I've updated the photo section of the last few blog entries. They're now turned right, with titles and in the proper order. Also, here's a few bonus pics... read more

Today, I got up relatively early and got to the starting place of Pai Canyon. Brian, one of the guys that has been here for a while, knew the name and location. So by 10:00 I was ready to go, at the start of the trip. People describe it as a 3.5h jungle trek, with a waterfall at the end. At the start, I met up with Anne-Katerina, who I met in a previous hostel in Chiang Mai, and Mona. I passed them on the scooter (I'm getting really proficient) a bit earlier and they just arrived at the small parking lot, when I was ready to leave. The nice trip took us about 3h to the waterfall and only 5 minutes before reaching the end, we were passed by a girl that ran the whole ... read more

So. On to Pai! And to learn how to drive a powerful scooter in the hectic Chiang Mai traffic. On a route which is described as 'long, adventurous, scenic'. Oh and that lots of foreign tourists would crash there. The streets are supposedly filled with people in bandages. .. On my way to Aya (45m-1h walk) I saw two police funnels, where people got tickets. I decided on another route, but had some trouble following. Decided against moving lanes to get my right turn and kept moving straight. Switched to the other side of the street when traffic was lighter and took the left turn. Did some more of that at first and ended up taking the outside of the inner city ring in the longer direction, because traffic was easier and a warned man should ... read more

Some pictures I took while exploring Chiang Mai on day 1 and 2... read more

Some pics from my walk from the airport to the hostel. Aparently, this part of Chiang Mai is a bit like a village, relatively big houses with a yard or fence. A lot of green. A lot of concrete though. If not for the strange script and plant sorts, you'd think you were in a small southern European village. ... read more