Published: April 14th 2006February 4th 2006
Pollution cars
old city walls
splashes of colour
the best part,
the mountains around town
full of orchid valleys and waterfalls
Jason and I went to one fall at night (i.e. snuck in via walkin in a kilometre past the gates)
and found hundreds of fireflies...Id never seen them before.
But all in all minus these pretty flashes, Chiang Mai gets my thumbs down,
too hectic and smoggy and grey and car crazy.
We are going to Pai!
iva
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Hawker from the hills
one of the black toothed tribeswomen that sells jewelry in town
City wall
Tapae gate with night traffic
Hostel style
Typical hostel lounge area
Random tree
...makes me think of what India must belike
Doi Sutep
Girls on the serpentine steps of Thailands most famous temple at sunset
Doi Sutep
Jason on the steps
The Greenhouse
Me and Chai, owner of the Greenhouse where I crashed when I was in Pai.
Flower festival
Festival float during the Chiang Mai flower festival
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a Good Guest House in Chiangmai Thailand
I agree with Iva that Greenhouse is a good guesthouse as it is very clean,inexpensive and the owner (Mr.Chai) is very nice and helpful. You may visit this website : www.GreenhouseChiangmai.com. to get some ideas about greenhouse.
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