DAY 4: 23rd NOVEMBER; MONDAY- ROAD TRIP START!

And off we went.....breaky at Deli Bean and then hit the road!

It was a drive from Pattaya heading north east through Bangkok and stopping in Autthaya; Where we spent some time looking at the ruines and took some time out to ride an elephant through Autthaya.

From Ayutthaya it was onwards and upwards towards Nakhon Ratchisma.














The windy twining road that is Highway 12....bends and loops over the mountains and through forests. Heading up and up towards Nakhon Rachisma. Out of no where we were suprised by 1. A Thai boy leaping out into the road infront of us and 2. A massive lake that we have NO idea how we didnt see until that point. So we stopped where this little guy had flagged us down for a quick and rather deadly meal. The little place we stopped at was ......um......quaint? With its sloping balcony that had probably never had so much weight on it until now. Our meal of fried rice with pork and sweet sour chicken was well.....equally as suprising. expecially whn you bite into what you think id chicken breast and it goes.....CRUNCH! This along with my rusted fanta bottle; and the laundry that formed part of the leaning balcony, made for an interesting meal

From this nameless lake......we doubled back down into Khao Keo? And found a lovely little place to stay called the Khao Keo Garden Lodge. Very sweet....with the most phenominal massues and a lovely little place! With Concrete beds! So concrete infact that the guests next door ended up sleeping in their car!

From the restless sleep in Khao Koa....it was an early start northwards towards Khon Kaen which was to be our next stop!