Montri Hotel Chiang Mai

... that Doi Suthep (which is known as a jewel on the mountain). The mountain top weather was a welcome relief from the sweltering heat and humidity of Chiang Mai. The mountain top offered excellent photo opportunities of the temple itself and the city below. ...

24 June 2009 We took a five hour bus trip from Sukothai to Chiang Mai. We checked in to the Montri Hotel (the best hotel accommodations of our trip to Northern Thailand).  We had lunch then a rest.  We then went for a short walk and site seeing ...

... the airport by several friends from Partners with trucks to shuttle us and our luggage to our hotel. We checked into The Montri Hotel, enjoyed a quick shower, and then joined our friends across the street for lunch at the Art Cafe. Immediately across the ...

... dedicated people. We packed up our gear and had one last dinner at "The Duke's" restaurant with the Partners group from Chiang Mai. Holly brought a friend, Katie, is is originally from Anchorage, Alaska. Katie is currently living in Thailand with ...

... trip through the jungle to visit some of the nearby villages.  The jungle is so, so green here.... Upon our return to Chiang Mai, we proceeded to eat some of the best meals we've had at the Night Bazaar's Seafood ...

... help? Just e-mail us (reply to this blog entry), and we will let you know how. From Omkoi, we took a turn north back to Chiang Mai. Other than a few potholes now and then, we traveled smooth, paved, roads most of the way. Once back at the hotel, we took ...

We've landed in Chiang Mai after a long day of travel from Kampot, Cambodia.  Modes of travel included:  tuk-tuk, bus, tuk-tuk, tuk-tuk, airplane, airplane and taxi, for a total of 15 hours of travel.  Those airplanes sure are ...

Today we awoke to a beautiful sunrise over the streets of Chiang Mai. Golden spires of Buddhist temples gleamed in the distance, and a group of of people silently performed their early-morning Thai Chi exercises in the courtyard across from our hotel. ...

... (three trucks and a van) to shuttle to our hotel. We were quite surprised by the crowd as we first arrived to the Montri Hotel, as an early New Year's celebration was underway. Across the street from the hotel, just the other side of an ancient wall, ...

... about an hour.  We left from that area and went to visit the orchid farm and then headed back to the hotel. Don and Randy went to see the rice cultivating machines (made by Kuboto) for him to take pictures. This was our last day at Chiang Mai.   ...

... head massage which apparently wasn't relaxing. We had luch one last time in the Art Cafe before catching the free minibus to the airport. Chiang Mai has been very enjoyable but i'm excited about Laos, so may people have told us how nice it is. So on we ...

... Indonesie. Alleen Steve en Lauren nemen we nog efkes mee richting Bangkok, waar binnen een paar dagen onze vlieger vertrekt.... Chiang Mai... norte de thailandia, helenita ya me lo recomendo y la verdad es que es super bonito. Alli nos fuimos con ...

... wandering around China town before jumping on the 12 hour train up to Chiang Mai the following day. We didn't spend long in Chiang Mai but had a lovely day cycling around the town and another spent watching the world go by on the river.  All very ...

... a cookbook. Beware people you will be my Guinea Pigs! Then we arranged with the tuk tuk man to take us a magical tour outside of Chiang Mai for the following day. He picked us up at 9am and we started with the Doi Surthep, one of the major temples in ...

... and snacks, and then were on our way for a four-hour cruise in the van with Pi Jean. We arrived at the Montri Hotel in Chiang Mai around 6:00pm, re-united with Jack & Terry, and visited with Write Dee. We offered our heart-felt thanks, and said ...

... 9:00pm, the courtyard and the surrounding streets began to swell with several thousand people, so we retreated to our 5th-floor hotel rooms where we could watch the celebration and the city-wide display of fireworks. It was quite incredible, and a very ...