Chang Mai
Travel Blogs from Chang Mai, Thailand
Chang Mai Day 202 (9th Dec)
Today we got ourselves together and were picked up by the mini-bus to head towards the elephant trekking centreOn the way we stopped off to pick up the elephants snacks, tons of bannanas. As we continued towards the elephant trekking ...
Family visit to Chang Mai
... did you miss me? Joe and Jolene were just here for 1 week and we spent 4 nights in Bangkok and 3 up north in Chang Mai. Bangkok was a bit disappointing in that there were more Farangs than Thai and it was all hustle and bustle and shopping stalls ...
Bus entertainment to Chang Mai
Got in to Chang Mai at 4am this morning after a long bus ride from Bangkok - involving multi stops, watching a loud screening of Cinderella - dubbed in Thai...it gets worse - the movie not cartoon version, a 12am stop for chilli soup noodles and fish ...
Sat February 10th - Chang Mai-Elephant Nature Park
After breakfast today we were picked up and taken north of the city to the Elephant Nature Park. Scott and Julia stayed here for a week last year as volunteer helpers and loved it so much we couldn't miss a visit. The Elephant Nature Park is ...
Back in Chang Mai
... pass while waving me on. When in doubt, just smile and feign ignorance. I did pick up my passport, with a visa for Laos, in Chang Mai this afternoon in addition to a bus ticket leaving tomorrow for the border. My next log should be from Laos, with any ...
50m Jump and a street fair
... I wish i had jumped just so i could type about the feeling, but i didn't so i can't so i won't. After that we got back to Chang Mai on the same tuktuk (He had waited) and we went to look for some food, we walked right into a street fair in the old ...
Central and Northern Thailand
... raft. So all in all, a good 3 days were had! Then back to Bangkok, wait at the station for 4 hours, for a train up to Chang Mai, which took 14 hours! Thankfully, we had a bottle of Thai whiskey in hand, Vallium, and some sort of disco carnage, where ...
Heading North....to the 'Jungle'
... past selling fried chooks feet or insects since I've been in Chang Mai...maybe thats the key, the absence of the food stalls. Chang Mai seems a little hotter than Bangkok, or maybe just more humid? Not quite as hectic here either, it is easy to notice ...
Camping and Kidnapped
... did) and crazy swedish bird, less said about her the better. Rasta bar on to the thia boys dreadlock street, basically bars in Chang Mai, didn't manage anything active, but have good information and few contacts now for when I go back with Lucy in April. ...
First Time Not Bangkok
... had grabbed the front seats on the top floor so we had a good view... for the parts we were awake anyway. We arrived in Chang Mai after some hours sleep only to be herded into station wagons because of some sort of bus control law. 15 minutes to the ...
Elephants, Snakes and Buckets
... but its hard not to. We had our last night with Orla in Chang Mai and hijacked a Tuk Tuk for some funny photos. We loved Chang Mai. Its a great city and although traffic is as busy as Bangkok at times, its still a lot more laid back. People are chilled ...
Holiday Season
... to be bigger and bigger (Sounds like the Rosh Hashana i missed in Laos.) I rented a scooter and drove around town a bit, and Chang Mai is much bigger than i expected, i was thinking more like Vang Vien. Saw some small temple which was interesting but i ...
Chang Mai
Well we are about to leave Pattaya to go to Bangkok to catch a plane to Chang Mai.. there goes our only luxury part of the trip which really sucks.. no more tv or aircon.. I will paint you a picture of the lazy days that I have been having.. It starts ...
Charming northern town, Thai massage paradise :)
... i am going to meet John in Cambodia as we exchanged each other facebook!!! So..see you soon dear John.. Chang Mai is a famous trekking destination in Thailand...that's arguably the reason why i decided NOT to do any trekking!!! I rather decided to ...
Chang Mai
... , this happens alot). We made our own way about 150 meters down the road after a argument as he wanted to charge us more. Anyway Chang Mai is a small place but there is plenty to do there. You can spend a week meditating with monks or enroll in a Thai ...
Chang Mai
... this is getting fun. I am heading into the unknown all by myself. I am going back to Bangkok to go North. Heading towards Chang Mai. A very chill town. I have no idea what I will do but anything is posible. I arrive on a train that has air con. ...
Mud, Mozzy's +Massage.........oh + more mozzy's!!!
... back and the people are really friendly. Also floods had stopped so no three foot of water- luckily enough!! Spent 5 nights in Chang Mai. Did a Thai Massage course while there! Really good, not sure if we can be trusted to massage real people ...
Satun, Grenze, Hat Yai und Chiang Mai
... sechs Monaten darf man maximal 90 Tage mit dem kostenlosen Visum (das ja offiziell keines ist, sondern nur ein Stempel) in Thailand bleiben. Zuvor war es unbegrenzt. Ausserdem kostet Overstay mittlerweile 500B/Tag. In Satun hat man gemerkt, dass es ...
MOONSHINE
I have been out of radio contact for a few days as I have been in the hills trekking. Firstly I did an hour tour on an elephant who basically earned his owner money by eating...basically you were told to buy food for the elephants (at 20 baart for ...
After we left the project
... our 6 am alarm and almost missed our plane. We had to throw our belongings in bags and race off the the airport. In Chang Mai (in Northern Thailand) we were able to visit many more temples, shop, and see some crazy hill tribes. We took a tour to the ...
Truly Thailand
... us down the Sok River and trekked us through the jungle where we saw many long-tailed macaus, kingfishers and a monaroe lizard. We flew to Chang Mai in the north where we will spend up to 10 days visiting the many temples, markets and hill ...
Happy Birthday to Me
Wow!~today was by far the best day ever I did a famous Chang Mai trek. First off to climb a high mountain which was sweaty but fun. After that off to ride the elephants. Of course I chose the elephant who was well....hungry and itchy. the ride ...
Chiang Mai is fabulous...
... of that.. we got a room at the eagle 2 near the night markets.. very nice place is Chiang Mai.. and I would recommend any traveller coming to Thailand to come here. The night markets are insane.. shopping shopping and much more shopping.. if only I ...
Chang Mai, and the hill which are alive!
Arrived in Chang Mai on the night bus after as 13 hr journey. Bus wasn't bad, but I left Bangkok having proved wrong the statement that you can get anything and everyhting there as I failed to get my hands on any valium, an occasional friend to any ...
Night Train
Why do we keep booking night trains? This time we left Bangkok at 6.40pm and arrived here Chiang Mai at 9am. We were in top bunks and the cooled air blew straight in on us. We only were given a thin blanket and so while it was boiling outside we froze ...
Riding on the left side
... !!! CHANG MAI I survived my first night in a night train. My foot still hears, but it's getting better. I'm staying at a Chang Mai Guesthouse that is run by a very lively woman called Mama Honey. She arranges everything for you and her pancakes are ...
FESTIVAL EXPRESS
after the komodo dragon experience......I hopped an overnight sleeper train to the north to Chang Mai- a little trpoical forest trekking- elephant rides and bamboo rafting on the river- sounds fun hugh! The train was great - tons of backpackers- and a ...
mmm.. thai food, bamboo rafting and a train ride
Our pick up was about 9am today by the ladies from the Chang Mai cooking School. First we stopped by the local market so we could buy the ingredients that we were going to be cooking with - lots of fresh vegies and herbs - it was going to be ...

