Warorot Grand Palace
Travel Blogs from Chiang Mai
"Miss Abigaaiilll you take medicine now"
... for a follow up at the hospital. Us being us this was not as straight forward as it sounds. We had already extended our visa by a week due to the Dengue and now we had to extend it again...as we were told "special case".
Next day we went to the doctor to ask for a medical report for immigration. We did not think this would be a problem as the last doctor had done it, no questions. However, this time was a whole different kettle of ...
Chiang Mai
... like a crepe but instead of cooking, it is snap frozen. It is then scraped up and the fillings added and chopped into it (like Cold Rock icecream). It is then spread out again and refrozen, scraped up into rolls/coils of icecream and put into a cup. If having cream, it is added now, but I just had caramel topping.
As we were walking back, Greg realised he hadn't had anything for dinner so we stopped for spring rolls and beer.
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More adventurous
... all the major ingredients in Thai cooking and what their health benefits are. And at the end of the class we each got our own cooking book with every recipe in it. So basically when I get home I'm going to put together some fantastic Thai food for friends and family. Get excited. Our final full day in Chiang Mai we got to ride elephants! Its obviously a very popular thing in Thailand. You can even volunteer at different reserves and be trained as a Mahout (elephant caretaker/trainer). ...
A Condensed Version of the Last 5 Months
... and it was even more fun that I thought. Our “Mahout” (a person who rides elephants) was very friendly, spoke basically no English, but really enjoyed that we chatted with him for the whole ride in Thai, so he got off the elephant and let us ride bareback while he took pictures for us, ...
Sweating, more sweating, neon snakes and stupas
... etc. Luckily R is a rationally-minded man (most of the time) and went down to the conference room where our bikes were, rather bizarrely, stored for the night. Lo, down by the side of the bikes (having fallen off the previous evening as I locked them together), were my beautiful sunnies, thereby making our onward journey possible! Hurrah! So on we went, down the highway over more rolling jungly hills. We stopped for a break at a snack shack by the river and were given ...
Location
Other places to stay in Chiang Mai
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Holiday Inn Chiang Mai
318/1 Chiangmai-Lamphun Road, Chiang Mai | 4 star hotelfrom $57- Great Hotel
- Great hotel Very friendly staff
- Great hotel
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Le Meridien Chiang Mai
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 5 star hotelfrom $122 -
Centara Duangtawan Hotel, Chiang Mai
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $40- OK type of standard
- The Dissapointing Duangtawan
- Ok
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Imperial Mae Ping Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $48 -
Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 4 star hotelfrom $34- Had a great time here
- Not suitable for Songram festival
- Disappointing
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Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 5 star hotelfrom $138 -
Lotus Hotel Pang Suan Kaew
21 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $33 -
Empress Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 4 star hotelfrom $48- What a host.
- Decent location, nice room - no mosquitoes!!!
- Moderate old hotel in the city centre of chiang mai
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Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel
23 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $31 -
Pornping Tower Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $25 -
Chiangmai Hill 2000 Hotel
18 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $34 -
Lanna Palace 2004 Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $41 -
Royal Princess Chiang Mai
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $49- Charming hotel
- Well Located, No Frills, Comfortable
- Highly recommend it!
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Chiangmai Grandview Hotel
24 Chiangmai-Lampang Rd, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $39 -
Mercure Chiang Mai
183 Changpuak Road Sri Poom, Chiang Mai | 4 star hotelfrom $33 -
The Park Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $33 -
Holiday Garden Hotel
16/ 16 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $29 -
Kantary Hills, Chiang Mai
44 Nimmanhaemin Road, Chiang Mai | 4 star hotelfrom $88 -
Green Lake Resort
230 Moo 2, Cholapatarn Rd, Chiang Mai | 4 star hotelfrom $29 -
Tarin Hotel
10/7 Moo 2, Superhighway Chiangmai-Lampang., Changpuak, Muang, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $26 -
Maninarakorn Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $33 -
Suriwongse Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $44 -
Dusit D2 Chiang Mai
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 4 star hotelfrom $104- 'D'elightful, 'D'elicious, and 'D'electable ...
- Superb Service, Hip Decor
- Excellent Hotel !!
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Chiang Mai Gate Hotel
Santa Maria Novella, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $32 -
Bossotel Chiang Mai
10/4 T.Watkate A.Muang, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $28 -
Royal Peninsula
9/9 Assadathorn Rd., Amphur Muang, Chiang Mai | 3 star hotelfrom $22