Chiang Mai, Thailand Travel Blogs

On the road again
Mar 18, 2005 (27 photos)

... your chopsticks. So beautiful. We also bought 4 little sauce bowls.  www.youtube.com/watch?v=jekS-CFbelA Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz9KkYtr0bc Our hotel was the Chiang Mai Plaza hotel. It was just a block ...

Chiang Mai - Up North
Mar 27, 2009 (32 photos)

... ( a sunday) was spent wandering around the weekend market which has brilliant food and craft stalls. This is how I expected Chiang Mai to be, charming and interesting. I guess nowhere in Thailand can escape the inevitable effects of mass tourism.

A New Year, and a new country
Jan 13, 2009 (46 photos)

... this far (not many people left I'm sure) i will just tell you about our first couple of days in Thailand.  They have been spent in Chiang Mai, we have pretty much just been getting ourselves organised AKA planning activities, getting a bit of a ...

Giving Thanks for Life Abroad Part Deux
Nov 29, 2006

... Law in more than half of the country's 76 provinces - conveniently for me, the CNS General Spokesperson issued a statement saying that Chiang Mai is among those provinces where Martial Law will not be lifted. Of course, I have to live in the one city ...

Thai Cuisine - The Spice of Life
Aug 16, 2006 (14 photos)

... Oh well, the pad thai looked good! Bringing me to the concept of outdoor cooking. Not all, but mostly all, kitchens in Thailand are outside. I gather there are a few reasons for this. For starters, it is a tropical climate thus being hot and humid and ...

Royal Flora with a French and a Scottsman
Jan 26, 2007 (9 photos)

... another Disneyland- like Tourist Attraction?     Royal Flora Ratchaphruek is a grandiose horticulture exhibit in Chiang Mai, Thailand and of the nearly 80-hectare exhibition, the most beautiful elements are those on a smaller scale: moss ...

Ciao Ciao Chiang Mai
Feb 23, 2007

... to Wanderlust Associate" well that's because i'm leaving Chiang Mai next week. My fellowship is not over, but I am over Chiang Mai. Oh Thailand. I cannot believe I've lived here for 7 months and tonight is my going away party. I have that same slightly ...

Luang prabang to Chiang Mai, Thailand
Oct 22, 2007 (34 photos)

... and she wasn't wearing a helmet.....fortunately she escaped with a few grazes and a bruised ego (everybody saw). We had a great time in Chiang Mai, and thanks to the locals there, we felt very much at home, hence us staying for a lot longer than we had ...

The Thing I Carried
Dec 19, 2006 (2 photos)

... arrive days before Rosh Hashana '06 and conveniently in the middle of a coup d'etat. Hannukah '06 was spent in Chiang Mai, Thailand teaching Jewish traditions to Buddhist's while making spicy potato latkes. Wherever I went, I carried with me that one thing ...

...this and that...
Oct 18, 2006 (5 photos)

... mountains, in a jungle - the city that has been created in this environment, is very much still subject to its surroundings. Chiang Mai is a relatively new city whose growth is in direct relation to the development of mass tourism. From the temple on the ...

In the jungle the mighty jungle
May 23, 2009 (71 photos)

... as the Chang Rai one, but then, no wat is going to compare after that. Anyway is was very nice as the views over Chang Mai were good to see. Lastly we decided to hit one more wat, a jungle one so very different again, with tunnels and stuff. There were ...

Bumming Around Before Burma
Feb 9, 2005 (5 photos)

... he was tied up with a new business. In this case my plans are not flexible since there's only one flight a week from Chiang Mai to Mandalay and I'm booked on it. Instead I went to the post office and shipped home a package of some souvenirs by seamail, ...

Ready for Doi Suthep
Jan 3, 2008 (1 photos)

... I'll be hopping on a red truck to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep.  Doi Suthep is located in the mountains overlooking the city of Chiang Mai.  In fact, I have a great view of the wat from my balcony.  I took this picture this morning - if you look ...

Back in Chiang Mai
Jan 23, 2008 (1 photos)

... thing would definitely be a good practical skill to have in Baltimore, but the tree floating sounds cool, too!.... I'll be in Chiang Mai for a week, decompressing and planning my next month of travel.  I hadn't eaten dinner in three weeks, so I ...

City of Wats
Aug 22, 2003

... shake). This morning I am feeling a little better but still not up to trekking for hours in the hills of Northern Thailand. After some Rambutans for breakfast I went looking for another place to stay. The Moonlight Guest House is very nice but my ...

Chiang to-the Mai baby
Mar 28, 2007 (1 photos)

... find great things to do, you haven't gotten the full experience of being a traveler. Do it sometime. We got to Chiang Mai yesterday afternoon and after 17 hours in tight quarters with a bunch of hygiene difficient backpackers, we were ready to shower ...

Songkran New Year Festival
Apr 13, 2006 (13 photos)

... also seem to be having just as much fun, but only the ones that want to get wet! Thai people and travellers flock to Chiang Mai for Songkran because it has the reputation for being the most fun place to be in the whole of Thailand during the festival. ...

Leaving for Laos
Apr 18, 2006 (1 photos)

The last eight days in Chiang Mai have been fantastic fun. The SongKran 'New Year' festival was well worth coming to this city for. Thai's celebrate the new year during the hottest part of the calendar, and what started as a 'blessing' ceremony has ...

Another border crossing? Ooh yes please...
Mar 24, 2005 (1 photos)

... enough seats for everyone- we were in shock). Maybe Thailand does have some compensations. We spent a very comfortable day in Chiang Mai, enjoying the availability of commerial goods, such as toothpaste that doesn't taste salty. That night we jumped on ...

Move over Jamie Oliver and other stuff...
Oct 19, 2004 (3 photos)

... TV. The next few days were spent just relaxing really. We took time out to see a few temples and wander further around Chiang Mai. We managed to get a full body massage, where there was definitely an element of cupping when the female masseur got to ...

Chiang Mai
Dec 9, 2004 (27 photos)

Greetings everybody, I have arrived at Chiang Mai in the Northern province. A little background. Bangkok is in central Thailand near the water. Due to its elevation, it is hot and humid. Chiang Mai is up north in the mountainous regions. It is ...

To Trek is Dreck Though Elephantine is Divine
Feb 7, 2005 (16 photos)

... really riding one in earnest. Yesteday I did just that and this time it was through a stream and up and down hills in northern Thailand. My van arrived to pick me up for the hour long drive to the elephant camp as planned at 8:15 in the morning. We'd ...

Week Sixteen - Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son Loop
Dec 16, 2003 (21 photos)

... for tomorrow. Phone North Wheels who say they are sending out engineer and new car and will arrive at 10pm from Chiang Mai. Wander into town, v bohemian, full of backpackers and bars and restaurants to suit backpackers. Nicola impressed, Peter not. ...

Back to school
Jan 10, 2004 (5 photos)

... difficult to find even real milk in this part of the world. The next day we began a 5 day cooking course at the Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School. We both already make Thai food at home, but our knowledge is limited and we wanted to master the basics. ...

Thai Cuisine
Jan 22, 2005 (6 photos)

The food in Thailand is one of the highlights of the Thai experience. I certainly enjoyed the food more this visit than I did in 1984 when I wouldn't even eat rice! My appreciation of ethnic food has grown tremendously since then, especially since ...

9 Feb 2550 and after
Feb 23, 2007 (23 photos)

... the people at Mirror Art and in the Hill Tribes. 5 star resorts, although they have their place, can never compete with that. From Chiang Mai I got back to Bangkok. I had to fly as there were no train seats available and I don't think my back would have ...

Loi Kratong Festival
Nov 16, 2005 (6 photos)

We are fortunate to arrive in Chaing Mai at Loi Kratong festival when the Thai's honour the water spirits for, amongst other things, the drinking water and irrigation received the previous year. The name Loi Kratong literally means 'floating lotus shapes'. ...

Nok, Nok, Who's there?
Mar 21, 2005 (49 photos)

... , temple of the big stupa, Wat Ho Tham and Wat Sukmin. Also on the temple grounds is the city pillar (Lak Mueang) of Chiang Mai, named Sao Inthakin. It was moved to this location in 1800 by King Chao Kawila; it was originally located in Wat Sadeu ...

Wat Umong
Nov 13, 2008 (7 photos)

... , but this one was at least different from most.  It was set in the midst of a forest and although in the heart of Chiang Mai, it seemed very far from the city and a life of modernity.  It was a pleasant stroll and we captured a few cool images.

Thailand - Chiang Mai
Mar 25, 2007 (45 photos)

With Verdi blowing chunks for most of the night, we awoke having had very little sleep - perfect for the forthcoming flight to Chiang Mai. That rough, groggy feeling was to become the theme for the rest of the day.   We had planned to go to the well ...