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Travel Blogs from Mueang Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang mai chiang mai I love chiang mai
We're still here cos I love chiang mai. Chiang rai tomorrow to really mix it up! We were meant to be going south to the islands Ko phi phi and lanta :( but the flooded :((((( Ive lost all my tan! Butttt I've discovered beautiful islands in Malaysia Wooo ...
Thai cooking!
I returned to Chiang Mai yesterday on a 6 hour van ride. While the drive between Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai is scenic, it contains over 1800 curves through the mountains! The public buses are known to carry barf bags and I read a lot of warnings to ...
Back to chaing mai
Went back to chiang mai for 3 nights, booking our train to Malaysia. Just mooched around for these three days as we have done most things here. Train is on Sunday 17th and gets to Malaysia (butterworth) on Tuesday. Not sure what were going to do once ...
Last time in the capital in the north!
... Something in the 1300s. Fantastic views of Chiang Mai at this height and much cooler. On my way back, took a detour around Chiang Mai university which reminded me a lot of the Nottingham campus, and wandered around the night market there, full of ...
Cooking up a storm in Chiang Mai
Right, Anna's back in the blogging world! We spent 3 nights in Chiang Mai and it was a pretty cool city. We enjoyed walking around the Old Town and exploring the night bazaar, but the definite highlight was a cooking class we did last night with Baan ...
Simply MAGICAL.
... I was determined to find a reputable company that I would be happy giving my business to. There are hundreds of elephant camps around Chiang Mai alone, and there were packages that were costing as little as 40% of what I paid to Thai Elephant Home ...
The Quaint City of Chiang Mai
Bangkok was great to see but better taken in smaller doses. It left us craving a chiller and more relaxed scene. Chiang Mai is popular among backpackers who seek a more laid back location. Due to our mistake of not planning ahead we were forced to fly to ...
Lions, TIGERS and bears
Today we ventured to the infamous Tiger Kingdom a twentry minute Tuktuk ride outside of Chiang Mai. Our Tuktuk driver had dyed tiger orange hair and a silk jacket with a tiger embroidered on the back. He dropped us off at 1030 and waited in the parking ...
Must trek!
Of many things one can do in Chiang Mai, trekking is on the top of the list. With mountains, rivers, elephants and local villages that are all in the proximity to the city, there are a gazillion companies that offer trekking packages. I signed up for my ...
Ladyboy Boxing
... that neither of us had seen and were both interested in upon arrival was Thai boxing, or Muay Thai. Obviously this is unique to Thailand, although many of the countries on Asia watch the sport so we have had a taster. Chang Mai is apparently THE place to ...
#canspendalifetimehere Chiang Mai!
... if this is because the train was taking 5 attempts each time to start her engines or there just weren't enough people going to Chiang Mai. Scheduled arrival was 0955hrs. We reached at 1245hrs. Ironic twist- when it's hot and baking during the day- the ...
A funk in Chiang Mai
... I won't say it felt great. I didn't walk out of there feeling relieved or released from tension. I'm glad I tried it nonetheless. Chiang Mai is a city that is hard to describe - it is busy. Many cars, taxis, tuk tuks, scooters and pedestrian ...
26-hour travel day
... we arrived in Bangkok, I hailed a cab and headed straight to Hualampong train station to catch a 14-hr sleeper train to Chiang Mai. I waited 2 hours for the next departure in a stuffy station, sleepy and hungry. The thing that sucks about traveling ...
Sawadee pee mae!
Gelukkig nieuwjaar, of zoals ze hier zeggen: Sawadee pee mae! De jaarwisseling hier in Chiang Mai was een heleboel dingen. In één woord: heerlijk. In wat meer woorden: Feëeriek (waar o waar moet dat trema?). Gezellig. Druk. Zwoel. En ...
The land of a thousand smells
... wait until our last night in Bangkok, before we leave for China. After a short stay in Bangkok, we had booked the day train to Chiang Mai, hoping this would be better than the night train. Boy were we wrong. I will spare you the details, the trip can be ...
Chang mai,markets and even nicer weather :)
... can't complain huge room , shower and free breakfast . I spent afternoon looking around my interesting area and in the evening got a Tuk Tuk to the night bizzar great fun , spent a lot though . Whole day in Chiang Mai before off to wildness on Monday ...
Animals
Surly this should be called Emily's blog not Emily and jakes? We're in chiang mai now which is northern Thailand, it's a really nice relaxed chilled hippy town. It's mainly for university students as it has a big uni here but there is also soo much to do ...
Tiger Kingdom and tour of the 7/11s of Thailand
So to finish up our time in Chaing Mai we went to the Tiger Kingdom! We were hoping this would make up for our failure at the Tiger Temple in Bangkok! Our driver arrived at 11am - we quickly realised it was a bad idea to ask him to arrive at this time as ...
Temples, Walking street market and chill out
So today I had nice lie in as next 15 mornings got to wake up at 6 :( woke up around 9 and went had my complimentary breakfast and bought a map, so could work out what to do today. There's was lots of temples so I decided to practice both my bicycle ...
First Stop - Thailand
... in Bangkok exploring the area and markets. The rumours of Patpong are most certainly true. -Saw lots of temples/wats in Chiang Mai with the most interesting being Doi Suithep which overlooks the city from the hilltops. We also met a teenager trying to ...
Norsujen kanssa vietetty ainutlaatuinen viikko
... nipun jälkeen kaikki heivattiin rekkaan ja vapaaehtoisporukka sen päälle matkustamaan takaisin. Oltiin aikamoinen näky :) Chiang Main helteessä työskentely oli tietysti fyysisesti aika rankkaa, mutta tuli hyvä tunne ...
Mosquito Beacon
... perhaps we could hire him to drive us around the rest of Asia so we don't have to carry our backpacks!! Other highlights in Chiang Mai was a great Irish pub and the night bazaar markets - I will save you the waffle if anyone is even still reading!! ...
Chiang Mai
It's Friday night and I'm watching eagles Geelong live in Chiang Mai. We had an interesting trip to the Burmese border on Wednesday to renew our visa's. Cost us 1200 baht ($40) for the minibus trip to Mae Sai and that took from 8am till 12.30 and we had ...
Jungle Master
Ahead of our scheduled jungle trek, we arrived in Changmai. Changmai was a welcome relief to the non stop bedlam, hassle and partying of Bangkok. We booked a 3 day Jungle Trek. Who would of thought around 15 hours of walking in 35 degree heat would be ...
Last Day of Conference
We had a great ending to a wonderful week with our missionaries from Christar. We celebrated communion together this evening and then the team gave us gifts of appreciation. One being a Hada, or blessing scarf from Tibet. The guys also received a hat ...
Buddhist Thailand
Thailand is a Buddhist country and you can see the temples all around the city of Chiang Mai. Took some pictures of how ornate they are. People will offer gifts to the Buddhas and ants seem to enjoy them. It reminds me of the passage in Psalm 115 about ...
Conference continues
The missionaries we are with are serving The Lord in China. The Gospel is advancing in China but their work is difficult and hard. It requires endurance and diligence. Many who come here with the desire to do great things for The Lord become ...
Legacy Talk
This morning I gave a talk on legacy to the mission teams with Christar. I love talking about the legacy we will leave by the time we spend, the words we say and the experiences we share with the people around us. In the afternoon I went on an adventure ...
Voluntary Sacrifice
I've had a good amount of time getting to talk individually with missionaries with Christar over the course of this week and here are some observations I would make about them... 1. The all are sharp, successful people who could make a good living in ...