Royal Princess Hotel Chiang Mai

... the way the drivers constantly check to see if I need a ride, I will have no trouble getting back to my calm Royal Princess hotel. The Wats are fanciful, golden, and intricately decorated - and a calm Buddha sits in the middle. The Wats also have monks ...

... we are so cultuted!!! :-) The next day we set about booking a daytrip which is one of the must do things in Chiang Mai. We stumbled across a tour agency where a really lovely and helpful Thai lady sat and talked us through the possibilities and ...

... blink of an eye (mine were jammed closed for the entire trip) we were in Chiang Mai and not long later we were at our hotel, the Royal Princess. I could only find a 5 baht coin (25 cents) to tip the porter, who looked a bit nonplussed after having gone to ...

... agent told me it would be. He took me to my hotel and gave me instructions for the next day trekking adventure. The Hotel, The Royal Princess, is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, and since it's low season here I've got the room for 2000 baht (about $ 70.00). I went out ...

I am writing from Udon Thani Airport regarding Chiang Mai since we are so behind on the blogs. On Monday, Dec. 6th, I got a hold of Chala Moua (friend of the family) and was taken to the Hmong Village of Doi Poi. It was very interesting to see how Thai ...

... we actually slept in until about 10am and then headed to the market for some fruit breakfast before checking out. LUXURY TIME, hello Royal Princess Hotel. Checked in and made our mark on the room by unpacking fully, what treats! We made our cup of tea, ...

So our main goal for today was to get a massage. I know, it's rough! My friend Rachel had recommended a place called the Royal Princess Hotel. She had "the best massage of her life" there at one time. I had figured out where the hotel was (not far from ...

... from Allie found us a decent place for good money so I spent the day in bed while Allie went to peruse more markets! Allie - Chiang Mai has a fab night market with things that you would actually like to buy quite unlike most markets in the UK. If you ...

... 80-85 degree weather . I must say...vacationing in December is so "choice." Our hotel, the Royal Princess, is located right in the middle of the Chiang Mai night market. Think about a road swarming with people, vendors, food, and massage parlors. ...

... after all of these buffets.  The day started off well with a drive up into the beautiful mountain countryside outside of Chiang Mai.  We visited an elephant farm (which we had pre-screened for treating its animals well and preservation issues) ...

... 's 1980's gym. The gym mos def needs a upgrade but has enough equipment for a work out.  Early December mornings in Chiang Mai are beautiful, people are getting their day started, there's minimal traffic, and the climate is cool for a morning ...

... I felt a funny gurgle in my stomach but tucked into lunch, which was quite delicious.   It was a fairly long drive back to Chiang Mai, made all the longer when we came to a roadblock and had to stop. We were waiting for a member of the royal ...

... and our guide, Sam, in an airconditioned van and we went north to see Dui Inthanon National Park. Conveniently picked up at my hotel, I hopped aboard and Sam had us all introduce ourselves. It was at this point I realized I was a "minority" nationality ...

... with my travels to Isaan. So may be a while before there are any "NEW" updates, although i will be adding a few pics to some older blog entries from Chiang-Mai which you'll all be notified about in the normal way via e-mail. So take care all, speak ...

... the 84th floor of the highest building in Bangkok- the food and view were awesome! After 4 nights in the luxurious Royal Princess hotel we relocated bass camp to Khao San Rd which the taxi driver and travel agent frowned upon saying it ...

The sleeper train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok was somewhat of a misnomer, at least for me.  While it was a special express train with limited stops over the course of twelve hours, there weren't actually any sleeper cars.  The chairs were big and ...

... a game of "Taunt the Guide" that will continue relentlessly, until we leave poor Wat in Bangkok and head up north, to Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. There, they will have Pat, a new guide, to torture and insult. For every statement from Wat's peace-loving ...

... about them and see them here. After this we had to dash back to the airport and catch the 6.30pm plane back to Chiang Mai, both completely knackered!! Thurday morning, we had another early start, an ex army man from Lampang, who drives Ged about quite ...

... the fabric market for Emma to buy some Thai silk. Visited Wat Pho (big lying down Buddha plus lots and lots of people praying the royal princess didn't die. It didn't work). Went up the Golden Mount for a good view of Bangkok then got a canal boat back to ...

... you want to collapse after about 15 minutes.I really can't imagine how it is in March and April. Tomorrow I catch my 1Baht flight to Chiang Mai on Air Asia. It is a no frills carrier and does not have a great reputation for being on time. I am supposed ...