I slipped and fell on adventure

Not sure if its come across in any of my previous blogs, but from a very young age its been known that I am a little, well accident prone. So after much consideration and advise gathering from a plethora of sources it was decided NOT to hire a scooter to drive around Northern Thailand, and instead hire a driver with a local guide – a decision I do not regret. After another long and leisurely shower in my hotel, I headed out to be picked up in yet another HiLux (are they made in Thailand?!) and introduced to the delightful Sunni (driver) and Winai (guide). Both from the same Karen Hill Village (which I’ll get the fortune to experience in a few days). They jumped out, shaking hands, grabbing my baggage and popping it and me into the vehicle. First feelings? Complete and utter awkwardness, as if I was pretending to be something I wasn’t, some rich person being ported from here to there in comfort… I felt like I was cheating, not travelling the ‘right way’… upon realising that th...

Have you ever realised you’d stopped breathing… when you’re watching a thriller… waiting to see if the victim will survive, when you’re driving and you see an almost-accident? Cutting into a steak for a dinner party and PRAYING its medium rare and not… well… dead. That is Chaing Mai… Its being in China for six month, then freaking out while in the forest, then… Chaing Mai… and suddenly your heart is beating slower, your breath is deeper, the sun is… sunnier? Admittedly I might be biased, while my time at Kindred Spirit was the most inspirational and awe inspiring experience of my life, my innards were not so inspired… and thus upon arriving in Chaing Mai at my hotel only to find a large square shower head with ‘rain shower’ option… I almost died… not to mention the pristine white toilet with complete flushing capabilities. I promised myself I’d spend the two days in Chaing Mai in the hotel, enjoying the pool and just relaxing (and general colon repairing), unfortuna...