Monday, July 17

Hill-walking the Easy Way

Matt and Rosa turn up, and we decide to head North. Having reached Chiang Mai, Matt and I head out to check out the various transport options, and return with a huge 7-seater Toyota 4x4 complete with aircon and CD player. I realise that my hardcore backpacking days might be behind me.
We head out into the National Parks, full of good intentions of trekking in the hills, exploring untamed wilderness, and communing with nature. In reality we spend a lot of time in some rather nice restaurants. Perhaps it's just that we're getting older. To be fair, we do manage to conquer Thailand's highest peak... by driving up it in our 4x4.