Bangkok This will be brief.  We were in Bangkok for only one afternoon.  It was one afternoon too long.  Maybe I’ve just got jaded of big cities after seeing some lovely smaller cities and towns.  We had seen some pretty severe flooding on the outskirts, but as we approached the city there didn’t seem to […]

Chiang Mai – Elephants Mark has told me all about the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang, having visited it years ago.  It’s a couple of hours away from Chiang Mai, so we woke at 6am to go and find a bus.  We got out there around 10am.  Elephants and their mahouts, or handlers, were […]

Chiang Mai – Muay Thai and Markets Thailand – the land of smiles.  And it’s true.  Everyone has a ready smile for you, even when you’re massacring their language.  Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Thailand, so I guess you could compare it to Birmingham in England.  Oh, except it’s beautiful and isn’t […]

Cameron Highlands – the Birds and the Bees (almost) Firstly, let me apologise for the long break in communications.  We’ve been too busy having fun!  I have taken notes along our journey from the Cameron Highlands though, so hopefully I can recall the highlights.  I will try to keep them to highlights, otherwise this will […]