The hostel I was staying at (a little bird hostel) was one of the nicest and most social I've stayed at in Asia, which was another welcome change from Bangkok!
I spent my first day exploring the old town which still had the remains of its original wall and moat. Within this centre were numerous Buddhist temples and random little alleys and parks to explore.
An example of one of the stupas
I then did the usual trick of hiring a scooter for a couple of days and exploring the nearby mountain roads stopping off to visit the Doi Suthep a sacred Buddhist sight with amazing views of the surrounding areas.
Then came the silly mistake of booking a trek. Sounds innocent enough but didn't do my broken foot any good....
The trek was great fun though. Elephant riding:
A big trek up to 1200 meters before staying with a hill tribe and when I say up I mean UP I thought I was going to die!!
It could have been worse, one of the two lads I've been travelling with lost his wallet half way up... The local 17 year old took them back down (at a sprint)!!! They reached 10 yards from where they thought they'd lost the wallet when the guide suddenly sprinted past them the other way. At this point he shouted elephants!! Charging elephant's doesn't sound much fun to me. When they made it back to the camp I'd never seen two more tired people in my life!!!
Day two involved trekking back down (hence throbbing broken foot) and then white water rafting, before bamboo rafting, cracking trip.
The trip to Laos was a two day slow boat to Luang Prabang which involved drinking and er... Drinking
Now following the traveller trail through Laos. I'll keep you informed
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