Chaing Mai, Thailand Travel Blogs

Crazy Ladies and Overtaking Elephants!
Apr 2, 2004 (3 photos)

... paper! There is also a lot of slash and burn this time of year where they set the hillsides alight in "controlled" fires. That said Chaing Mai is a nice city and the old town is surrounded my a moat and was once a walled city so in some places there are ...

The Best Hour of the Day
Oct 17, 2003 (15 photos)

... Thai capital before the Burmese crashed thier party back in the 1700s. Lots of old ruins there, and more big Buddhas. Then onto Chaing Mai, where we are now. We took an overnight train ride north from Bangkok, a quick tuk tuk ride and again found a ...

Trekking in Chaing Mai
Jul 13, 2004 (7 photos)

... elephant down but the incident, from start to finish lasted about 30 - 40 seconds. After elephant riding we returned to Chaing Mai and booked into a decent looking hotel. 'What about that free massage we're supposed to be getting?' questioned Sarah ...

Elephants and Cider!
Apr 14, 2006 (5 photos)

... met up with my new travel buddies for the next month we all headed north through the Thai countryside on the night train to Chaing Mai. Although we had beds the movement of the train was similar to a washing machine on a spin cycle so very little sleep ...

Chaing Mai
Nov 16, 2005 (4 photos)

... their country, land, and king...speaking of the beauty surrounding them, their giving budist beliefs and the importance of family. Chaing Mai is incredibly clean for a city going through quite a growing spurt, making it's way to a large urban destination ...

Thai Cooking Classes, Parades, and Shopping
Nov 17, 2005 (4 photos)

Eating eating and more eating.. The day started at the Thai market buying herbs, spices, vegatables, fruit, seafood - you name it - to complete our ingrediant list for class. We sat on the floor of a Thai home, grinding our herbs and spices into curry ...

Temple in the Mountains
Nov 18, 2005 (8 photos)

... . The temple itself was covered by gold, surrounded by countless buddas, ornate wood carvings and a myjestic view over all of Chaing Mai. Clear skies, 85 degrees, beautiful to wander around, it was a great way to end our morning in Chaing Mai before ...

Sawasdee Bi Mai! or Happy Thai New Year!
Apr 16, 2003

... toll as people have accidents through drink driving, no helmets and lack of experience (there are 12 million motorbikes in Thailand but only 6 million licences) as well as drowning and other water realted incidents. Strangely we also found out that there ...

Lighting Balloons on Fire - For Fun! Loy Krathong
Nov 16, 2005 (5 photos)

So, as I explained the Loy Krathong festival in the earlier posting, it is a festival celebrated once a year to 'cleanse' the soul and bring good fortune for the coming year. Besides the Krathongs, (floating flowers and candles on the river) they have ...

Chiang Mai
Mar 31, 2005 (2 photos)

I arrived in the northern city of Chaing Mai at about 7am. I wasn't very tired considering my lack of sleep on the cold bus. I wandered until i found a nice little hotel for about $7 a night. I got lost the first day, but found my way the 2nd day. I met a ...

No Wet No Fun - Elephant Riding and Bamboo Rafting
Jan 29, 2007 (12 photos)

... at the hotel we went for dinner. Faith and i then spent a good few hours working our way through the night bazar in Chaing Mai, a huge market that covers the surrounding streets at night. I am getting quite good at bartering and my thai is improving. I ...

Travel Times
Mar 4, 2006 (1 photos)

... cost me 250B ($6.25) for an hour! I kicked around for a while, and got the book "the Beach," which is set in Thailand from a backpacker's point of view. Pretty good so far, and made me get all fired up about being here again! When the time came to ...

CHAING MAI
Mar 10, 2006

... was misery. The next day in the hotel wracked with pain wasn't much better. But...once we actually started to explore Chang Mai, northern Thailand, we had a blast. "The new city" is really a 700 yr old walled city. Much of the wall is destroyed but enough ...

Long Time No Speak
Oct 20, 2006

... guest house has offered to teach us how to make 'som-tum' and 'pad-thai' (two of my favourite thai dishes :-)). I'm leaving Chaing Mai on Monday, heading down to nakon sawan to stay the night at another pair's project (Nici and Clare) and then will be ...

Thai Cooking
Jul 12, 2006 (9 photos)

July 8 - July 11, 2006 Cooking School So, as many of you know, Todd and I came to Chiang Mai during our honeymoon to Thailand. We loved it so much we had to come back but this time our sole purpose was to learn some Thai Cooking (oh, and Todd's ...

The Land of Learning
Jul 10, 2005 (4 photos)

... soi. It's great to rent a bicycle and slowly work your way around the hidden corners. As far as things to do, Chiang Mai is a fantastic place to visit if you want to learn. Here one can take courses in cooking, language, massage, meditation and more ...

An Amalgam
Oct 29, 2004

... and quickest way to get around Bangkok so you better believe that's how I did it. Once outside of Bangkok, especially in Chaing Mai, I have discovered the sangthaew. This is the Thai variation on the taxi. The people at the park refer to them as ...

Same Same, but different
Jan 20, 2008 (1 photos)

Back in Chaing Mai.  Back at Malak Guest House.  In the room 301 next to 302 where I stayed before returning to the monastry.  But what a journey it's been between the 2. Sitting here in the rooftop garden, i feel calm, gentle, ...

How many Kronards can an elephant dump?
Jan 1, 2009 (17 photos)

... on the way there. We were however greeted with a ¼ tonne truck with two bench seats on either side. These are what Thailand uses for taxis, called a Sawngthaew and they can comfortably seat 8 adults. We were 11 people on this trip, and I was thankful ...

detox didnt go entirely to plan
Nov 29, 2005

well there, Detox didnt work out as planned. got a flight up took it easy the first night cups of tea and an early bed. The next day i started my 5 day thai cooking class, thats right the bard is becoming a culinary genius, some might say i ...

Chain Mai day 2
Feb 7, 2007 (8 photos)

... bamboo submarine... Of course the day would not be complete unless we did some more shopping, once we made our way back to Chaing Mai we had to go back to the night market where we had another successful night. Jamie bought two pairs of shoes, one ...

Wat wat wat wat....!
Dec 18, 2005

Helloa, I'm up in't north in a place they named Chaing Mai and it's pretty hot here, very unlike our north! Do you know what since i have been in the land of thai i haven't visited a wat... i have seen wat's (temple) but have not visited one wat! ...

A Month in Thailand - in Pictures!
Sep 30, 2004

... with Chris and Fok too. Beautiful waterfalls at Doi Inthanon National Park (where Chris is volunteering). A happenin' night in Chiang Mai...having drinks at the gutted-out VW bus. But, believe it or not, these bartenders still drive this thing ...

Its only been a week!
Feb 2, 2006 (8 photos)

... them. Mainly we sat around and drank! didnt want to go all out at the start! On saturday we travelled on the night bus to Chaing Mai, didnt sleep much at all, but very cheap! Monday to Wednesday we did a three day trek to the north of Chaing Mai. ...

Chaing Mai
May 19, 2004 (8 photos)

Arrived Chaing Mai and found a B&B to crash for the night. After strolling the streets nearby and finding a Singha beer or two we decided to go on a 4 night Thai Jungle hike. We stayed at different Thai indian villages each night, rode an elephant one ...

ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch Chaing Mai
Sep 22, 2005

... some Oasis karaoke, which is always a winner for british lads. Weve found some Thai boxing on tonight (friday), its Bangkok versus Chaing Mai. Nine fights of pure uber violence, with elbows and knees to the face and who knows what other tricks, sounds like ...

chin-chin chang-chang
Dec 9, 2007 (6 photos)

... craft. I guess it's the same the world over, Chinese manufactured goods are exported and consumed everywhere, so I shouldn't expect Chaing Mai to be any different - maybe just realise that Farangs aren't all stupid. My week included "The Worst Waxing ...

Hill Trek Hell!
Oct 31, 2005 (5 photos)

... tonight, celebrating the fact we made it back!! Off to the South of thailand tomorrow to chill out on the beaches of stunning islands. Praying for sunshine as monsoon season is due to end tomorrow. Hope you are all well. Bye from Chaing Mai xxx

Oh my Budda!
Feb 22, 2006 (25 photos)

Oh my budda! I haaaaaaaaaate snakes. Today I met the people who will be trekking through Northern Thailand with me. 2 awesome Aussies (sparkies- Nick and Nathan) from Brizzy, my 2nd room mate (Kristie - from Alberta Canada!!), and our guide Seksun. I ...

Northern Thailand
Mar 12, 2006

... artists painting pictures from photos in amazing detail. We also did a day trip up to the Chaing Rai area and the 'Golden Triangle' (the border between Thailand, Myanmar (Burma) and Laos) apparently the 'golden' part of the name comes from the opium ...