Sunday Market Chiang Mai

Sekitar jam 04.30 pagi, bus yang membawa kami memasuki terminal baru Chiang Mai. Saya langsung kirim sms ke Ose, kasih kabar kalau kami sudah sampai. Gak sampai 30 menit kemudian, Ose sudah sampai di terminal.

Fyi, itu adalah pertama kalinya saya bertemu dengan Ose. Sebelumnya saya cuma dikenalkan ke Ose secara online, oleh kawan saya yang …

Hi from Chiang Mai.

Marne and I have spent the last few days in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Our plan was to use Chiang Mai as a launchpad into Laos so we only scheduled a few days, but given another opportunity we'd definitely consider a longer stay as there's lots to do and see here.

Sunday Walking Market
We arrived …

After a lazy morning we had a fantastic day swinging through the jungle like monkies. About an hour to the north up in the rain forest in the mountains was our destination and the long journey was worth it. Some amazing views in our airconditioned mini van kept us busy. Upon arrival we were taken to a mini walk through the jungle up the side of a …

It was an early start as we had the train at 8.30 and our hotel was nowhere near the train station. We got there for 8 and the whole station stood still and was silenced for the national anthem that played out over the speakers. Of course the train was late but we have started to get used to that now and jus chilled reading our books. We wanted to …

Chiang Mai was an unusual experience for me. While I greatly enjoyed the neighborly vibe of the city, and the increased convenience of moving around compared to Bangkok, I began to have strong feelings about the impact that so many travelers and tourists are bringing to the city, and to Thailand and Southeast Asia as a whole. On the one hand, such …

Jan 26th, Australia Day. Didn't realise that was even approaching. Lately I seem to have little idea what the day or date is altogether. I was aware it was January and that's about all. Ah, the joys of travelling. I should make the most of the day/date being completely irrelevant while i still can. Today Jude and I are off to thai cooking school …

This is one of my 3 top places on our trip. I took care of elephants for a day (fed them, bathed them in the river, and played with them). I almost got stepped on, but it was the most amazing day of my life. I never walked around with an elephant before, I only saw them in cages in a zoo. A baby elephant almost died because it was too small and was …

I tym razem nie udalo nam sie wstac o 6 rano za to wyspalismy sie do 12:00. Chyba jeszcze nie do konca przestawilismy sie na tutajszy czas.
Po wymianie pieniedzy na miescie (bo nasze tajskie bahty sie juz skonczyly) zjedlismy sniadanie i wrocilismy do hotelu zabrac aparat.
Postanowilismy zobaczyc jeszcze jedna swiatynie buddyjska na …

Entry containing 83 photos titled: Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Zoo, Chiang Mai Aquarium

Chiang Mai is really modern. There is a ton of stuff to do here and everything is less expensive. We met some new friends from the UK (Kev and Carrie), and met up with some friends from Canmore (Danika and Anthony).

Here are some of the things we did here:
-Temple tours
-Tiger Kingdom
-Sunday Market
-Night Bazaar
-Thai …

... any train we've taken before, and for about 15 american dollars), and have been in Chiang Mai since Sunday morning. Chiang Mai is in the northern region of Thailand, and it is a lot different than Bangkok- a smaller city, but with a more cultural vibe--- ...

... hour treatment - one hour of body scrub, and two hours of massage. After our treat (ments) we head out into the Sunday market of Chiang Mai.        Most of the old town has been closed off from cars and bikes for this weekly event. ...

... make one feel more alive than a couple of young, vivacious Thai women? Together with May and Kae, I explored the gigantic Sunday market where Kae’s husband Chin sold his amazing clay sculptures.  We also met to sample Thai cuisine in ...

... 've had to pick and choose... here's part one of the Chiang Mai diary :) So our first night in Chiang Mai was a Sunday, which is lucky for us because every Sunday the area around our guesthouse turns into an amazing market and ...

... itinery to which a few things have been added by me:- DAY 1: Depart 8.30 am sharp by truck from Chiang Mai. Drive and stop at a bustling local market (to buy food for the next 3 days). Drive one hour to visit a Buddhist cave with huge caverns, ...

... figured out some details for the next leg of our trip. We all reunited later in the afternoon for a trip to Chiang Mai's famous Sunday Night Market. The town closes off several blocks and the street becomes filled with a great mix of locals and tourists ...

... , sometimes more debauch, poses. After the Wats we headed back into the old city and stumbled across the sunday market, a huge market taking up the length of two streets perpendicular to one another, and cheaper and way more comfortable than ...

... to all the action! If anyone is going to Chiang Mai on a budget, stay at the Somwang Guest House!!!! Top notch! They have a great Sunday market here so we wandered round wishing we had lots of room in our rucksacks to buy lots of things - soaking up the ...

... to us, asking us where we were from and said his English teacher when he was little was from Toronto, he told us about the Sunday market that runs along that main road and chatted a bit.  He showed me that I should put the straps of my purse around ...

... . We spent the night in Bangkok, time to get cleaned up and catch up on some sleep, before booking another overnighter to Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.  We spent the day in our favorite McDonald’s getting free WiFi and lunch.  I am a bit ...