Blogs from Chiang Mai, North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 331

not really been doing anything as exciting as the trek since we've been back in the real world but we rented a motorcycle and jetted around chiang mai on that feeling very pleased with ourselves! we could have stayed there for a long time, just doing nothing very much,,it was so relaxed after bangkok and china...our week consisted of big late breakfasts, temples and markets, late night chats with Mr. T and his crew in the Bob Marley shop, thai massages, big cocktails and lots of curry...we also managed to find a in use monastry which was completely deserted sitting on the top of a big hill that we happened to drive past looking for something else..i only managed to see because of a massive golden budda head sitting over the trees... the main event was ... read more

24th March Wolfgang extreme decided he liked us so much he was going to come to Laos for some tubing action. I think we sold it really well so today we got him a visa sorted and booked him on the same speedboat as us. The rest of the day was spent in convalescence... ... read more

Written March 21, 2006 8:20pm in Chiang Mai After a few days of the heat, bustle and pollution that is Bangkok in March we were eager to escape to the north for a visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand’s second largest city and effectively the capital of the northern provinces. Our train ride, a jerky 14 hours of fitful sleep, left us in the Chiang Mai train station at about 10am. After gathering our thoughts and calling ahead to a well regarded guest house to secure a room we were courted by several cab drivers for sight seeing or passage into the city. We were wooed by Mr. Toy, a sweet gentleman whom we highly regarded for his ability to sustain negotiations with Amy (who again got her price). Mr. Toy drives a songthaew, a common mode ... read more

hello hello i cannot even describe what thailand is like. i just love it . i'm not sure i am coming home... i don't really know where to start. we left bangkok a week ago to go to chiang mai, a town at the north of thailand just to fill some time before will chris and bruce got to thailand and it has been the best experience so far...ever ever ever... We arrived after travelling overnight on a clean train (!) to a different type of thailand...no real tourists..just a really chilled out beautiful place up in the mountains, surrounded by jungle.and went to 'Banana' guesthouse..ran by 'king kong' Mr. Neung and crew, which is this just fantastic wooden shack, covered in graffitti of happy, drunk people who have stayed there from all over the world..the ... read more

Hi everyone! I had some downtime today and decided to start documenting some things from this trip, so I hope it works! Today is Sunday and I left for Bangkok on Monday - this week has been great. I had an initial scare at the airport, when the United computer wouldn't issue me a ticket because "length of stay not permitted" (visa is 30 days and my r/t is for 42 days - of course, i'm not going to be here for 30 consecutive days but the nosy computer doesn't know that). The ticketing agent gave me a little runaround, but then issued the ticket and telling me that if I was sent back at the border then she would be personally fined. I told her I'd do my best :) Anyway, I stayed in Bangkok ... read more