Sorry for the lack of updates folks (Those who are actually bothering to read the site!). OK, so I am back in Chiang Mai as this has to be the best place on earth. I’m still sick but nowhere near as bad. Just a remaining chest infection putting a downer on everything.

Left Ais in Bangkok airport after her ordeal and she got off fine. Glad to see a smile on her face. Lucky me got a flight back to Chiang Mai 5 Min’s after her flight. So we have all gone our own separate ways now anyway. God knows she deserved it!

Anyway, glad to have left the southern islands. FAR too hot, too alcohol fuelled and drug fuelled and no culture. its just like a hotter Playa Des ingles. Now I’m staying with Thai friends again in Chiang Mai and learning a LOT more Thai. Met a girl in a club the other night that offered me a job (TEFL) teaching English so I could stay here. But that’s doubtful. 😉

I have decided to give the whole China, OZ and Fiji thing a miss and do the whole SEA thing instead. So as of now, my Itinerary has changed to the following: next stop, Hong Kong for a few days for my visa run, then Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos then back to Thailand so I can fly out of Bangkok (man I’m sick of that airport!) to LA and do the whole America thing. I do not think I allocated enough time to see everything here.

Anyway, been out at a music festival (weird Dijereedoo and jazz fuzion) and seen all the touristy stuff. Stayed in a hotel to recover from the Malaria and I think I’m over the worst of it. Got a call from the doc from the results of my blood tests and apparently I have “Malaria quartana”, fortunately he said it is the mildest form but I will have it for a long time as it does not go away.

Anyway, going out clubbing again tonight. Have so many new friends its wonderful and I’m really having fun. Just miss Sarah lots and lots.

Anyway everyone, take care and I PROMISE ill have all my photos tomorrow. (I got them put on CD for me) 😉

Hope the weather back is in the 30s too!

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