Le Meridien Chiang Mai

... our goodbyes to our friends for the last few days (Jermsak and Air) and checked into our hotel at the heart of the city, the Le Meridien Chiang Mai, where we will call home for the next 4 days.  I finally got to meet Tino Lindner, Hotel GM whom I was ...

... to be nonetheless.    Any of our remaining fury at the Thai trains vanishes when we lay eyes on our hotel.  Le Meridien towers over a tourist market bustling with hustlers, hawkers, and touts, as well as a street dotted with western pubs. ...

Top 5 Chiang Mai 1- Prendre 2 avions pour s y rendre au lieu de se taper plus de 24 heures de transport de bus et train! 2- Un des meilleurs party du jour de l an a jamais avec souper 7 services au Meridien, feux ...

... and burger one would expect but still better then some of the strange items I saw on a stick in the SWNM (for me anyway). Back over to Le Meridien getting jacked for the primer tour of this trip...a day with the elephants in the morning.  Night. ...

... back into Thailand with a few days in Chiang Mai.  As the second largest city in Thailand and the de facto northern capital, Chiang Mai is a great contrast after spending a few days in Bangkok.  That being said, it did not seem quite as tranquil coming ...

Noodles headed to the Zoo after a long day of shopping for noodle #2 and #3 and NBA draft for noodle #1 (Earl Clark is stud).  Checked out the new Panda Bears.  Super Cool.  Last day in Chiang Mai.  We head south to Phuket ...

Chiang Mai is way cooler than Bangkok.  Noodles recovering from travels.  Noodle #1 recovering from travel flu, Noodle #2 recovering from travel, Noodle #3 taking control of the trip...LOL  Post pictures ...

... by about 5.  What a great memorable day.  I have to say if you only do one thing while you’re in Chiang Mai, do this.........................You will thank me!  Now to get cleaned up and head out on the town for dinner and then a ...

... . At one point we were behind a truck full of pigs, ewwww. There are definitely no vehicle emission rules here. The mountains surrounding Chiang Mai always seem to be covered in smog, and although the people we've asked say it's due to field burning to ...

... time was over we got back on the elephants for the trek back to the farm. For anyone heading to Thailand, I’d recommend a stop in Chiang Mai just for the elephant experience. Patara Elephant Farm is rated #1 and I can see why. You get a full day of ...

... only a 12 inch bamboo stick to defend yourself with. That's right, enter their domain and hope for the best.  Since we were in Chiang Mai, one of the main attractions is Tiger Kingdom, (TK) home to 40 tigers and a few new babies (3 in total).  ...

... , but there were lots of smiles, laughs and hugs.    Saturday morning we headed out early for the 3-hour drive south to Chiang Mai. On the way out of Chiang Rai we made a stop at the impressive white temple. The temple is intricately carved and ...

... ) at the elephant camp where you can feed and ride them for a nominal fee.  We passed as we were going to get them in Chiang Mai for an all day experience.  Next up on the order was a leisurely float down the Mae kok river for the day about 2-3 ...

... and drive, so no hardship there!) and hopped on a plane to Phuket. I tried not to look too excited as I waved goodbye at Chiang Mai airport and suppressed the skip in my step as I wandered through to the airport lounge.  HURRAH!!  Emma had done ...

... be a light one by my traveling standards with not a ton of planned activities.  The hotel of choice again was the Le Meridien for a few good reasons, it''s consistently rated in the top 5 in Bangkok, centrally located and most importantly it was ...