Chiang Mai Orchid

... (he might be on his own) and a visit to the death railway on the river Kwai. We hope to meet up with friends in Chiang Mai and from there travel North to see the Karen tribe (rings round the neck!). Looking forward to travelling on local buses and trains ...

... we had Thai Buffet lunch at Holiday Garden Hotel in Chiang Mai,   After lunch, we left at ...

... and it seems with each meter climbed the temperature drops significantly. Up at the top of the mountain you get a great view of Chiang Mai and the surrounding area. Lincoln has arranged to meet a friend of his Paula and we decide that we can all ...

Got here a few days ago...slept through yet another flight...you get the picture, I was born to do this (not surprising, given my parentage) - going to change my name, Layla Afton Gypsy, has a nice ring to it.      Landed at the hotel ...

 From Bangkok, where we last left you, we got the overnight train up to Chiang Mai, a charming ancient capital in the North of Thailand, famed for its night markets, jungle treks and Thai cooking courses.   What we weren’t expecting ...

Day 23   Today was spent travelling. From Samui to Chiang-Mai, via Bangkok. At Bangkok airport the transfer was odd, as is variously mentioned on other travel blogs we've read. Whilst our suitcases were transferred, we had to go out of arrivals and ...

... my case!!! I explained that I didn't want to let Bill see me upset and he organized his driver to take us t Chiang Mai hospital for medicines needed and shopping as we have boys clothes size 9, one Sherrin Football and a soccer ball and a ...

Day 1: Waking up in Chiang Mai, i still can barely move and Kim is tired and lethargic. We lie in and then decide we ought to do something with the day. (Its still raining, i thought we had got lucky with the wet season as cambodia, vietnam and most of ...

... such as the Elephant Farm, Wat on the top of the mountain and the Orchid Farm before. All well worth doing. We did go into Chiang Mai city a couple of times for Tiz to visit a temple and get blessed by a monk- white string passed around oneself , holy ...

... We bought some nusery plants sealed in a bottle, which we have to remember not to leave  on our balcony when we pack today. Chiang Mai city is a bit confusing to get around as there are a lot of one way streets. The large Wats are worth going round. ...