River View Lodge Chiang Mai

... schools and orphanages. Turns out that there are a lot of abandoned children in Thailand, with 400 children's homes in the Chiang Mai province alone! In one particular native tribe, it is in fact culturally appropriate that if a woman's husband either ...

I was not really impressed with Chiang Mai as it was so hot, busy and noisy and I hated my booked accommodation. It was like a seventies country concrete motel with no bedroom windows. The position was good but very, very over rated by previous customers ...

... brand new and complete with Free Wireless Internet Access in our room. As with the train I had an overly romanticized image of Chiang Mai. I, for some reason expected a city located in the lush jungle of northern Thailand. As it turns out, at least at ...

... trust in his extensive bushman skills. With our guide and driver we drove up to the Doi Suthep temple atop the mountain overlooking Chiang Mai. After a quick stop in the local jade factory we had dinner at the Kantoke Palace - the kind of place they pack ...

... were hit by a wall of heat. This was going to be the beginning of our hot period... We checked into the River View Lodge - a fab place where the owner has a collection of classic cars parked outside the front. Obviously, I will nonchantly strike up ...

... part of city where lots of market stalls. People on the pavement getting foot massages. Book one day cookery course with the famous Chiang Mai Cookery School for 900 baht each for Wednesday. Much nicer than Chiang Rai. Have lunch in aptly named Good View ...

... and 70km/hr. 12 April - Wednesday Arrived pretty early in Chiang Mai and were picked up by a Songthaew and taken to Chiang Mai Travel Lodge. Had a much anticipated shower and headed down to breakfast to meet up with the rest of the team, 6 of us ...

... Soppong is a small town between Mae Hong Song and Pai. It sits in the mountains alongside the Lang River, which makes it a peaceful, relaxing getaway from Chiang Mai. There are also far fewer tourists than in Mae Hong Song or Pai, and it has pleasant ...

... out of it! Not recommended... The last town we stopped by was Pai (a bit too busy with backpackers, but great scenery). Back to Chiang Mai yesterday, in the middle of the annual festivities. It was hard to find a room, as it is really busy in town. ...

... Pai for a few days. Pai is a traveller center located about a hundred kilometers outside of Chiang Mai. It's a nice little village with a river running through it. Unfortunately, it's almost overrun by hippy backpackers and everything they bring ...

... for the trip, John, who was a paramedic firefighter from USA. The three of us were then driven about 1 hour north of Chiang Mai. After a few stops we reached a forested area where the track turned pretty darn bumpy. After a very scenic section of ...

... ;very steep mountain with the highest temple in Thailand. Once we had climbed to the top we had an amazing view of Chiang Mai province and could see for miles.  In the evening we met up with Alyssa who we met in South ...

So, after the kayaking trip came back to Chiang Mai for a night, then went up to Pai and Soppong with some Texas guys I met kayaking. Had an eventful ride up to Pai (our minibus broke down) and 10 of us had to hitch the rest of the way in the back of a ...

... winging their way toward North America, where it was still Christmas Eve, but the skies were not that clear. We landed in Chiang Mai Thailand about 4:30 pm and checked into the Vanilla Guest House for a few nights.  The huge Sunday night market was ...

... took our passports to the border guards and called us forward only when payment was needed! Claire had been to a Kodak shop in Chiang Mai to get a photo ready for her Lao visa. The guy in the shop clearly thought the strappy top was inappropriate so gave ...

... called Nonya Kaya, I still don't know what it is but it's the same thing as we had in the hilltribe village in chiang Mai.... I don't know, I just can't trust a sweet green spread so we have bought a small tub of Peanut butter... very traditional, very ...

... worked as dancers, but weren't working girls. Afterwards I headed off to a further club with a couple of the girls and some of the guys behind the bar and after having a great night rolled in to bed late ready for the following days flight to Chiang ...

... I had a day trip planned and in the morning went and rode some elephants.  After going to the elephant park in Chiang Mai I really wasn't sure about doing this as slightly against my morals but I just wanted the experience, it was fun and actually ...

... orderly and clean. The population of Bangkok was some millions and most local councils would have trouble managing a population that size. Chiang Mai by comparison was like a holiday town. This town was once fortified and still had remnants of a moat. On ...