Well peeps sorry we've not been in touch - our budget and flitting around has meant we have not been able to update this site for almost two weeks! Wow where does time go!!! Although Nat thinks its been longer than 1 month that we have been away. So lets back track for Thailand ...

Koh Chiang
Moved down to Lonely Beach (which wasn't lonely) and stayed 2 nights in a bungalow with the best shower ever - and not even a Mira!! It had a really powerful spray and was open air which meant that there was no humidty - a treat here in s.e.asia. Fell in love with a little cafe where we ate for two nights. We now want to build a little outdoor banana leaf hut in our garden when we get a house! (and an open air shower although the nether regions might get a bit cold in the UK!!)

Bangkok
Bustling, busy, hot, humid, smoky, noisy, smelly.
Realised we have become old codgers as we were not ammused at the pumping music, sweaty mattress and 4am "who's stollen my ****ing wallet and passport" so moved to hotel following night with own swimming pool which we didn't get to use! Enjoyed the trip downthe river on the taxi boats, the reclining budda and the sky train. Didn't enjoy the pesky tuk tuk driver who got in a stop when we didn't spend 10mins at a tailors for which he would get commision. He promptly dumped us about a mile away from where we had asked to go, pointed and said "market that way" - cheers then!!
Jess and Dan were extremly kind in letting us stay at their lovely 15th floor apartment. They have some gorgeous views of Bkk which totally changed our perspective. Where we stayed the first two nights was the backpackers hangout and not really very Thai.


Some things we noticed about Thailand ...
There is only cold water, including for washing clothes. Hot showers are not that common.
Bare shoulders are considered not pretty.
Exercise, no make that moving, makes you sweat - or perspire for Nat!
Shoes stay outside.
Where does all the rubbish go?
Loo roll can't be flushed - so placed in a little open bin.

We absolutly loved Thailand - the people were wonderful, we felt safe, the food was great - we could easily go back for more!