First of all, sorry guys, we ve been seriously behind on updating our blog. But it also mean that we are having way too much fun! (Oh and we were in the mountains so no internet)
I am writing to you from Chiang Mai, in Northern Thailand where we spent a week so far. But let's get back to the beggining. Last time we gave you some news we were in Ayutthaya. We only stayed one night but it was one hell of the night. We met the hotel owner's brother that turned out to be an old Thai pop star (circa 2002) who took us to a local bar. We drank free Thai whiskey, met the mafia, and partied until the sun came up. The morning was very painful when we woke up 20min before check out and had to rush the packing. After a quick breakfast we were on our way to Sukothai, which means "Dawn of Happiness", the old Thai Empire capital.
First we decided to stop a Lop Bori, famous for the monkeys that run around the ruins of old temples. You know what? I love monkeys, well I thought I did. They are cute and furry. I was very excited to get to see wild monkeys. We got to the city, and started to walk around. Oh first monkey! So cute. Then two, and three. And thousands. And thousands. Not only confined to the temple, these little creatures invaded the city and were up to no good. They attacked Johnny befoore a local came to our rescue with a catapult. We quickly left the monkey area, and booked our tickets for a night train to Philok where we planned to get a bus to Sukothai. By the way, I don't like monkeys anymore.
That night train journey was one big mistake. No air con, a million mosquitos, and a very old train that kept violently stopping for no reason, meant that we could no sleep, were bloody sweaty and ended up covered in bites. We arrived in Philok at 5 in the morning before catching the bus to Sukothai, and finally being able to curl up in bed in the first hostel that we found.
The city was alright, we stayed in a cute little bungalow and visited more temples (we are totally templed out by the way.) After a couple of nights we left to make our way to Chiang Mai.
On the way we stopped by the Elephant Conservation Centre to play with a baby elephant. Very cute.
We were really glad to get to Chiang Mai, we are staying in a really nice place called...well, Nice Place. There is a pool and we met loads of people. We went for a 3day trek in the jungle, stayed with tribes, drank to much Chang, had a go at elephant riding, and trekked some more. Probably one of the best experience of my life.
Apart from trekking, Chiang Mai has a very good nightlife. We did not sleep much and had very long days of hungover. Gap year, innit.
Liz and Johnny are going to Laos today by bus to do the Gibbon Experience (you stay in a hut in the trees for three days) while my vertigo keep me in Chiang Mai for one more night, before taking a slow boat to Luamp Prabang and meeting them in a couple of days.
Sorry for the verryyyyy long post. next time, it will be short and up to date.
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