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Just eight days to go before these two globe trotters are off on their next journey. And as usual, we're going to overdo it, trying to pack too much into our eight and a half days.

We start in Bangkok, arriving late on Saturday afternoon. We have that eve, the following day and Monday morning to explore the resplendent wats (temples), the Grand Palace, huge markets (including the canalside floating night market) and of course the food!

Monday noon we've got a driver to take us three hours away to catch a boat to the small island of Ko Samet for a few days of R&R, more great food (we love Thai food!), a snorkel trip for me and probably some Thai boxing for Aran's enjoyment.

Thursday evening we're back in Bangkok and off to the airport Friday morning for the short flight to Chiang Mai, a small city in the north where we'll spend our last three days (including a trip into a village or two in the surrounding hills, possibly by bike), leaving for home on the red-eye on Sunday night.

The umpteen photos I'll end up shooting are likely to put me over the 1500 mark in my Flickr albums (currently at 1358) so check back in a few weeks and help me get closer to 7000 views (today's count is 6602).