"The bike's not on fire - they're just trying to sell us opium"

We've now moved out of the Tree House place. It was a weird place and although it was very beautiful, you kind of had the feeling that you were living in a tourist attraction. We were often woken up to the sound of Chinese tourists outside our hut taking pictures of us. It was a bit distracting after a while.

Pai - A Street Full Of Trendies?

We've made it to Pai. It was really easy actually. We got a bus here. It was air-conditioned and it stopped half way here so we could use the loo. Very civilised!

Zip-lining on LSD

Nic has been going on about Zip lining since we got to Chiang Mai. We've not gone yet - my excuse is that I've had a cold. You can't possibly go zip lining while you are sneezing all the time!

Heading North!

Today is our last day in Chiang Mai. It is sad to leave such a lovely place, but we've been here nearly 2 weeks now and I'm excited to move on and see some more stuff.

Goodbye lovely Chiang Mai!

Our Amazing Time With The Elephants

We booked a 2 day trip to Baan Chang Elephant Park. It was the most amazing 2 days ever. The whole thing was very nicely organised and we got to spend a lot of time up close with lots of elephants.

Chiang Mai - World Of Wats

We've been in Chiang Mai for just over a week now and after a slightly rocky start, we are now big fans of the city. It is a beautiful and friendly place.

A Big Wat

Why It's So Fun to Go To The Zoo With Nic

I love and hate zoos. I love to see the animals, but it is always accompanied by lots of guilt and worry about how happy the animals really are and if it's right to keep them in a zoo even if they would die otherwise.

Oh Crap... So This Is What They Mean By 'Backpacking'...

Did you ever see the film Midnight Express?

Oh shit...

I think we are in the place where it was filmed.

Our Awesome Day In Singapore

We decided to spend a day in Singapore as we needed to fly back into Thailand in order to get a new 30 day visa. We arrived in Singapore airport yesterday, but one of our bags did not. It was the bag with all our clothes in.

Ko Lipe

We stopped off in Ko Lipe as a transfer to get to Langkawi. After Bulon, Lipe was a bit of a shock to us. It was full of people and shops and stuff.

Langkawi for New Years

We had arranged to meet Nic's mate Dylan in Langkawi for New Years and so this is why we came to Langkawi.