Watch out Thailand Ash has arrived

Finally Ashleigh has decided to wander her way 8 thousand kilometres across land and sea to come hang out with me in Thailand. We took a taxi ride through the enormous busy city of Bangkok and spent our first night in a Hotel flasher than anything else I have had so far in south east asia! complete with door man, lift man and taxi booking man. The next day we headed down to the infamous Ko Sahn Road area to do a small bit of shopping, enjoy some great street food and book some cheaper accommodation for that night. We relaxed the rest of our day and tried, like everyone else, to get our head around the noise and atmosphere of old town bangkok. Next day bright and early we set about organizing the rest of our trip. We left that night on a bus and arrived here in the beautiful Chiang Mai where we will spend the next 5 nights before travelling down South to Koh Samui Island in the eastern gulf of Thailand where we'll spend new years before heading home.

Busy Intersection near Ko Sahn Rd

Ash looking like she just swallowed a mouse

Some of the excellent street food in Bangkok

My new favourite T-shirt

Proh Samen Fort in Bangkok

The huge lizard casually cruising one of Bangkok's many canals, the picture does not do it justice, was about 5 feet long

My new friend, the travel agents dog while we were waiting for the bus pickup

Chiang Mai is a very relaxed town compared to Bangkok, there is only so much of the noise, exhast fumes and smog one can take. Chiang Mai has quite modern parts to it, even a McDonalds I believe. Also quite a few small temples and old buildings.

Ash trying to be a Buddha

One of the fountains in the moat around the old city

Ashleigh's Temple again

I am a Monk, honest