Itchy Feet

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Okay firstly apologies for the delay in this blog, I was simply having too much fun!! It was NOT because I was intentionally neglecting my blogging duties!! Ok so we are now in Chiang Mai, up North, it is an old walled city, and quite westernised in its restaurants, cafes and feel! We arrived to our hostel by a limo style SUV, talk about arriving in style to a below budget cost hostel!! Our hostess was pleasant enough and gave us a detailed map of the city which was very helpful! She explained to us that our room was 'a big bed in a small room'....well she didn't lie! It was tiny but comfortable and clean! We excitedly start unpacking so we could get out quick and explore the city at night! I saw Daniels face turn white and his eyes grow twice the size, uh oh what is it?? 'The wallet, its not here, I don't have it, its not in this room' I remained calm hoping it would translate to him .After thoroughly searching all the bags, it was clear we didn...

Such an easy trip from Krabi to Koh Lanta compared to previous overnighters and rickety buses! We got there within 3 hours and bus dropped us straight to our lodgings 'Sanctuary', right on the beach, little bamboo huts with a porch and hammock, bongo bar, yoga platform and chill out areas. Stunning, such a nice vibe to it and felt like we were getting a real Thailand by the beach experience! It was located along 'Long Beach' which is indeed very long, we walked down along beautiful resorts and shack bars, what a I really liked about it is that the beach is backdropped by forests. We watched the sunset at the Bongo Bar with a Chang, we were so chilled, so chilled Daniel fell asleep! Booked ourselves in for some snorkelling the next day! SO it was fantastic! Real highlight so far. 1st stop was a reef where we jumped in and snorkelled for a bit.....well I tried! It was my first time and I didn't fully trust breathing in without engulfing a load of seawater so I j...