Tuk Tuk tour around the temples.
Local market.
Is this real?
Dusty's dream come true.
Jungle hike. We saw about 9 different waterfalls.
Roots, Rock, Reggae Bar
2. The size reminds us of SF. There's a square moat surrounding the city that used to protect from Burmese invadors. It's easy to walk around & stumble into cool shops, cafes, bars & live music.
3. Locals are smiley & more plump than south Thailand. The guesthouse owners we're staying at have been awesome & so helpful.
4. Northern cruisine is a lot sweeter & pickley. Dusty loves it, Aimee kinda likes it.
5. Vibe here is chill. You feel the ancient history here from the temples on every block & less chaos compared to Bangkok. We noticed a lot more Americans here. It's kinda like a little Oregon in Thailand hippy feel.
6. This is where all the jewelry is made that we have seen for sale in other areas of Thailand, we see people handmaking jewelry, bags, clothing & more & are happy to support them & their craft, bling bling yall.
7. Tigers, dude....tigers.
8. There are a lot of activities to choose from inside & out (jungle) of the city like trekking, survival trek, elephant centers, Tiger Kingdom, cooking classes, ziplining with gibbons, massage school, meditation courses, yoga, monk chats, & temples.
9. Tigers! 🐅
10. Very organic city; organic food, juices, cafes, handrolled cigars, market stands, farms & cooking classes.
Tomorrow we'll be playing with elephants in the jungle & also hope to find a cooking course before we leave Thailand. We can't believe we've been here for almost a month! Our visas are expiring soon (April 1) & now we need to find a way to get to Laos. On to the next country...--->
I am glad you made it Chiang Mai! And the tigers are awesome. Can't wait to see your elephant photos! I found northern Thai food (like khao soi) to be spicier, not sweeter...I took tomyumcooking.com for their good rating and the evening classes available. This way I can squeeze my morning with another activity. I also considered this organic farm cooking class where the herbs they use for cooking are from their organic garden...but we ran out of time:(
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