Riverside House Chiang Mai

... have to take your shoes off to go into the bar and everybody sits on the ground which is made of bamboo mats overlooking central Chiang Mai. The drinks were well-priced at $2 a piece. Getting down was pretty difficult as you have to walk down from stairs ...

... Victor bought some fabrics and the two remaining good purses.  I worry about Ploy and all other talented graduates of Chiang Mai university. They start well and quickly give in to commercial demands, knocking up pictures and objects similar to those ...

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 ...

... wrapping myself in my tiny towel to try and get warm so not too much sleep was had. On arrival in Chiang Mai I headed off to my pre-booked hostel Eagle House No.2 whilst Sam went straight off on a trek. It's very quiet here, all the hostels seemed dead ...

... of food poisoning which wiped me out from early afternoon the next day. Fortunately, by then we had made it to SK House in Chiang Mai so I can be ill in relative luxury, whilst Nicki plunders the shopping areas around our guest house. Please feel free ...

... Jag passade pa att ta sovmorgon och akte darefter upp till Doi Suthep - ett av norra Thailands heligaste tempel, med utsikt over Chiang Mai och en stor gyllene stupa mitt i. Dar fick jag hjalp av en thailandska att skaka fram ...

We left the Bangkok at the unearthly hour of 4.30 am in order to catch a connecting flight up to Chiang Mai. Finally out of the red hot and smoggy Bangkok it was up to the slightly (but not much cooler) Chiang Mai. We were picked up at the airport by ...

... where you can sit on the steps and hang outside the train (perfect for taking pictures!) The countryside on the way to Chiang Mai is absolutely beautiful.  The train winds its way through mountains studded with tiny Thai villages, over rivers and ...

... for tomorrow. Phone North Wheels who say they are sending out engineer and new car and will arrive at 10pm from Chiang Mai. Wander into town, v bohemian, full of backpackers and bars and restaurants to suit backpackers. Nicola impressed, Peter not. ...

... followed by another trip late night trip to Mike's Diner! Day 63: Headed Back to Aruna for a bit of pool action before departing Chiang Mai for Phuket.. Air Asia flight was excellent and took just over 1 1/2 hours (although Si had to sit next to a gay ...

Just had 5 fab days in Chiang Mai. We slowed the pace down a bit, which was definitely needed after the trek in the mountains.  Our accommodation for 4 nights was in a hostel called the Green Tulip.  Defo recommend it to anyone thinking of ...

t's tough to start talking about Chiang Mai. My first instinct would be to tell you that it is everything that Bangkok is not but this is not entirely true. Chiang Mai has its load of guest houses, tour operators, night market, other markets, western bars ...

... a 400baht a night (which is about 6 quid) air con double room with private bathroom on the other side of the river called Riverside House. They are really nice and it has a lovely garden and much nicer rooms. Also includes breakfast which saves us 1 quid ...

... cheaper than taxis. Today we did the walking tour from my guidebook around a lot of Wats (the Buddhist temples) and the Chiang Mai museum.  Some of the Wat were very traditional and beautiful - particular Wat Phra Singh.  We stopped for lunch ...

... were selling framed photos of us with the elephant, and I decided what the hell, I'd have one as a memento of the trek and Chiang Mai as a whole. Little did I know the implications this would have later on, but more on that later. After the elephants, we ...

... areas on the planet still booming.  We're just worried that a few of the nice bars we found four years ago remain and that Chiang Mai has retained its charm (and cake).  It's the first time we've been back to anywhere that we visited on Big Trip ...

... area caters for them with the Starbucks and McDonalds scattered about (although Ronald is doing the Wei greeting outside). Went to the Chiang Mai Sunday walking Market. It must go on for miles, it is an impressive never ending selection of stalls. If ...

... local market to pick up supplies (a rat walked over one of the Canadians feet - gross - rats everywhere in Chiang Mai!) then went to the teacher's house and cooked about 7 different dishes throughout the day which was cool.... The best thing about it was ...

... some tasty Thai food, mine and Denis's favorite cuisine. It became apparent that tonight was not an ordinary night in Chiang Mai. Elaborate parade floats were assembling everywhere, the sounds of fire crackers were erupting all around and beautiful ornate ...

... showing how to cook the dishes were very funny and made the day very enjoyable. Head back to guesthouse and to internet cafe. Tomorrow we go on our trek. Planning on leaving Chiang mai on Wednesday and heading to laos. peace out ...