Chiang Mai

Trekking through northern Thailand
Originally uploaded by rivvles.

In our first three days in Thailand we stayed in a luxury hotel, a youth hostel and a rainforest hilltribe's bamboo hut. From being entertained by cable TV and Tony Blair's election victory (note from Carrie - Red Rivlin's words, not mine) we found ourselves fighting off swarms of bees, flying termites and mosquitoes.

The jungle trek was beautiful though and despite arriving back significally more sodden, bruised and bitten than when we started, Ed thought it was well worth it. Carrie is still too traumatised by all the insects.

When we got back to Chiang Mai we did a day's Thai cookery course - next time you want an average pad thai or an overly spiced Thai green curry, head our way.