Smile House Chiang Mai

... We arrived in Chiang Mai at 10am and whilst sitting in the back of a taxi outside the station i reserved a room at a local guest house called "Smile House" which is of course in the lonely planet. This place has a bit of history to it and used to be a ...

... Smile house in a non air-con with private bath for 250 baht per night. I am going to look at some cheaper places, but Smile House is a very cute and cozy guesthouse with a nice courtyard and pool. It might be worth splurging the $7 per night or whatever ...

... and then, we would spot a Buddhist monk in prayer or walking into a temple. It was nice to capture Chiang Mai through a bike ride. When we returned to 'Smile House,' a couple of others had just arrived from a nice day trip to visit the Akha hilltribe. It ...

... of the farang that have swamped the city for decades. But there you go.. some time you just have to roll with the punches.. So Chiang Mai was my next destination, trying to get out of the city, but heading to another city! Oh well.. It's seem the ...

... its nature appeal...plus it smells like rotten eggs cos of the ammonia/sulphur. Back to the guest house and I went for a wander around Chiang Mai scouting and marking more points of interest (mountain bike hire place...hmm...a Thai touty person told ...

... on their wooden frogs which make a sound remarkably close to the real thing. The next day we spent wandering around Chiang Mai, loosely following the walking tour from the Lonely Planet guide.  We made sure that we were appropriately dressed in ...

... , long boats, backpackers, coconut trees, and pure relaxation was what I thought it was about...until I was introduced to Chiang Mai.  I do highly recommend the islands to anyone who comes to Thailand because they are unbelievable, but Chiang Mai is ...

... more in our cook book). So hopefully we'll soon be up to speed with Michael Fung, undisputed master of exotic cuisine. We thoroughly enjoyed our Chiang Mai experience and were almost sad to go on to our next stop: Sukothai, the ancient Thai ...

... some breakfast. Cab from there to North Bus Terminal (aptly named 'Mo Chit') and another 10 hr bus journey to Chiang Mai - arriving about 6.30pm (only highlights of journey - elephant training/hospital and 6 hours of Thai teenybopper pop kareoke show - ...

... your preference, and then you must fill a bucket of water and pour it into the porcelain toilet bowl! My room at the Eagle House in Chiang Mai costs 100 Baht (2.50/day). The room has two beds, a fan, a cold water only shower, and the toilet referenced ...

... . He writes a lot about drinking and I have done some barflying. I lived in an incense filled guest house in the backpacker area in eastern Chiang-mai. In this area almost all buildings are guest houses, but the night life is surprisingly calm anyway - ...

... 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. ...

... do a bit of local sightseeing by ourselves yesterday.... Our mission was to visit Doi Suthep... Doi Suthep is a temple high above Chiang Mai with gorgeous views over the city... Firstly, we got lost trying to walk to Tapae Gate (just around the corner!) ...

... That was the payable excursions. But we also found plenty of time to have a top notch mince around more local markets of Chiang Mai. One evening we checked out the famed 'Night Bazaar' area but found the prices hilariously doubled for us foreigners. Heidi ...

My mother, Nina Fiodorovna Novichkova, Siberian born,  84-year-old, is visiting Chiang Mai. You have to know my mother to realise that a permanent state of elation is possible. All the time she is admiring, oohing and aahing, exclaiming and sighing ...

... soldier standing still in his gilli suit.  These faceless soldiers cover the mountains.  Ok so we arrived in Chiang Mai where the panda house had a driver waiting for me and Aubrey.  When we arrived in our guest house we wasted no ...

... was spent trying to stay awake until 8:00 p.m. I had travelled for 35 hours (from the time I left my house in Boise to the time I arrived in Chiang Mai) without lying down but I desperately wanted to convert to Chiang Mai time (15 hours ahead of Boise) ...

... 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 ...

... I decided that intermediate level was best for me.   Hmmm, maybe I was a bit over confident in my abilities. Although Chiang Mai is much smaller in size than Bangkok, it has even more temples, more than 300!  I spent some time ...

... We introduced ourselves, most were from England except Helma (Dutch) and me Canadian, while speeding through the streets of Chiang Mai, the motorbikes inches from our open tailgate and Beckam making noises at all the local girls riding behind, blushing ...