Sri-Ping Resort Chiang Mai

... and wanted to see pics of Bangkok on our digicams as they had never been there - quite a special night. By the way as we arrived too late at night the "shower" in the river was called off - so we all snuggled up stinking like hell and had to wait until lunchtime the next day when we reached some waterfalls ....I never had a better shower! After some serious 6 hours trekking...up and down the hills, through the rice paddies, over tiny footpaths, very unstable ...

... the holiday season.<br>Here is a take off on the infamous David Lettermans top 10 things of what I have learned in Thailand.<br><br>10. Thai people are without any doubt the most friendly people on the globe. While playing charades to communicate, a smile is universal.<br>9. Traveling internationally you realize that most people can speak many different languages. I am bi-lingual, I know American and ...

... from the trees was fairly stimulating for them and they seemed to enjoy playing up to their roles. It did get a bit weird when one monkey started &#8220;lifting weights&#8221; and another riding a human bike! So we were not to worried when it was all over and made our getaway.<br><br>video clip of tiger cub attempting to escape out of the window Here:<br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =fXYekzi5Rrk<br>

... my bamboo pole I felt like an explorer of old, mastering far away rivers. Quietly I rather enjoyed the feeling, one of those moments where you can smile to yourself.<br><br>Chang Mai's trekking trails have been a highlight of the trip so far. There is so much in the way of colour, adrenaline, noise and adventure. Rather a lot for one day.We returned drained to Chang Mai but happy that we had endured and survived the short expedition - without a snake in sight!!

... I missed most of the views for my grump but I did manage to see some padi fields and the like. fi has an amusing (well, now its amusing) picture of me in this mood as i shouted 'don't you f****** take a picture!' Anyway, so the walk continued and I quickly fell to the back of the group. Then to add insult to injury, the guide pointed out a massive spider ('just a baby') which was just the most horrible thing I've ever seen, like an eight-legged horse. We ...

... we probably couldn't have found without their help, and prepared a bbq feast to celebrate after we 'legalized it'. Not to mention the dozen or so other things they've helped us out with throughout the last few weeks. We've promised to keep in touch and unlike other contacts we've made on our trip, when I say I'll email them I fully plan to. I'm really going to miss them and we were all tearful when we hugged goodbye last night.

... fully when it's in book form hahahaha]. The bamboo rafts were about 20ft long and made by the villagers "fresh" that day. The bamboo floats well, even with six people on the raft as well as all our bags - put above the waterline using another couple of bamboo sticks. Sometimes we had to sit down or just brace when we went through some quicker rapids, with rocks inches below the water level. But Nu and the Lahu-with-the-tree-legs were very ...

... hailing! Unbeliveable! Finally, after about ten more minutes it was time to head back out. It was still more up and down for about two more hours until we finally got to our camp. To get to the other side of the river we had to walk across this really shaking, sketchy bamboo bridge about 30 feet in the air. Below us we could see a couple local guys building the rafts that we would use tomorrow morning...That evening after dinner our guide tried to lead us in song but I think everyone ...

... with a cheeky grin and big, bright eyes. she had a certain intensity to begin with but became more jovial when securely wedged between myself and the japanese guy in the bus to the river rapids. by the time we'd made it to the upper mae taeng river, the girls and i were joking around like old friends and at the water's edge, we climbed aboard the yellow dinghy that would wobble our ***** down stream - claudia next to me, lara behind with a german on her left, honeymooners up ...

... pleased with ourselves and our serendipitous discovery as we drove out through his field. But a little ways down the road the bike felt a bit weird to Jeff, and much to our dismay we discovered we had a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. Most likely this was the result of driving through fields to beer huts but it was worth it. We were not quite sure how to handle a flat tire in the middle of nowhere on a vehicle without a spare in a country where not that many ...