Within hours of crossing the border into Thailand from Laos our lovely government changed their Thailand travel advisory high risk status from being limited to Bangkok to including the whole of Thailand. At the advice of our travel insurer (i.e. if you want to remain insured) over the days that followed we made arrangements to leave Thailand. For the record, we felt extremely safe in Thailand and found the people lovely. Lets hope they can sort out their current issues.
Before we left we managed to explore Northern Thailand from our base in Chiang Mai. We focused on experiencing Thai culture, especially the food element. The highlight was a one day Master Chef challenge at the Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School. It will come as no surprise to you all that the winner is still in dispute. Either way, whether cooking and eating, or just simply eating, it was great to broaden our repertoire of Thai food. We enjoyed our old favourites of red/green curry and Pad Thai and discovering new favourites such as Khao Soi (crispy wheat noodles and fresh rice noodles with fresh veges in a curry soup), Yum Mar Mour (Spicy Papaya Salad) and Khao Niao Mamuang (mango sticky rice desert with coconut sauce).
So............ we arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to start our Malaysian leg of the tour a few weeks earlier than anticipated. We hope to get back to Thailand for the southern islands and beaches if the Red Shirts and Thai Government start playing nicely (it will be fine Mum, honestly).
Before we run away, congratulations to Adrian and Carolina Millar on the birth of Sebastian on Sunday morning. Weighing in at over 9 pounds it looks like he will be following his father into the forward pack.
Till next time, Kirsty and Rodney
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