10 days in Chiang Mai-Part II

February 15, 2010 by Susan  
Filed under Chiang Mai, Countries, Thailand

Sweet, Sweet Chiang Mai you are a sinus nightmare and efforts to cross your streets are near suicidal-but your surrounding beauty (hilly jungles) get me everytime.  After 10 days, Chiang Mai was starting to feel homey, maybe a bit too homey-so we decided to leave. If we didn’t leave soon, we could get sucked in [...]

10 days in Chiang Mai, Thailand/Holy Hell we have spent a lot of Money – Part 1

February 11, 2010 by Susan  
Filed under Chiang Mai, Countries, Thailand

o start this entry off, I will tell you that we decided on the terribly horrendous idea of traveling from LA to Taipei to Bangkok to Chiang Mai-or rather car to plane to bus to bus to plane to taxi to bus.(more than 50 hours of straight traveling-this I do not reccomend).  We left the [...]

Cautionary Tales: Elephant Treks in Chiang Mai

February 4, 2010 by Susan  
Filed under Chiang Mai, Countries, Thailand

If you are interested in a hill trek tribe around Chiang Mai, as everyone seems to be…be very careful and choosey before you buy tickets at the first storefront you encounter.  There are literally hundreds of places where you can buy “exciting trekking tours” throughout the Tha Pae area, and prices run the gamut from $15-$50 [...]

Photos from Chiang Mai, Thailand

February 4, 2010 by Rylan  
Filed under Chiang Mai, Countries, Photographs, Thailand

More photographs! This time from southeast Asia.