Khum Phaya Spa Resort Chiangmai Chiang Mai

... decided to head back to the guest house.<br><br>Had some rqather crazy dreams - my food must have been laced with some crazy spice that makes you dream weird!<br><br>The cookery course was one of best experiences so far in thailand, and to top it all off we got a cook book with loads of recipes so ill hopefully be able to recreate some thai yumminess in the years to come!<br><br>xxx<br>

... if they were veering off course or being naughty; unfortunately, though, some of them were a bit over-zealous and hit the elephants or jabbed at them unnecessarily hard, which wasn&#8217;t nice to see. The elephants looked, by and large, healthy and well-treated, though, and we saw a lot more around the site who were just chilling out by the river or just stood around with their mates socialising, as elephants do, so it seemed okay.<br><br>Once our ride was over, we had lunch ...

... choice. There were only 3 of us: me, Kevin, and Esther from the Netherlands so we each picked a dish from the recipe book they gave us, and then group decided on a 4th dish. We ended up with chicken in coconut soup (my pick), basil pork (Kevin's), sweet and sour veggies (Esther's pick) and Chiang Mai noodle our group pick. Our teacher was Ning and she first took us to the market down the street to show us all the ingredients and educate us about all the ...

... would also give back to the community. I plan to start a massive effort to eradicate rabies for the local dog population. Dogs are great companions and could be more active participants in Cambodian life. Plus, it was so hard for me not to pet them and I know there are other dog fanatics out there who feel the same.<br><br>After some traditional Khmer fare, we ventured over the Angkor What?, a local bar. We were asked to share a table on the ...

... with a short 15 min demonstration of a snake milking. The theater it took place in was then surrounded by some 30 SE asian venomous snakes in cages, there was even an Albino King Cobra! The upstairs of the museum was a biology lesson in snake anatomy, along with full graphic photos of the effects of untreated snake bites (I will spare the gore, but man are they gross). <br><br>The next day was time for more of a cultural ...

... for about 30 minutes, touting a one hour tour of the old city for only 50 Baht (about $1.50 US.) He was still waiting when we finished, and a late afternoon shower had abated enough so we hopped on. As it turns out, the 50 Baht deal included a stop for shopping at his buddy&#8217;s jewelry shop. Instead of the jewelry kick-back, I offered to give the guy a 100 for the tour and a ride back to our B&amp;B. (Big spender!)<br><br>Our driver took us to several ...

... stays glued to my body at all times. <br><br>This is actually quite an accomplishment for me since Im a pit of a pack rat and love to drag everything in the world with me for just in case. Ive learned quickly though that everything you bring with you... you have to carry... its really helped me to decide on what is absolutely necessary and what is a want.... (and my new sexy high heels are definately necessary... :-)<br><br ...

... The stores were<br>predominantly clothing, with some souvenirs and some watches. As we<br>got further away from the Hotel the more crowded the little path<br>became as more and more stores were opened we got to the corner of<br>Phetchaburi and Ratchaprarop Rd's but how to cross this we managed to<br>fluke a local with a stock trolley and followed him in to the<br>maelstrom and made it in one piece. We ended up in Platinum Plaza a<br>small by some standards centre that was full of ...

... in the same wonderful position that we are.... and are living vicariously through this adventure, I will rewind. Bangkok.....oh the bright lights! I flew into Bangkok on the morning of April 21st.... and found my way to the public taxi stand. Headed into the city and checked into our hotel, Rambuttri Village Inn. We had decided in advance that we would splurge and enjoy AC for the first few nights in Asia... giving Luc a bit of time to ...

... scary in the tiger and lion areas. After the tour was over we had to leave, but there we no taxis to be found. We started walking down the street in search of a taxi. After a long walk we eventually found a taxi parked in front of a place and found the driver. He agreed to take us home.<br><br>That night I went off to meet P and her sister B for dinner. We first went to a bar to meet P's boyfriend and have some ...