So, start as I mean to go on, I thought. Quick stop-over in Bangkok before flying North to Chiang Mai. No need to go into the centre of the city. No need to spend much cash. It’s just a stop-over after all.
I was not booking this one though. 5* Fowler was. (Hayley to those that don’t know her)
So. The Banyan Tree top-notch swankville fest it was. 35km from the airport it was.
62nd floor open-air restaurant 5 course meal it WAS!
Amazing food, wine and of course company really set us up in style for the week we had ahead in the Jungle. In huts, during monsoons, covered in Elephant shit.
If anyone is thinking of taking a budget tour of anywhere, I suggest you take the very generous Miss Fowler with you. At least for a week.

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