Chilling in Chiang Mai

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Muay Thai Boxing

Returning from our exhausting jungle trek, we headed north for Chiang Mai. This is the second biggest city of Thailand, but compared to Bangkok it really feels like an oasis. We had to arrange and wait for our Vietnam visa, so we stayed for almost a week in this typical back packer city. Since Chiang Mai is a bit the religious capital of Thailand, there is a huge amount of Wats (temples) to see. Other than that, we filled our days with a bit of everything: a lot of markets, a trip to the highest mountain in Thailand, a thai boxing course and fight,...

After our calm week we left Chiang Mai and went up towards Laos. On our way we stopped at some of the hill tribes in the far north of Thailand where amongst others we saw the famous long neck people. Afterwards we passed the golden triangle: the border between Thailand, Birma and Laos, an area known for its opium production. Finally we crossed the Maekhong river to reach our next stop: Laos.

Nick & Steven

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Photos

Long neck
Woman from the long neck tribe.

Plenty of wats
In Chiang Mai you'll find another temple on every corner of the street.

Naga
These dragons or 'Naga' at the entrance of every temple have to keep the evil spirits away.

Grasshoppers
Trying some local snacks at the weekend market. In case you're wondering: no it wasn't tasty at all!

Wat Chiang Mai
The oldest Wat in the city. Take your shoes off before you enter and never sit down with your feet facing the Buddha.

Wat Doi Suthep
From this temple on mountain Doi Suthep you have a great view on Chiang Mai.

Tribe girl
From one of the hill tribes in the north of Thailand.

Sunrise on the Maekhong
This river is the border between Thailand and Laos.

Comments

[Bendeleider]

Bendeleider
Iep barry's, ziet er snor uit. Koopt voor mij is een hondje daar. Liefst een bruin labradorreke. En Tony, nu ben ik officieel nóg veel knapper als u! Doet da nog goe daar hé mannen en groenten aan Da An.

[PJ aka Lenssen]

:)
Zalig!!! mooi frisse kopkes idd... Thoonen ik ga uw crashes missen op skivakantie, of wacht es...we zullen ook wel minder sleutels kwijt zijn... :) CYA

[Polle]

wow
Really great to follow your trip on the net. Hope to see you and listen to a lot of great stories when you're back in Belgium. Have fun and keep us posted!