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The Journey North
... half way!
Due to the horrendous crowds It was difficult to take in the stalls that surrounded me and what they were selling.
I soldiered on through and reached the end which was marked by the Tha Phae Gate and was then greeted by gigantic static lanterns depicting famous landmarks such as the Eiffle Tower, leaning tower of Pisa and the Colosseum in Rome.
The Tha Phae gate is the eastern gateway into the ...
Chiang Mai
... it is common to see "elephant begging", where mahouts (elephant handlers) take their animals around town and sell food to unsuspecting tourists to feed them with. The tourists think they have hit the jackpot and get great photos and the mahouts make a months wages in one night. But the elephants are the losers. It's extremely stressful and frightening for them, as most of their sensory organs are in their feet, and the intense vibrations from ...
MHS Loop - To Chiang Mai
Our first stop on our way to Chiang Mai to complete the loop was to visit Doi Inthanon National Park. It's the highest point in Thailand at 2,560M (which isn't crazy high) and had nice walking paths in the park. It was a foggy, windy and steep ride up but nice to see!
We made it back to Chiang Mai and returned our bikes which I was able to fangle my way out ...
A Condensed Version of the Last 5 Months
... I decided to take a video of everyone sleeping, so we walked through all the train cars (somewhat quietly) and videotaped everyone sleeping in their bed. When we reached about the 4th train car, we opened to door to find strobe lights, blasting American dance music, and bottles of whiskey and beer ...
In the eye of the tiger
... west for ten minutes until I reached a series of waterfalls at the base of the nearby mountain. I then headed back east, passing the cafe and eventually stumbling upon yet another night market. With the daylight fading and my stomach rumbling, I walked back to a small restaurant and ordered a dish of rice with pork in a spicy red curry sauce. The rest of the evening was spent hanging out with some YWAMers with whom I swapped tales of strange travel ...