Ayutthaya

We decided to take our first adventure true backpacking style; not quite knowing where we are going, what train we are taking or where we will be staying when we get there. Picking location was fine and a natural stop, buying a ticket was really easy, but looking for a hostel in 33 degree heat with our backpack was less fun although manageable.

Ayutthaya is where we decided to take slight risks... It was recommended to sight see using tuk tuk guides or bicycles. Not being a confident biker obviously we went for biking! Oh boy I was terrified. However, it was the best thing I've done so far and the coolest (literally!). We saw some beautiful ruins and one at sunset which was really gorgeous. When we got to our final ruin I was shattered and we kept forgetting to eat due to the heat and we were both ravishing. So we decided to grab the most scummy looking pork on a stick. I was so excited to eat it so we went to sit down, mistakenly next to this huge black dog. Natural instinct kicked in and the dog was on it. Out of nowhere came 6 more dogs. They say everyone will either fight or flight. I'll give you one guess to who's natural instinct it was to flight... Will. I'd never seen someone run so quick with his pork. I was left with 6 raging dogs. Unwillingly I threw my pork on the floor and left it with them. I was terrified, gutted and starving from cycling all day. Ah well the final ruin was worth it and truly beautiful in sunset. However we forgot to consider the darkness which comes after sunset. We had to cycle 30 mins in crazy traffic and no lights. Luckily we made it back just after twilight! I was so proud 😀

Then came our next mini adventure... We tried to book our onward travel online, but nothing was coming up for 3 more days, but luckily got it all sorted and am now waiting for a 12 hour sleeper train journey... I'll report back in the next footprint!Read more