Chang Mai
Travel Blogs from Chang Mai, Thailand
The Golden Triangle - NOT!
I survived the trip to the Golden Triangle - the border between Thailand, Lao and Mnyanmar, formerly known for its vivid drug market and therefore being very dangerous place... Well, my trip was really a scam, again...We went to the view point to see the ...
Chang Mai - Change of Plans - Again!
So, I have changed my mind again - this makes it 3 times I think. In my plans to go to Laos I seemed to have forgotten to calculate travel time in. Thus to get to Singapore by the 16th/17th of December, and also get to check out Kuala Lumpa, I would ...
Bangkok to Chang Mai and The Honeymoon Tale
... the plate "Celebrating your 18th Anniversary" so bang goes the diet....I can't wait to see what else turns up! After flying up to Chang Mai this morning we checked into The Chedi - I think it has to rate as the most exquisite hotel I have ever stayed ...
know when to Take my leave
... (i got some serious feedback notices from the otgher guests under my door)----i thought it may be time to leave. So here i am in Chang Mai (the north) where i chartered a boat and went on Mae Ping river cruise to see fruit farms, did some shopping and ...
Journey to Chang Mai
... invited us boys in with first class great it was pure crazy disco lights and drinks on a nite train what more do u want. Arrived in Chang Mai at are hotel to find the pool has been out of order looks like years and they now have plants in it instead. ...
Last two weeks in Thailand!
... but not quite the blissful island paradise that I remember from 2 years ago. Then went back to Bangkok and took the overnight train to Chang Mai. This was one of the funniest train journeys I have ever taken and I can highly recommend it! It is a 13 hour ...
Thailand
... the south of Chiang Mai. The evenings were usually rounded off with a sing-song around the camp fire accompanied by some chilled Chang Beer. The last thing to do was cure Sonia's Thai green curry addiction with a cookery course to perfect our skills; ...
Wat Walk
Hey all, just got back from my Chang Mai wat walk. I visited quite a few wats here in Chang Mai today. What I like about these wats (hehe, no pun intended), is that they are "living" wats. For example, opposed to being big touristy ...
Majestic Grey Beasts and Tribe Living, Thai Style
... We accomplished both of these events, and more, in the past two days. The long neck hill tribe people are refugees in Thailand. They are originally from Burma, but they are escaping harsh fighting there and the Thai government was nice enough to let ...
thailenskar rottur - hreint hunang - eyrnatappar
Kristin skrifar: tha er eg buin i 3gja daga fjallgonguferd sem var bara aedi!! logdum af stad um morguninn og byrjudum ad fara i reidtur a filum. mjog skemmtilegt, svipad og vid hildur gerdum i hua hin. sidan var okkur keyrt i smathorp tar sem bua ...
Malaysia Part 2
... before he headed home. He was cute, in a very naive and innocent way. He was making plans for his speedy journey throughout Thailand, and as we were heading in the same direction, we decided to go together (to make sure he was safe). Unlike every other ...
Trekking around Chaing Mai
... was the lack of sleep, although we all had bunks I couldn't get a wink of sleep all night, and arrived in Chiang Mai feeling like the undead. We spent the day sorting out our accommodation and booking flights down to Koh Samui (our next destination after ...
Chang Mai
Arrived safely after 15 hour train ride from Bangkok. Slept well on the train. Checked in to Rose Guest House for 100 baht a night which is OK for a fan room. Weather here a bit cooler than BKK, but much warmer than Hanoi. Need to get myself sorted ...
Craving Pickles but Grinning Wildly
Cool and Quirky Observations about Thailand 1) Shrines: They are everywhere. In beautiful idyllic places, in hidden dark places, in front of temples, playgrounds and 7/11. The common offerings appear to be: flowers wrapped or woven into ...
MONK CHAT
Hi everyone There is temple high on a hill top called Doi Supthet. I had sight seen there last week and was so interested that i asked the monk if i could come and speak to him. So after negotitation a sangthew (like a taxi) for an rip off price i ...
operation deepthroat
... it was time to leave!! As all good travel plans go instead of heading south, i decided to get the sleeper train up to the north to chang mai with a few people i met on my first night out in bangkok. Of which one is a complete freak and reminds me of ozzie ...
Chang Dao
... get comfortable that I didn't notice what made Mike quickly slow down.... it was the view of Doi Chang Dao...the largest limestone mountain in Thailand. Within this mountain was what drew us here though, as I had heard many rumors about ...
Survived the jungle - bee stung, mossie bitten
... grumpy trekkers in the morning! Soon cheered up though - was mostly down hill the next day and we went elephant riding and bamboo rafting before making it back to Chang Mai village in the afternoon for a hot shower and my own blissful soft pillowed ...
Trekking in Chang Mai
... & we were there practically all day & didn't get to see anywhere near it all! They sold everything from clothes, souveneirs to dead animal skins! Next stop is Chaing Mai - we booked an over night bus to get there which took 12 ...
Chang Mai Treking
Following the overnight train from Ayuttya to Chang Mai - Best night sleep i've had since i been here as well, be found ourselves checking into to quite a nice guesthouse and sorting ourselves out the 3 day 2 night treking into the hills of Chang Mai. ...
Another journey...
Need to get out of Thailand in time...the thought continued in my mind... 6:15 my alarm went off. I quickly got dressed and actually used the water from the faucet in my room for the second time since in Asia to brush my teeth ( I was being ...
CHANG MAI
... of bamboo pulp that they're unable to digest. So the zookeepers have given the poop to the paper making industry in Chang Mai who have converted the poop into paper. They used the very old traditional method used for making paper from mulberry trees. ...
Chang Mai
... visa which takes a week or so to process and partly because we really liked the spot. Its the biggest city in Northern Thailand but again with the feel of a small town. The old part of the town is completely surrounded by a walled moat ...
Beached Mermaids, Markets and Movies!!
... expense we decided to head back to teach our guides girlfriend how to make Mojitos for their bar - a very exclusive recipie in Chang Mai! Lovely couple - we stayed for dinner then went out clubbing with them and another guest staying at their guest ...
Chang Mai
Chang Mai. After the hustle and bustle of Bangkok, arriving here is like a deep breath. It's so calm and the people are so friendly. Its a big city with a little city feel. Even the downtown consists of mostly winding allys and roads littered with small ...
MMM MMMMM
Hi Everyone, well its sat morning here, my last day in Chang Mai, which is a shame because it is truely incredible. Yesterday i woke up as usual beside my friend lary the lizard and realized that he had had a party in my new guest house with cary the ...
A lazy day
... two and amble around the shops purchasing a couple of pieces of craft work. We have a nice lunch in a nearby cafe. This evening, Fergus feels quite ill and is unsure of whether he'll be able to leave Chiang Mai tomorrow as planned. We have an early ...
Elephants and cooking classes in Chang Mai
Chang Mai's a cool city in the north of Thailand and we really enjoyed it here. It's a walled city and some of the ruined walls are still visible. We visited Doi Suthep, a temple up on the hill overlooking the city. It was nice an d cool up there and we ...
Elephant trekking and rafting
... we have good fun anyway. Next, we take a bamboo raft slowly down the river for a further half hour before some lunch and the bus back to Chaing Mai. We stay at the same guesthouse which costs 150 bhats for a room or E1.50 each! Now that's a ...
What a surprise !
The Biggest Surprise Ever invented ! I popped down to the lobby of our hotel awaiting the iminent arrival of young Devine. I fell asleep on the couch just to be awakened by the man himself at 5 in the morning. He told me that he ahd met an Itlaian ...

