Monthly Archives: October 2013

Had a of a rough night! I (Irene) was up on and off getting rid of any food from the last two day! The bed was like a rock. We’ve never slept ( or not) on such a hard bed, … Continue reading →

Caught bus at 9am for our two and half hour bus ride to Phayao . VIP bus with wide comfy reclining seats and of course AC. £5.00 each for VIP bus. Crazy. Arrived Phayao and asked how to get to … Continue reading →

Today was Chiangmai cookery class, called ‘A lot of Thai’. We were picked up by Yui, and she was to be our chef/teacher for the day. We met our fellow students, two from Macau, two from Singapore, two from Florida … Continue reading →

7.00am pick up by minibus this morning for the long return trip up north to what is known as the Golden Triangle, the small area where the three countries of Thailand, Mirima(Burma) and Laos meet. Laos is actually the other … Continue reading →

We decided that today we would visit the Saturday walking street! Yes, we were confused. There is also a Sunday one, walking street that is! Anyway we ambled off, too hot to do anything other than amble. We found the … Continue reading →

Left Bangkok for Chiangmai at 12.50pm. Air Asia, great value,very regular and good efficient service. We did have the standard Bangkok Starbucks breakfast – a croissant for one and yogurt for ‘er. Taxi to the airport cost £10 for 30 … Continue reading →

After coffee and croissant at the Starbucks next door to our hotel we went off to a couple of temples we hadn’t seen before. The Lucky ( for some) Temple and Wat Arun. We had heard about the Ladyboy show … Continue reading →

Arrived in Bangkok after 26 hours on planes and airports. Bangkok is hot and humid 31degrees. Feel a bit spaced out, not helped by the 2am breakfast UK time we had between Dubai and Bangkok. Bit stupid really, I chose … Continue reading →