Chiang Mai Hill Tribes

We were warned not to visit the hill tribes just outside Chiang Mai as it was commercialised, however we wanted to do a tour and ran out of time on the day. We drove for about 40 minutes up one of the mountains close to Chiang Mai where we reached what looked liked like a …

Chedi and Manathai

We don’t usually travel to Thailand in the high season, but this year was an exception. We picked the Chedi hotel because of its design, high recommendation and location and the hotel didn’t disappoint us. The rooms are spacious and have all the mod cons that you would expect from a 5 star hotel. Each …

Wedding day

The reason for coming to Chiang Mai was to celebrate the wedding of John to Pattama and the day started with a long precession down the Main Street, however, this wasn’t for the bride and groom but the local flower festival which is held every year on the first weekend in February. The flower beds …

Chiang Mai

Getting to Chiang Mai was easy, a flight to Bangkok with an overnight stay at the airport and then a 10.00 am flight on Bangkok Airways. Bangkok airways is a full service airline with free club lounge access for its passengers. The service provided is fairly basic, but nonetheless it’s better than some other airlines …

Bangkok

I think we went to every shop in Bangkok today, they have some great bargains. Before we left for Thailand, we stumbled over a restaurant that had some great reviews. It’s called Eat Me and its located near Pat Pong. It’s modern and the food creative, although it’s more expensive than your standard restaurant, it’s …

Thailand August 2012

This was one of the first times we had flown during the day and not the flight that leaves at 1 am. Although it seemed to take longer, its just because we didn’t sleep. I watched my Ipad most of the way and surprisingly I only consumed 30% power. Its only a matter of time …