De Naga Hotel Chiang Mai

... Thai dishes are based on similar ingredients and only some distinctions make them different from each other. We were a group of 9 people and all had our cooking station and could choose 6 dishes to cook - delicious. I hope I still remember how do it when I get back home. Never felt so full though and sadly couldn't eat all.

The 3-day trek through Doi Inthanon National Park was quite an experience.....The group again as always a really fun group of 12 ...

... a donkey everytime the students said something.....odd experience all in all, and not many things I think I'd want to emulate in the classroom!

We all went to watch a Kick boxing match on Friday night to blow off some steam. Good laugh - we had small bets on with eachother to see who'd win. Much higher quality than the first place I went to a few weeks ago (which in retrospect was mainly for tourists). This ...

Got to my guest house at 12.30 yesterday afternoon. Chiang Mai is very different to Bangkok. Greener and less hectic. At the station I couldn't see many taxis - and when a taxi driver approached me, he showed me to what looked like an ordinary van. Felt a little bit of trepidation getting in, but it turns out they are all like that here - a particular make of van, rather than the cabs in Bangkok.

My guesthouse is very sweet - luckily ...

... we went with it and got the cheapo cocktail in a bucket ... classy hey! The first band were a brother and sister duo from America who were also just visiting Koh Lanta until she fell off a motorbike and hurt her leg and a Thai guy (who was wasted on the night) had offered to manage them and get them gigs while she recovered. The second band were Thai and the lead singer wore a leather cowboy hat and jacket and sang the Thai classic of doo doo doo dimble dum ... well that's ...

... after picking up Jessie's picture she had made. We decided to head to the 2nd dance school so back on the moped, me driving and Jessie navigating and ended up in rural somewhere so headed back. Then to the Central Airport Plaza (mall) to see the dancers from the international dance festival. After talking to the guard and a couple of teenagers a nice British gentleman helped us out. He didn't know about the dance festival but suggested we go to the walking market ...

... five cabins, each with two separate bedrooms and bathrooms. i unloaded my baggage in room one, freshened up and hit the streets, looking for somewhere to eat. i found a little restaurant around the corner then wandered to phra sing temple for a quiet contemplation. after visiting the dab phai temple, kneeling at the feet of a giant, white plaster full lotus buddha with my eyes closed, reading the golden illustrations on the deep maroon walls, breathing ...

... till our next flight. We discovered our luggage had gone through to Chiang Mai and we didn’t need to get it. We were told to go outside to get the free shuttle to the domestic airport. The girls at the booth there were totally disinterested and said it came every 15 mins. After waiting 15 mins and no sign of any bus, with only 30 mins left now we decided to take our chances and walk and run the 1 km ...