I left SFO and landed in Seoul, Korea after a 15 hour flight, after a 3 hour lay over, I boarded a 5.5 hour flight to Bangkok where I stayed at an airport hotel, the Convenient Resort. Left Bangkok at 9:55am for Chiang Mai where I officially started my trip!
Chiang Mai is a wonderul city that shouldn't be missed when in Thailand! There isn't much to see here but lots to experience. You don't see spectacular architecture or jaw dropping temples but you will have great food, walk many streets of lively night markets and go on memorable trekking journeys in the jungles! My favorite thing to do here was the Flight of the Gibbons, zip lining through the jungles of village an hour away from Chiang Mai. Shopping here is in abundance if you're into that but with me being on a bacpack, it makes it very easy to pass things up! I don't want to have to carry it!!
Chiang Mai- lots to do..lots to experience..jungle anyone?!
Aside from the jungle flying, I also took an all day adventure tour of elephant riding, white water rafting, bamboo rafting, and trekking to a waterfall where I slipped and bruised my achilles bone...opps! Our guide was walking way too fast for my taste and we were all trying to keep up with him slipping and sliding everywhere! For as hard as I worked, I thought the waterfall could have been a little more dramatic! haha but it was peaceful, serene and nice. i can't complain! The trekking to the waterfall must have done a number on my quads because for the next two days, I could barely walk right which made the Sunday Night Walking Street very hard!
The Sunday Night Walking street is not to be missed when in Chiang Mai!! More vendors and more goods to buy than you can ever want or need for that matter! Authentic Pad Thai for 20 baht..it can't get any better!
What I've learned from being in Thailand so far? That apparently, I look Thai! People are speaking Thai to me, asking if I am Thai, telling me that I look Thai yet they're not giving me Thai prices when I am asking them how much certain things are! Go figure!!
I was very close to missing Chiang Mai or skipping it rather but I am glad that I didn't because a trip to Thailand without Chiang Mai would be tragic !
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