So we’ve just woken up in what I can only describe as hell. This is the room we were dumped in at 2am after an 8 hour bus ride to the border. The bin was full with cigarette butts and the toilet seat still up from the last occupant in purgatory. The beds were vile and clearly not changed, so, thankful for our Continue reading
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Laos and chicken feet
So we’ve just been loving Pai for the last few days, visiting a beautiful waterfall and going to some of the hot springs near by – hot being an understatement!!!
As I’m sure you all know we are both jewellery fiends and so have each decided to buy a beautiful ring from one of our favourite Pai friends, Flook, who makes the most amazing pieces.
We also have a big itinerary update! Rather than spending the next three or four days getting down to the islands Continue reading
Tree top walking, puppies, frogs and jenga
So the day began more smoothly with us actually catching our truck this time to begin a morning of tree walking where we met our instructor pun who cracked constant jokes and made the whole group smile. After being fed, Ellen and I made friends with a puppy which we squealed over (much to the amusement of all the Thai people).
After two days of effort and with aching joints we went to get pampered with a £2 manicure – while being cheap it honestly wasn’t even worth this pittance! The highlight was however the two ladies in the Continue reading
Tuk tuks and temples
So after some sleep catch up – though admittedly not a lot – the day kicked off with our first tuk tuk experience and the promise that Pang would take us to the official tourism office so we could buy our train tickets to Chiang Mai. Being ‘Buddha day’ he took us on a round trip of the celebrations where his driving technique involved seeing how long he could drive on the wrong side of the road before having to duck back in so we didn’t get crushed. Continue reading