P.M. Tak

It was inevitable, we were going to take one of those behemoths through the night at one stage or another, don't get me wrong, I don't mind them but given half a chance I'd rather take a sleeper train or break the journey up a little bit but this one just had to be done. More on that later.....<br><br>Getting up today had a little bit of sadness attached as it was to be our last day in Chiang ...

... watched the horror movie that was forced on us, and tried to get my way through the strange snack that was handed to me by the stewardess. Yes they look like stewardesses on the plane only wear bright yellow and blue outfits, high heels and hand random things throughout the trip, from blankets, water, yogurt and wake you up for the random police checks. I still haven&#8217;t understood why most of the time the police checks don&#8217;t include foreigners&#8230 ...

... the other love of her life, cake. And I, my dear friends, am Mono. I need not explain this nickname to anyone with an ounce of intelligence, but alas WE ARE THE SUPER FRIENDS. What's that? You think it's "corny" do you? Well... yeah. You're right, but **** you. So, in our two nights in Bangkok, the world was still refusing to be our oyster, which prompted a quick move. We left our hotel early in order to catch the quickest bus to Pai, a hippy mecca in northern Thailand. Its known ...

... to local people - Allowing tourism to add value to local communities through cultural and knowledge exchange - Allowing tourism to contribute to sustainable development, so communities can become self sufficient - Minimising the negative impacts of tourism - Practicing responsible tourism - Practicing community based tourism. This means empowering communities so that they can manage their own projects. We are engaged in ...

... have taken on the motto: what you don't see won't hurt you! Actually - we have been very luck so far - absolutely no stomach problems!! The next day, we drove out west of Tak to a small town called Mae Sop. This was a very Thai town with incredibly tiny narrow roads full of people and dogs and bikes and carts and cows and..... you get the picture. There really wasn't much for us here to do, so we continued a bit ...

... the end, really start looking out for signs of the destination (: Day of solitude, contemplation, resurfacing things troubing my heart. Thanks to cell phone, made reservation at guest house recommended by Lonely Planet from last guesthouse. still looking for current version for Thailand. Great help! Mine is Southeast Asia, brief overviews of countries. On the way...first 3/4 of journey ...

... period's most successful export, and numerous examples of green-and brown-glazed ceramics are on display, along with the methods of production. An overgrown, excavated kiln can be found north of the park. Exhibited 14th-century Buddhas bear squares of gold leaf from more recent devotions. The best way to explore the numerous wats dotted about Old Sukhothai is by bike, a snip at 20 baht a day. I head through the park and west. To be continued...

... then switches to what am I doing in Mae Sot? This, of course, I don't tell anyone. In the Lonely Planet Thailand guidebook, there's a scam warning that says some shyster will approach a foreigner and ask about a long-lost European girlfriend. The book suggests that these people will eventually ask for money, but this never happens to me. They just chat me up, and subtly ask for bits of information from me, and generally try to follow me home. I might ...

... cop). "Five times," she says. "Allright, well I'll see you tomorrow." I find another translator and head to the old man's house. He's wearing a white gown with Karen designs embroidered on it. With a few of his best students in tow, we walk up to a buddhist monastery to record. The music is wonderful, and the space surprisingly quiet (much of the camp is abuzz with petrol generators). They play five songs for me, but one of the kids can't seem to shut off ...

... to work in our favour. We were preparing to be in the heat and sun all day and as it turned out it was humid, but we were able to stay fairly cool and not get burnt until the sun reappeared in the late afternoon. We once again took another bus - this time something unlike one I have ever seen. (See photos) We arrived in the old city and rented two little cruiser CROCODILE bikes and began our leisurely bike tour of the ruins. Sukkhotai was Thailands first capital and ...