Chiang Mai

The bus from Sukhothai to Chiang Mai took about 5hrs and was great as we were lucky enough to get a seat. We were set upon immediately by taxi drivers, songthaews, tour guides.  We managed to get in a crowded songthaew which is a converted pickup truck type affair which dropped us off nowhere near our guesthouse as we had been led to believe.  Thankfully the centre of Chiang Mai isn't too big so we managed to trek and find the Mojito House Guesthouse which was to be our abode for the night.

Sukhothai

I left Loei on a very rainy morning and headed to the bus station. I went to get on the bus and realised that the queue just stopped moving.  A few seconds later I managed to get on to discover the bus was rammed full of people.  I managed to find a space to stand at the back of the bus and realised that I was in for a long 4 hr bus journey.  The bus went on it's merry crowded way and I began the task of hanging on tightly as the mountainous route was so bendy.  After a couple of hours a lovely Thai lady squeezed herself up against the person next to her and gave me half her seat.  It was so uncomfortable but so much more comfy than standing.  I think I thanked her a million times!  Thank you again Thai lady!

Solo Travels! Khon Kaen and Muaeng Loei

After so many weeks of travelling with someone it was time to venture out on my own just for a week or so. Andy stayed in the comfort of Bangkok and I went North East to see what that was about.

Kanchanaburi

I dont know what it was that made me choose this as a destination.  I suppose I had watched the Bridge over the River Kwai and so thought it would be interesting to actually go.  Our route through Thailand is very much being decided as we go. We stayed at a guesthouse on the Kwai river which was very picturesque.  It was basic in that you had to flush the loo with a bucket but other than that pretty great for the money.

Thailand - Bangkok!

After leaving Port Blair I wasn't too sure what to expect from Thailand.  It is one of those places that everyone goes to so we figured that there must be something good about it.  Arriving in Bangkok Airport was an experience I can't quite describe really.  It was like we gone back to the future again.  Everything was so new and shiny looking.  You have to understand that we had just come from Port Blair which had 2 flights in a day and looked like a shack in comparison. It was kind of a relieved feeling in a way as I needed a change from India.