S.E. Asia - Chang Mai & North Thailand

We left Ubon a few days later and flew to Chaing Mai via Bangkok. A nice small city, with markets, temples etc. We did a bit more nature & rocked an elephant ride here - fantastic creatures - but not too comfy! We also tried bamboo rafting / sinking & got very wet indeed - they barely float!

We left Chaing Mai & headed 4 hours north to the small town of Pai - it was a relaxing, do not much couple of days - but the whole town was like Woodstock.

We then took an over night train and then a bus to Kanchanaburi, a town made famous by the film 'A bridge over the river Kwai'. We stayed by the river being kept awake by party boats (still going at 6am) and  took in a tour of the Death Railway,  Hell's Pass and other nasty sounding places where many thousands suffered...I think we've seen enough over the last few months to work out things have not been good in Asia.