Went on a cool jungle trek on an elephant. Ours was named "Sao Noi" (Young Lady). She was only 35 years old. The trek took 1,5 hours and was fun. I got to "stear" the elephant at the end. Trekked to the "Ghong Fa" waterfall, on the way there we saw a 2 meter long snake on the path in front of us. Went for a swim in the thirs fall, we were all a...

After leaving Siem Riep we tackled another 18 hour bus journey into Bangkok. We spent a few days in Bangkok filling our rucksacks even more and spending too much of our budget! After deliberating for a few hours what to do next we decided to start work earlier than planned and began the bus journey down to Khao Lak. We arrived in Khao Lak to be ...

So at one point in my life I could have spent 2 weeks sleeping on a concrete slab with a wooden block for a pillow in a cell in the suffocating heat under the disillusionment of "self improvement". At this point in my life I can do it for exactly 3 days. Thank goddess for the wisdom to know when to say to hell with this. The silence, the 4 am wa...