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Happy Christmas everyone! i am having a strange christmas becasue it may as well not really be christmas! santa hasnt found his way to my little bamboo hut, but there is the occational bit of tinsle around and we are having a party tonight with a barbeque. we are here for one more day then on...

permalink written by  Clairesj on December 25, 2009 from Tonsai, Thailand
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deep water soloing

i am now getting excited about going home in 2 weeks!! however, it has still been enjoyable here. i went deep water soloing, well i didnt actually do much- it was at low tide so everything was very high and quite hard. i wasnt about to do a 6b at 15 metres! but there were a few confident/crazy...

permalink written by  Clairesj on December 19, 2009 from Tonsai, Thailand
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fear of falling, rusty bolts, and dying flip flops

The climbing in Tonsai is perhaps what i expected- good but polished and a little overhyped. when you open up the guide book and flick through all the pages, it looks like there is so many good areas, however, you then start looking at the quality of the bolts and half the climbs you want to do...

permalink written by  Clairesj on December 11, 2009 from Tonsai, Thailand
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fish massage, monasteries, and beautiful beaches

the last day in Bangkok i meandered for most of it. i did get a fish massage out of curiosity! these special fish swim in a pool and you put your feet in there- they feed of dead skin and bacteria so they then come and sit on your feet and nibble your dead skin- sounds a bit weird when i write...

permalink written by  Clairesj on December 10, 2009 from Tonsai, Thailand
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Elephant Nature Park, Hill tribes

We spent a full day at Elephant Nature Park, helping out with the feeding and bathing of the elephants and learning how they ended up at the park. The park is a sanctuary for elephants who have suffered as a result of the tourist trade in Thailand. Elephant trekking, for example, often...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on December 5, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Shamans, spirit gates and a lot of sweating

Before our two-day trek into the hills began, we stopped off at the Lisu shaman's House for some lychee wine and a bit of a sit-down. Our trekking guide, Charlie, also showed us the giant swing, which represents freedom to the tribe, and the spirit gate, which we were forbidden to touch in case...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on December 5, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
from the travel blog: Thailand 2009



White water rafting back to Chiang Mai

Trek: day two took us downhill, past a waterfall and through a Field full of cows that decided to follow us for the last leg of the journey. We were all relieved to see the songthaews waiting to pick us up at the end of the trek, but also really proud of ourselves for what we'd achieved in the...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on December 5, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
from the travel blog: Thailand 2009



Canyoning!

Today was a free day to spend as we liked: most of the others took part in a tour of Chiang Mai's temples while four of us - Andy, Lauren, Sam and I - went canyoning. This involved sliding down waterfalls, wading and jumping into pools, and rapelling 100 metres down a huge waterfall! This...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on December 5, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
from the travel blog: Thailand 2009



Caving and yet more 'reggae' bars

Caving and abseiling today - although after our incredible canyoning adventure yesterday Lauren, Andy, Sam and I found it a bit of an anticlimax. The best (and most terrifying) part of the day was a tyrolean traverse across a huge, deep cavern followed by an abseil (we were pretty much...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on December 5, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
from the travel blog: Thailand 2009



Sleeper train to Bangkok...or is it?

This morning, Lauren, Andy, Sam and I decided to check out the temples of Chiang Mai: we'd missed the temple tour the other day while canyoning. We discovered a really ancient-looking temple right next to our hotel, which was pretty interesting. In the afternoon we were meant to be...

permalink written by  lucy3119 on December 5, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
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