FROM CHIANG MAI TO CHIANG RAI, & FURTHER ON TO CHIANG KHONG In the dialect of the Northern Thai people “chiang” means “city”, which is why so many towns up here are named that way. We’ve been staying in Chiang Mai the last couple of nights and today, […]
MARKETS & TEMPLES OF CHIANG MAI Amongst other things, Chiang Mai is known for its lovely mountainous backdrop, its many Buddhist temples, and its multiple markets. Keen to see as much as we could of the city we set our early today and took a walking and songthaew* […]
VIEWS OVER CHIANG MAI We survived our 13 hour journey on the night train to Chiang Mai! Neither of us got much sleep thanks to rocking of the train, but we made it! I started out on the top bunk, but when the train’s movements threatened to bounce […]
FROM THE VENICE OF THE EAST TO CHIANG MAI BY OVERNIGHT TRAIN Historically Bangkok was crisscrossed by klongs (i.e. canals), and so gained the nickname “Venice of the East”. These narrow waterways were once used for transportation and for floating markets, and were an iconic symbol of the […]
Wandering Soles 