apart from the roof trapping us, I was feeling okay, and so was Pete. I had decided not to bring my SLR - the photos would be worth it, but its not going to be comfortable carrying that on a jungle trek, especially at the start of a long trip like this. Took my compact camera instead, which devours batteries. Had a quick shower and a bite to eat; knew I would need some kind of sustinence so grabbed some toast. Got on the sangatheuw and drove to the local market ...

... reasons. Mel then gets a chance to ride the neck of an elephant, stepping on via it's left leg before some of the elephants hurtle past us down to the river to bathe (and they really did hurtle!). There is then a short show before we all go for a 45 minute ride on the elephants - crossing the river twice. We get plenty opportunities to feed our Ele on the way (for money of course). Next we ride on ox-carts to the place we're to have lunch. The ox-carts are ...