Blogs from North-West Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 470

CHIANG MAI Chiang Mai is the second largest town in Thailand, but has a completely different feel than Bangkok. The climate seems to be much more temperate due to its northern location. You can actually wear jeans and not sweat your *#$%^ off. The town has a slower pace then the bustling capitol and makes a distinct effort to cater to the western crowd. You can see why the place is filled with Expats. Trek After one day of exploring the city I was off on a 3 day 2 night trek. Around 10 am myself and the crew of 6 other trekkers piled into a Songathew (think pickup truck with two benches and a metal cover), and drove north for a few hours. I was fortunate to be matched with a great group of people: ... read more

Well seen as you all seem to think using kelly's blog was just me being a lazy arse (which i guess is kinda true!!) im back to my own unique site. So i guess i better give you all a quick update. First stop was Hong Kong, amazing city with amazng sky-line views - unfortunatlety we didnt get to see any of them because of the continuous dense fog!! Still had an amazing time though, did th sight seeing bit and went and saw a giant buddha, learnt to haggle at the markets (despite getting a bit confused with the currency and arguing over 20p for a good 10mins) and ofcourse visited a few bars - saw a ccrazy local band, top music. From Hong Kong we flew to Bangkok - but only for a couple ... read more

Hello dears, Togturen herop var en fornoejelse. Super service, dejlig koeje og fin, omend lidt afbrudt soevn. Blev hentet endnu engang af herre, som stod med mit navn. Taenk - det kunne jo blive en vane. Forestil jer lige, at hver gang man staar af toget, er der en speciel service for you - ikke daarligt. Hotellet DOWNTOWN INN, lyder lidt lumsk, men er paa ingen maade saadan. Her troede jeg, at jeg skulle overnatte i en bambushytte, men naeh nej, fint vaerelse m. aircondition og hele molevitten. Blev picked up til cooking school office og derfra koert ca. 20 min. udenfor byen, hvor den herligste landlige kogeskole har sin base: Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School - ret beroemt vidt omkring. Og det forstaar enhver, der har besoegt stedet. Hamrende soede, smilende undervisere - piger saa ... read more

Part 8 January 21 Chiang Mai It always seems to take a couple days to adjust to a new country and begin to appreciate what it has to offer rather than what it lacks from where you just had been. The transition from India to anywhere is bound to be hard, as nowhere is likely to be as sensory laden as India. So Thailand seems almost too comfortable--clean, modern, catering to tourists. After a couple days though, we are beginning to lose our guilt about how easy it is and learning to enjoy the more relaxing lifestyle of Thai travel. This should have been harder, as our last days in India had their share of challenges. Our flight from Ahmedabad to Mumbai, meant to ease our transit, turned out less ideal when the flight was delayed ... read more

We are currently staying at the Top North Guest House in Chiang Mai. Our current room just $16 a day (David, Matt & Jedd would probably say that's expensive for here). But we got the worst room in the hotel. We had a look at other rooms which are much nicer (& the same price), but the hotel is now full & we can't change. It's full of mosquitoes, the tap & plug in the bathroom are broken, the shower is cold (although that's not uncommon - I don't enjoy washing my hair in water that takes my breath away) and there is a pipe on the third floor that drips & pours to the ground outside our room, keeping us awake all night! Last night we slept with ear plugs! Apart from that we are ... read more