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Day 33 - cycling around town

23/3/2015

Fred cycles into town with Sharon and another Swedish girl before going with them to a tribal clothes shop. His afternoon is spent with others at the swimming pool before a fairly relaxing evening on the balcony at Isra House.

"Sat reading and listening to the myriad of different sounds around the place, which were pretty mind-blowing."

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Day 32 - a wrecked Sunday

22/3/2015

After a quiet start to the day with his fellow-travellers at Isra House, they start drinking and smoking before going to play a round of golf. Fred's day doesn't go as planned as he gets very wrecked.

"The one thing I've got plenty of anyway, is time at the moment. "

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Day 31 - friends go trekking

21/3/2015

Today Graham and Ananda head off on their trek. Fred and John spend an afternoon at the swimming pool before meeting up again with Sharon & Aja who return from their 5 day trek visiting the hill tribes.

"I gave Sharon the calculator game and walkman. She was overjoyed."

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Day 30 - starting to relax

21/3/2015

A relaxing day in which Fred starts to wind down and enjoy his surroundings in Chiang Mai. Graham decides to go for a trip to visit the hill tribes.

"Four of us went to a nearby bar called 'Video & Cafe' where he treated us to a couple of bottles of whisky."

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Day 29 - arrival in Chiang Mai

19/3/2015

After an overnight bus trip from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Fred arrives at Isra House and meets up with Graham again. He spends the rest of the day getting used to his new surroundings.

"I was greeted like an old friend and shown my room."

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Day 28 - heading for Chiang Mai

19/3/2015

Fred makes his final preparations, says goodbye to fellow-travellers and gets the plane to Bangkok, before travelling on an overnight bus towards Chiang Mai.

"On getting off the plane the change in temperature was really noticeable. It is dusk and still 31C."

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Day 27 - visit to Kowloon City

18/3/2015

As Fred prepares for his move to Thailand, he goes with Colin to Kowloon City in search of calculators, walkmans and medical insurance.

"We were also deafened by aircraft swooping in incredibly low over the houses before landing at the airport".

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Day 26 - visit to Tiger Balm gardens

16/3/2015

A fascinating visit to Tiger Balm gardens before going to the Western Market and Happy Valley. Fred then collects his Thai visa and has his first experience of travelling on the Hong Kong subway.

"I then headed up some rotting steps into the hills behind the gardens where I sat for a while in quiet."

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Day 25 - thunder and lightning

15/3/2015

Another night of vivid dreams and a dramatic thunder and lightning storm. The temperature cools down and Fred's thoughts turn towards his upcoming travels to Thailand.

"We went up to the park for a while where it was very cool after the storms."

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Day 24 - news from Chiang Mai

14/3/2015

A fairly quiet day. Fred gets news from his fellow-travellers Graham, Sharon & Aja, who have arrived in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Tony had met them there and has bought a cassette with him for Fred to listen to.

"I will arrive in Bangkok on the 18th and could be in Chiang Mai by the 19th so I should meet up with them ok."

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