Diamond Riverside Chiang Mai

... with the idea of getting something. But they were so "hard sell" that it wasted all my time, and I didn't even get the chance to look at anything I could afford. Meanwhile everyone else had been waiting outside for me, and I didn't even realize it. So that kinda sucked. I don't like sales pitches, and I don't like making people wait.<br><br>After the jade factory, we piled into the van to drive across town to go to an umbrella factory. Yup, an umbrella factory ...

Haben uns fuer 3 Tage auf einen Trekking Trip in den Thailaendischen Dschungel nahe der Grenze zu Burma begeben. <br><br>Wir hatten keine Ahnung was uns erwartet und durften nur das noetigste mitnehmen. <br><br>Eine Unterhose, 1 Jeans, 1 Paar Socken, 1 T-Shirt fuer 3 Tage. <br><br>Die Erlebnisse waren es aber wert. Am ersten Tag sind wir fast nur durch den Dschungel gewandert. Nach einem 5 stuendigen Marsch am zweiten Tag ...

... rice wine) the Laos version of Poitin. Sat down with the family and had a few shots striaght from the still. Hair on the chest stuff!!! The men of the family arrived back with a crate of beer and were trying to persuade our guide to let us stay for a party but on we went to the next village which was a minority village in the foothills. Here we were taken to the chief of the village as we had brought some pencils and copy books for the school. Sitting on the ...

... around with dreads, reggae music playing while we're eating dinner and real different clothes and stuff to buy here. I totally love Chiang Mai, TOTALLY.<br><br>So we get to our guest house and within like an hour we were booked in to a Thai cooking class, with our aprons on, and cooking the BEST Thai food ever. I think Chiang Mai has ruined me for the Thai food at home. It will never be the same again. :)<br><br>We walked around the Night ...

... of all Chiang Mai Buddhist compounds, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, standing stalwart as if to give its blessing to the city below. The road leading to the temple takes you past a big mall, a strip of modern hotels, the zoo, and the university.The superhighway circles the outskirts of the city and is connected by traffic-choked arteries emanating from the city center. If ...

... I had never seen such talent with animals! And those elephants really had the personality. That certainly was the highlight of the day. <br><br>We also visited the hilltribe village, where there are 5 different tribes: the Karen, Lahu (or Shi Bahah), Meo-Mhong, Palong, and the Longneck (Padong). It was amazing to hear about the 'Longneck' hilltribe and to try on a set of coils that go around their necks; they were very heavy ...

... all. Hmmmmmm... possible souvenir? After a local market tour, our group of enthusiastic "chefs-to-be" was unloaded at the Pad Thai Cookery School, located directly behind our teacher's house. Meow (our teacher, not a Thai ingredient) spent all day teaching up about Thai cooking from the basics such as making your own curry paste (this involves a lot of banging and crushing of various herbs using a large rock and the key part...a bit of imagination. No ...

... very wealthy and getting his 'freak on'here in Thailand. The 2 previous couples were also sex rentals - no conversation, the girls obviously feeling creeped out by these disgusting men, yet having to have breakfast with them after a purchased night or week. On the street going by is a 60ish man, all dapper and dressed up with his Thai boy rental - a kid of about 15, dressed up like him. A little me, thing going on. The rest of the ...

... the bushes at every turn, I think it was hungry. The only hairy moment I experienced was when Christina got a bit peckish and mounted the hillside nearly chucking me off the back, I just clung on for dear life. I was in a great mood. Being a bit of a tightarse I like to get my money's worth, and we were. Incredibly though it got so much better. We led the elephants down to the river and they got in and had a bath. The group leader then tossed us ...

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