Chaing mai, Thailand Travel Blogs - Page 3

Chaing Mai

A travel blog entry by deseydoc

Hey Got the night train from Bangkok to chaing mai, took about 13 hours, had a bed so slept most of it, got into the city in the morning and the songkran festival was just as crazy here, everbody was lined up along the canal with buckets of water. ...

lets go trekking

A travel blog entry by hotteawhereever

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... heading up into the hill tribes....I ended up doing two different trips a two day and then a three day trip....Trekking in Thailand is nothing compared to trekking in other parts of the world but still it was fun and interesting...and most importantly ...

Return to Chaing Mai

A travel blog entry by superval

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... ) and was so shiny and glittery in the sun. I think it was my favorite that I have visited in Thailand. On our last day in Chaing Mai went to try and find my mom's old boarding school before we flew out to Bangkok that afternoon. It ...

One Day Trekking Tour in Chaing Mai

A travel blog entry by joshloz

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... at about 8.30 am. There were 10 of us on the tour for the day and our first stop was about half an hour our of Chaing Mai! This was at a butterfly and orchid farm...was all very pretty but not the action we were amped for! So back into the ute we ...

She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain When She Cums

A travel blog entry by robjones1981

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... and checked my facebook when then there was a message from the Canadian guy Chad I had met in Bangkok saying that he arrived into Chaing Mai by overnight train last night and did I want to meet up. I went down had my coffee and rather than checking ...

This town, is somthing like a ghost town

A travel blog entry by hanandvern

... us to live like royalty on a peasants budget. Same goes for many activities we've undertaken. Even the restaurants in Chaing Mai are offering discounts as consumer power takes hold in the extreme. The place is empty. Although that doesn't always work ...

Chaing Mai July/Aug 2005

A travel blog entry by em_sez

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A little more settled and away from the hustle and bustle, ready to enjoy ourselves in the jungle and meet some cool ...

No Ladyboys!

A travel blog entry by vicandgiggs

... the good old Manc days), as well as 2 girls from London. We've all stuck together throughout our ordeal and we're now in Chaing Mai where we let our hair down last night in a bar called Spice where there's a big sign saying 'no ladyboys'! We're going ...

Chaing Rai and the Golden Triangle

A travel blog entry by robjones1981

... a few blogs so here goes the quick catch up. Today was a 7am start being picked up outside my coffee shop/guesthouse in Chaing Mai for a 3 hour return minibus journey to Chaing Rai, a smaller what I found to be less friendly town in this northern ...

The journey north

A travel blog entry by beachbum

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... fpr future try not to get bed nearest washrooms not a nice smell to wake up too!!! from bangkok trains were not running to chaing mai (rain has washed away tracks in lampung or something) anyway took the bus and had a decent 11 hour ride. durring the ...

Chaing Mai, day 4

A travel blog entry by sicoya

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I left Bangkok and went to our new hotel in Chaing Mai. It was quiet and peaceful. The other guests for my aunts wedding are gathering there. I liked it alot. Just watch out for the mosquitos. There are lots of geckos. We went to the wedding planner's ...

Well, that was different

A travel blog entry by stain

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... I said I was interested and he just looked at me and said "Rodney you plonker" and walked off. I couldn't stop laughing. I'm back in Chaing Mai now and am flying to Burma tomorrow. I probably won't be posting anything for a few weeks but I will send out ...

the Jungle Book

A travel blog entry by adsrobjim

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welcome to north thailand listeners! after yet another hefty overnight bus journey, i reached chaing mai in northern thailand, where the bus kindly dropped us 20 minutes from the town centre at 6am, cheers for that!! well after a day looking round ...

mmmmmeditating

A travel blog entry by camo

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Apparently I'm not a good tourist (and when i looked at a map of thailand i realised that i have indeed only been to about 0.5% of its landmass). But I'm feeling the culture, from the inside; been doing lots of research by having lots of massages - ...

Birthday spatula

A travel blog entry by julienicholas

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Hello, just got back from a Thai cooking school in Chaing Mai where we spent the day making various yummy things, and I got presented with a birthday spatula (yes am older again). We made Thai green curry, veggies, coconut soup, sticky rice with mango and ...

Northern Thailand Elephant Riding

A travel blog entry by willietanner

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... then I fly Seattle to DC. All on the 8th of January! Yesterday, we spent the day trekking the outskirts of Chiang Mai. The highlight was a tour of the jungle atop an elephant, truly one of the best experiences I've had while traveling. Elephants ...

Cambodia Summary

A travel blog entry by nickytree

CAMBODIA SUMMARY Cambodia, oh Cambodia. If received a riel for every time I stepped back in amazement at practically every component of Cambodian culture, I would have heavy pockets. Cambodia served up its finest in natural beauty, friendly ...

Chaingmai summarised

A travel blog entry by amazingone

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... place Chaing Mai is ! Somewhere stuck between the 19th and 20th Centuries and somewhere between Thailand and France you will find this beautiful cove Chaing Mai. We ate quite differently and most certainly more cheaply here and the people treated us with ...

Thailand again

A travel blog entry by nbuene

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... is plenty more to see. The last week was spent making my way to the southern town of Kunming to catch a flight to Chaing Mai, Thailand. The first stop after the lake was a place called Lijang. This was by far the most touristic place I went in China ...

Puking is not Zen-like

A travel blog entry by megan1272

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... of Chiang Khong. I think it's about a 6 - 8 hour bus trip through the mountains, so I may stor for a night in Chaing Rai, which is supposed to be a beautiful area. I'm realizing that the start date for my Vietnamese visa (March 13) is quickly ...

Here we are-- Chaing Mai

A travel blog entry by ontheroad2

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... ; If we weren't so spent after getting off the train I think we woulda left. Alright so here we are in Chaing Mai, awaiting for the arrival of our private mini-bus to Chaing Khong (no doubt it will be late). After arriving ...

Mental development is a personal experience ...

A travel blog entry by camo

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... me to stay for longer, but i had fulfilled the goal i set myself - to try for 60min sessions and for 12hrs. I got back to Chaing Mai and checked my emails. The friend who was gong to meet me is now diverting to India and the arms of a ...

Night Markets of Chaing Mai

A travel blog entry by tom.steibelt

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... up for the 5.30 trip to Doi Suthep, a temple on top of the hill. The next day was also going to be our last in Chaing Mai and we both defiantely prefered it to Bangkok, everything wasnt as hectic or as dirty. Maybe it was just that there was a month ...

Elephants and waterfalls

A travel blog entry by graemeandjane

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Hey everyone, Yesterday we started off our adventures in northern Thailand. We had to get up v early tho, so we may look tired in pics. We booked a tour to take us further up north to see some sights. First stop was a 1 hr trek up a mountain to a ...

due south

A travel blog entry by julienicholas

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back in chiang mai for 2 nights...oh god its the huge markt today again, I have to stop shopping!!!! So this morning I went to an elephant park. Lonely Planet says this is a 'good thing' to do; a slow down in deforestation and logging has meant that many ...

Thai Boxing

A travel blog entry by janetmorgan

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Well, for a bit of rough and tough we headed for the Thai Boxing night behind the True Blue bar! They start the evening with the young ones 25kg. The funniest part of the evening was the French Canadian Man vs the Thai Man! The Canandian may have ...

Day 60: Doi Inthanon National Park

A travel blog entry by williampotter

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The ease of the trek frustrates me. After brief hikes we're stopping again. I scratch the bug bites on my ankles. Rather than wildlife, Tarzan seems unusually fascinated by lumber. After an overlong lunch break we amble past a pair of squealing, ...

Mirror Foundation

A travel blog entry by nellyandsime

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... with. - Annette ___ Just a little background - Mirror is a Thai NGO that has 'branches' in four locations over Thailand. We volunteered at the Northern branch, about 30mins from Chiang Rai city centre. They've been there for about 10+ ...

onto Chiang Mai

A travel blog entry by reecoops77

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... but i made it back safely and waited one and half hour for ferry much to the amusement of the locals. So we are off to Chiang Mai today we have a mini bus picking us up to take us to the airport for 400 baht each so basically $15 for a 2.5hr trip i ...

Chiang Mai