Chiang Mai Is A Place You Might End Up Staying Longer Than Planned We ended up staying another 5 days in Chiang Mai after returning from the Elephant Park. It's just one of those cities you can get caught up in and end up staying longer than you planned. We spent some days just wandering around the city. We took advantage of all the great restaurants here and the great variety of cuisine offered. Wat Doi Suthep We went up to a temple called Doi Suthep. It is situated on a small mountain on the back side of the city. On a clear day you can get a great view of Chiang Mai. … [Read more...]
An Evening of Traditional Thai Dancing And Dinner
We made reservations at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center. The price is about $10 per person (320 baht each) This includes return transportation from your hotel in Chiang Mai as well as dinner and an evening of Thai dancing entertainment. You can't beat that price for an evening out. We arrived at the center and checked in our shoes before entering the dining area. It was a large outside area with some tables around the outer edge. Most of the seating is on the ground. You sit crossed legged on mats. Everyone has a small triangle wedge cushion for some back support. Your meal comes out … [Read more...]
Chiang Mai
A Forty Five Minute Flight Versus A Thirteen Hour Train Ride We took a short one hour flight with Thai airways from Bangkok to Chiang Mai which is in northern Thailand. It gets very confusing because there are many provinces that have a city in them with the same name. Like Chiang Mai province and Chiang Mai city. It was only $50 Canadian for the flight as opposed to taking a 13 hour train ride. The scenery is supposed to be very nice on the train, but we decided we wanted to get there the fast route. Hats off to Thai airways! Excellent service, we even got fed a meal on a one hour … [Read more...]