Riverview Point Resort Chiang Mai

... it had taken the wrong turn (what the heck??) and started to move backwards all of a sudden and I noticed at least 2 bugs. Ivo told me the usual (harden the ... up), but still ... It was a nice touch that we actually got lunch on the train, even though it did not look it had any facilities at all. I decided to not use the toilet facilities for the length of the trip - even though Ivo reminded me the distances and apparently the facilities in China shall be on a ...

... Brian until January when he'll be back in London, and to Susan and Troy until only a few days' time when they would come to join me in Chiang Mai.

The minibus was rather cramped; I sat in the right-hand window seat of one of two seats at the far back, and to the left of the other seat was where all of the passengers' luggage was piled. On the way out of the centre we stopped several more times to collect people; a Swiss girl with a bit of a hairy face took ...

... but happy at the same time- we had not planned to drive any where near as far and glad we did it, however, I decided that is the
last full day i will do on the back of a moped! Next time we will have one each!!
It is our last day in Chiang Mai today. Just going to stay local- might head in to some hills close by, but nothing too strenuous. We have really enjoyed being here. It is definitely the sort of place you could just stay and stay, but Laos is calling!

... some lovely photos. LJ also fed hippos some potatoes (they have got really ugly mouths with flabby bits and teeth worse than mine), we fed an elephant a bunch of bananas (just a warm up for next week) and I fed a Jaguar some meat on a stick (not the same as the meat on a stick that we eat, it looked nicer).
We also spent alot of time in the panda enclosure (this had nothing to do with the fact that it was bucketing down with rain and the panda enclosure was indoors), they are on a ...

... fantastic. When the four of us arrived, she was finishing up a private lesson with a repeat student – papaya salad. They had made enough to share with everyone and our taste buds didn’t get a break for the next eight hours! Yui was a wonderful teacher, taking time to show us what we were doing wrong, (ok, show me what I was doing wrong) and had a great sense of humor. Northern Thailand is famous for its cuisine and there are a multitude ...

... on the street I think – don’t touch the monk – then have an urge to poke them).

I had the hottest curry imaginable for late lunch – for which I hope I don’t suffer tomorrow! I think I must have lost 3lbs sweating by eating it. Spent the early part of the evening wandering around the most amazing craft stalls in the city centre. On Sundays several of the streets in the old city are blocked off from traffic in the afternoon ...

... dinner, I headed to the Moat, which borders the inner city on all 4 sides. I had pictured CM to be a quaint little city with lots of greenery and quiet streets, so I figured the moat would be pretty. It's not... the street along the moat is one of the busiest in the area, and cars, motorcycles and tuk tuks (motorized rickshaw type of things) were flying past me, not so different from Bangkok. When I got back to my hotel a short while after dinner, the meltdown began. I had this ...

... lunch we went to Boots (finally got some conditioner before I run out) and wandered in and out of some book and jewellery shops. I was able to get a pretty silver pendant for less than $8. There is a ring there that I like too (among many other things), but I am not sure if I am going to spend $31 for it. I have a feeling that Chaing Mai is not going to be cheap. It is very touristy and has some really nice shops. I saw a couple of ...

... minutes before the girl told us we were free to go. she'd asked me how old i was, if i was married or in a relationship, what my intentions were with her friend, who held my hand and kissed my neck throughout the interview, and finally how long i was staying in chiang mai. adequately checked and ready to go, my girl and i hit the streets and then crept quietly into my gongkaew cabin around two in the morn. i awoke the next day, arm muscles dead stiff under her sleping head ...

... Nathan was soon feeling sick. He had been wearing the bands and I gave him a travel sickness tablet. We moved him to the front but by the time we reached Mae Sariang he lost the contents of his stomach, but started to feel better.



Mae Lanoi was ½ hour north of Mae Sariang. We first went to the local church that Compassion works through and met the Pastors ...