Trekking Chiang Mai

Heeeyyyy Youuu Guyyss!!! I'm about to embark on a trip that could only be concocted in my wildest dreams... possibly the craziest next few months of my mid twenties are ahead! (haha, makes me sound O-L-D hey!) Who knows what is in store for Ryall ...

... jelikoz se celou cestu dalo na co divat. Teren se postupne menil z ryzovych poli na kopce porostle lesy a dzungli. Do Chiang Mai jsme prijeli v sobotu odpoledne bez zamluveneho hostelu, par ktery sedel vedle nas v autobuse se celou cestu snazil dovolat ...

... was literally a hole in the floor through which you could see the train tracks moving beneath you!!!   We arrived in Chiang Mai yesterday morning and were both knackered, smelly and in desperate need of a change of clothing.  We got a ...

... ist umso weniger hart müssen die Frauen arbeiten. Schon kleine Kinder mit 6-7 Jahren tragen diese Ketten - alles angeblich freiwillig. Chiang Mai hat auch über 300 Tempel - wir haben aber nur einen gesehen. Die Tempel ähneln sich auch alle irgendwie, ...

Well, after the sleeper train experience, we were happy to get to Chiang Mai, though our reception by the ladies at SK House (we later renamed Shi@%y Kra%^*y House) didn't bode well! Room was a come down from the Bangkok beautiful palace, but it served ...

... 's probably in 'mad, xmas-rush' mode at home and buying presents left, right & centre! While in Chiang Mai one of the main attractions is to go trekking up in the hills & mountains up near the Burmese border (Golden Triangle area) and we both ...

... and it seems with each meter climbed the temperature drops significantly. Up at the top of the mountain you get a great view of Chiang Mai and the surrounding area. Lincoln has arranged to meet a friend of his Paula and we decide that we can all ...

... (our whole car was kept awake much of the night by loud drunk people and the train arrived six hours late!), I arrived in Chiang Mai. Steve--a Canadian I'd met at my guesthouse in Bangkok--and I had hatched a plan to do a 4-day scooter ...

... us back on an even keel. I held on until my fingers couldn't take it any more and off they sailed. Cool. Apart from that Chiang Mai was very pleasant, lots of good food (more fried insect stalls, which we're not brave enough to eat yet) and pleasant ...

... ' vi gick ner till baren/restaurangen för att äta lite frukost. Vi insåg snabbt att det var betydligt billigare här i Chiang Mai än i Bangkok, vilket i och för sig kanske inte är så förvånande eftersom turisttrycket är betydligt lägre här. Vi ...

... , staff so much friendlier than rest of thailand so far and all for 3 quid. As soon as I arrived I got a great vibe from Chiang Mai. We went straight in to town to the night market. Tommy's dream market. Knock off fake t-shirts and watches. Unlike ...

So, after a 17 hour train journey we arrived in the wonderful Chiang Mai. Instantly this place felt great - so relaxing, chilled out and everyone just seemed so lovely. After Bangkok we breathed a huge sigh of relief!!! The minute we stepped on the train ...