Thailand travel tours made for you

Growing up in the welsh valleys, I’m quite used to hiking, camping and being deep within nature for long periods of time without having technology withdrawals. But the Thai Jungle located in Doi Inthanon in the North of Thailand was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had with nature. Pulling up my hiking socks, I was riddled with excitement as I grabbed a hiking stick made from wood and set off with my new friends towards Doi Inthanon. The day in general, was pretty darn fantastic. Incredible views of the mountains, beautiful sunshine and visits to local tribal villages where we exchanged broken communication with the tribal children and their families.

We reached our home for the night which was the home of a tribal family resembling a big tree house in the middle of the mountains. I felt beyond lucky to be experiencing this raw adventure with nature. Until I was told the shower was outside with no doors or privacy. So I waited until it was pitch black until I had my shower which meant sitting in my BO for hours. But I didn’t mind as I sat with the family and ate their home cooked meal made with love and warmth. I quickly fell asleep ready for the next day.

I woke up to the sound of chickens clucking around me, giving me their gentle wake up call. As I sat on the edge of a mountain eating my breakfast Thai porridge, I ravelled in the sunshine and views that were ahead of me. Having no mobile signal is extremely refreshing and it can give you the power to literally stop the chaos and stress of day to day life and reset your mind and refuel your soul.

Songkran is Thailands’ New Year and each year the festivities usually involve a nationwide water fight. In Bangkok, the streets are closed and everyone is armed with a water gun or two or just a big bucket of water.

It’s imperative that all of your belongings are safe inside a water proof case or better yet, left at home. I was with a few friends in Bangkok during Songkran; armed to the teeth with water guns, water balloons and a waterproof bag. I didn’t want to be carrying my weapons all day; I wanted to drink beer at some point too.

We hopped into a tuk-tuk and started targeting random strangers who were unarmed and unaware that is was Songkran. If you don’t have a water gun then you are in trouble. A group of girls waited by a corner, immediately we squirted them with water and it was hilarious watching them trying to run in their flip-flops.

Around the middle of the afternoon, we headed towards Sukhumvit where massive water cannons were shooting into the crowd like a friendly riot. It was hard to get around because it was so crowded however a little squirt from my water gun helped create a path like Moses separating the sea.

My friends and I then decided that we needed to rest and recover and headed to our friends apartment to get dry and have a chance to check notifications on our phones safely and securely.

Once dry again, we headed back into the city though the party was dying down and most families would be heading home which is partly why went back in. This time, we went to a few outdoor bars to watch locals throwing buckets of water over each other with some girls even getting into the buckets too.

All in all, it was a spectacular but also crazy day but that’s what you would expect in a city like Bangkok.