We have been back in Chiang Mai now for a couple of days. Full credit to Mrs. Columbus being on her A game in finding us a place to stay – after looking at some of the places we have stayed before and brushing them off because they were not available, or had some ‘bug issues’ we decided to try a new area just outside the old city near the Saturday street market.

We have been holed up in our room at the Baan Ratchiangsaen completely taking it easy. The hotel is brand new, and very well run. The rooms are a good size, there is a pool, and some nice outside sitting areas – along with the low price of about $30/night it ticks all the boxes!!

After returning the rental car we have taken in a few massages, some street food, and just been hanging out by the pool and catching up on things back home. I blame the weather for the lack of activity 😉 as it has been a bit overcast and some rain on a couple of the days, so that has encouraged me to not venture out too far.

Bruce and Jackie have returned from their home stay adventure and after hearing about their experience we have added something else to our to-do list for a future vacation. They are returning to Australia today so while we are sad to see them go, it was great that we were able to schedule things to allow us a short vacation together – maybe next time we will see them in Australia as they have offered to host us there anytime!

We need to start working on our plan for the next part of our trip and are still trying to decide on Vietnam or Cambodia or ……..? It is all very stressful and I may have to think about it over a massage and maybe a beer.