Hey, you guys!
- Hello!
Phoebe and Matt here So we’re on the streets of beautiful Chiang
Mai because we’re about to do a jungle hill tribe trek with the guys at G Adventures and
Tour Radar If you know me you know that I always say
that I hate hiking Matt loves it
Nothing’s changed, still hate hiking But
The great thing about this job is that it forces me to do things I would never do otherwise
Strap on your vlog belts Shake it
Yeaaaaaahhhhh!!!!
Mmmmmm Sugar cane
- I thought it was pineapple It’s not pineapple
- And it’s not bamboo
- I said that and immediately regretted it as soon as I said it
The village idiot has arrived!
I am exhausted that was really, really hard I thought I was going to die, I was having
visions, I was like, hopefully I pass out cos then I’ll get choppered out of here
Now we’re just doing a bit of a village tour
Then we’re going to feast which is good cos I’m starving
Ah, that’s a big one!
- Oh my goodness, Lee Who’s going first?
- Lee, you go first
Not bad!
- Not bad, I don’t want to shot that though We’re in someone’s hut drinking whisky
Not today, Satan - More?
- Yeah, Why not?
Oh my goodness!
- I can’t shoot all that but I can take a little bit
Alright, Lee, you had an obscene number of those how are you feeling?
- I only had four!
Smiley!
That could be the equivalent of eight drinks you’ve just ingested
- It could be, it could be but it’s made me very happy
I’ll drive you to Macca’s
Kob khun kha
Stir fried pumpkin, something called potato soup
and omelette with rice
Pumpkin, good!
Alright we’re about to get our first look at the village shower
No, What is that?
- That’s where you get the water from - That’s where you stand
Okay, so we’ll take turns So get naked, stand in the corner
you get splashed down
Morning!
Last night was our first night in the village Things were going fine until about maybe three
in the morning when the rooster crows And when I say rooster, I mean about a thousand roosters
YOU!
Can you not take that somewhere else?
SHUT UP
So we think we’re getting dressed for a photo
Either that or we’re about to be in some kind of live stage performance
You look very cute, I like your outfit Look, father and child!
Oh no, she hates you
- Yeah it looks really good on you actually It’s my aesthetic, villager!
So we’re all in our official garments for our family photo
- Hi!
This isn’t awkward at all…
Someone has gone full tribal So it’s day two of the actual hiking today
Today’s hike is a lot longer, it’s like 12 kilometres, six hours
I heard a rumour if you can make it through day one you can make it through the rest of
it so fingers crossed I don’t die today, I guess
We’re at the hill portion of events Oh my god I hate myself
- You’ve got your sherpa Is that you?
- It’s me!
- If you drop something, I’ll pick it up I’ve dropped my soul
Shout out to my mum who’s probably watching this laughing
Pray there’s a Baskin Robbins up the top of this mountain
Mountains
No Baskin Robbins
We’re in the river What’s it called?
The Huew Hin Poon Creek, that classic travel spot
Creek Life.
What up.
I like today’s outfit it’s, uh
diverse.
The crocs are a nice touch
Exhaustion is starting to set in.
Six hours, twelve kilometres - AH!
Legs are fried, even my big toenails hurt - Those water buffalo were pretty cool though
They were sick, man Imagine being a water B, just chilling out
all day Guess you gotta do some pretty hard core manual
labour In case you’re wondering, the reason we
say Willage is because that’s how a couple of our guides have said it
Oh!
Water B!
Heyyyyy!
What’s up Fam!
Namaste
Yeah, our guides say Willage and I just think
that sounds adorable, it sounds so friendly, such a happy place to be!
Yes!
Yesssss This is gonna to taste so good!
Look at this scenery though What a spot for a soccer field
Hopefully some local kids are going to show up, in the non creepiest way possible, and
yeah, play a little bit of soccer/football
- Dang, girl, you do got a big booty!
Yeah, I do!
I really do!
- It’s so good though I’m so embarrassed
Dablu!
-Dablu!
That’s our homestay host We’re calling her Nan
Just want that first sip ohhhhhh!
This is day -Three
Three Day three of hiking
Today we’re going to a cave And some swimming
Apparently there’s going to be a fruit shake there
- Yessss Sounds amazing
And then I think we actually get some time in a car today
So you woke up to the beautiful sounds of roosters this morning, Lee
- Yeah, 4am, persistent little bugger was in my ear
After a big night on local whisky - Local Whisky
They were in our ear - You could hear them a long way away
- Yeah, you could hear them - That’s probably the one that was in bed with me
Excuse me sir..
What are those?
So today we’re hiking in the river In crocs!
This is pretty beautiful, I gotta admit Day one was rough, i was hating my life, I was
like, No, what have I done? and every day it’s gotten better and better and better
I’m not saying I’m a hiking convert but, I’m having a nice time you guys
Matt’s gotten blisters and thought it would be a wonderful idea to take his shoes off
OW!
One just got me!
Ow! Ow!
That went straight through my croc
Ah! I think it’s in my foot You know!
Those things are savage!
Yowza!
Ah, today’s a great day to be me cos, usually, I’m not very active outdoorsy and Matt’s
like, “Do it, come on, you can do it!”
And today, how the tables have turned.
I’m one with nature!
Here I am thriving and old desolate back there is having a real sad time
We’ve been eating a lot of rice and stuff craving just a big serve of fruit
and we found this beautiful lady selling fruit shakes and everyone’s stoked
Look at the joy!
How is it?
- So good
And then on the opposite end of the spectrum
we have this young gentleman show up with a tallie of Chiang and a fresh pack of cigs
We are in the Tham Lod Cave So this is a really ancient cave in Northern
Thailand and it is incredible I feel like you guys need a bit more context
about what this cave is all about but I can’t give it to you.
Ancient site.
Something spiritual.
Something important.
People have been coming her for a long time.
Bats.
- Eeh Eeh!
Eeh Eeh!
That’s really That’s a really believable sound
It’s a booooooob!
- How did somebody find that?
How do you think?
That was a man that found that!
- Absolutely!
These are the coffins.
Two to a coffin.
Budget cuts, guys.
Ergh - that is some nasty.
There are about five million bats calling this cave home.
Amazing history, awful amount of bat faeces.
Alright, what happened in the cave.
- Yeah, a bat took a crap right on my arm, there, and I had to wash it off in the water.
It was really gross You need some hand sanitiser
- I’m going to sanitise the crap out of it
Like a bunch of savages we’ve all just rolled up to the seven eleven, hot!
Sawasdee ka It’s been three days since my last seven
eleven Chocolate!
You’ve got water, snickers and an ice cream.
That’s a healthy, balanced diet.
Yessssss Look what I have got for you
I’ve got ice cold cans of pepsi max and snickers!
- Yes!
Yessss!
You look so happy!
- I know, oh, hello, we’re back in the world!
You!
Stop That!
People are trying to sleep!
We’re in a place called Ban Jabo Famous for its incredible sunrises
Home of a million roosters.
Matthew’s the team photographer Oh, the leg over, nice!
It says, “I’m here and he’s mine” - Yeah, it’s mine!
Lee’s warming up to it.
How are you feeling this morning?
Shit.
So the sunrise, it looks better in person than it does here on film
That is the sun And it’s glowing bright orange
It’s, yeah! it looks like an alien sun, like a blood moon or something it looks incredible
but all of this smoke, it’s the smokey season at the moment unfortunately so it’s really
hampering things
Alright get in the right frame of mind You’re from Brighton, you’re sexy
- He puts his glasses on!
- I know, I look rough
Casual, there you go
- Yes, absolutely! just keep your balance!
Oh… my goodness!
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