Veranda Chiang Mai

... 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 ...

... Etter en liten dusjpause på hotellet var det på tide å sjekke ut gatene i selve byen. Nattmarked I 9 tia vandra vi langs elva i Chiang Mai på jakt etter nattmarkedet. Og etter å ha vandret ett stykke ned en mørk gate, subla vi helt tilfeldig over ...

... official, we were onboard and across the river at Thailand immigration. It was at this point that I spotted a sign advertising a minivan to Chiang Mai, leaving at 6:30 pm, for 250 baht. It was a no-brainer. We would have easily spent that much in lodging ...

... we got across the river in HouayXay in under an hour. 4 hours in hte minibus from the border and we arrived at our guesthouse in Chiang Mai. A nice hostel run by a very friendly woman called Noo who was very helpful over the four days we wer there. As per ...

... their secured luggage room and sit down to breakfast while i wait. The jeep picks me up around 10 and we do a little tour of Chiang Mai before stopping at a hotel to pick up a big group of french tourists.  I am just going through all my french ...

Det engelske ord "serenity" (fredfyldt) er en perfekt beskrivelse af vores lille boutique hotel i centrum af Chiang Mai. Vi sidder ved poolen med en drink og slapper af til lyden af klassisk thaimusik og rislende vand. Vi er kommet hjem fra vores to dages ...

... Textile Museum Pa Da Cotton Textile Museum (or Ban Rai Pai Ngarm, as it is known locally) is just over 70 km from Chiang Mai, but it is worth making the trip. The same way you travel to see houses of Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago or Vanessa ...

... Luang Prabang.   We had a slight hiccup upon arriving in Chiag Mai.  We went to secure a taxi to our hotel (the Veranda Chiang Mai).  When we first inquired about the price, we were told that we were staying in the furthest taxi zone.  After a 30 ...

... almost as revered as Bangkok's emerald Buddha. Every Thai New Year (April), the Phra Buddha is carried through the streets of Chiang Mai for the public to sprinkle it with water. Monks are arranging flowers on th e pillars in preparation for the king's ...

... , I was almost going to book The Chedi since that was my top choice out of the 5 Stars bunch until I came across Veranda outside of Chiang Mai city.  The hotel was rated 4 stars but it didn't look it from the pictures on the website.  I decided ...

... and dinner and then Muay Thai boxing match.  The temple was very high in the mountains and had a very good view of the entire Chiang Mai city.  It is suppose to be 360 steps from the parking area to the top, but it didn't feel like it.  ...

HE SAID: Sadly we are getting tired of golden temples, shrines, pagodas, and golden buddas.  We have now been in Chiang Mai for 4 nights and have only left our resort to visit the night market.  Good thing our room is spectacular with a giant ...

... are as good as they were presented to be. .................................................................................................... Our last night in Chiang Mai is spent at a perfectly horrid restaurant/bar/disco combination, located in ...

... in Chiang Mai Everything on the flight to Chiang Mai went very smooth and fast. After just one hour (normally 1h20min) we landed in Chiang Mai. I don't quite understand how you can make up 25% of flight time on such a short flight, but they did. I had ...

... in the city so headed out for a wander, coming across temples at every corner we had a good few hours strolling about - Chiang Mai is a reasonably big city but a million times nicer to walk around that Bangkok. A sudden downpour meant us rushing into the ...

... where they stretch you all around. We also went to teh night market where we were overwhelmed with JUNK -the night market in Chiang Mai is a well established tourist attraction so you can get teak, tea pots, prostitutes, silk, spices, and all kinds of ...

... joins the one which flows through Chiang Mai and then goes on to join the river which is currently flooding Bangkok Once back in Chiang Mai we had a last walk round the night market (and didn’t buy anything) and are now trying to pack ready for our ...

... , it has by far the best and the cheapest food of anywhere we've been. 28th - Boring travel stuff and an overnight train to Chiang Mai (again) 29th - Our old ladies were glad to see us again and gave us the amazing rate of 250 baht per day (less ...

... got. Dinner was quite good, considering it was the only restaurant at the park HQ area - 5-6 rows of 6-7 tables, and cheaper than Chiang Mai too ! Bird Report:A flurry of new birds but also a good few that we couldn't identify. A Blue Whistling Thrush and ...