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Category: Singapore to Chiang Mai – June 2015

Return home
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Return home

Up at 5am and out to Changi Terminal Three for the 7.45 flight SQ203 to Melbourne. It left almost an hour late due to some passengers failing to board. Continue reading Return home

Seafood and a secret nightspot in Singpore
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Seafood and a secret nightspot in Singpore

A very large G&T and a good chat, then we headed to the East Coast Seafood Centre for Chilli Crab and Black Pepper Crab, that classic Singapore dish, eaten by the sea. Continue reading Seafood and a secret nightspot in Singpore

Chiang Mai to Singapore the fast way
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Chiang Mai to Singapore the fast way

After four weeks of working my way gradually north (mostly) overland, Chiang Mai is over 2,500km from Singapore – further than Melbourne to Brisbane. It’s time to turn around and head south towards home. Continue reading Chiang Mai to Singapore the fast way

Chiang Mai is a city of temples
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Chiang Mai is a city of temples

It’s Saturday and the Saturday ‘Walking Street’ market was set up on the street where we’d had lunch on the first day in Chiang Mai. Continue reading Chiang Mai is a city of temples

Fried rice and farewells in Chaing Mai
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Fried rice and farewells in Chaing Mai

I went with Jacquie and Nicola to the Kway Taowy (ladyboy) cabaret show. Lots of lip synching and silly choreography, lots of glitter and feathers and false eyelashes like five-inch paint brushes… Continue reading Fried rice and farewells in Chaing Mai

Farm Stay at Baan Mae On, Thailand
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Farm Stay at Baan Mae On, Thailand

The whole evening was capped off with fire lanterns. We were invited to write our names and wishes on the delicate paper. Amy then wrote all our names in Thai on one of them and the candles were lit … Continue reading Farm Stay at Baan Mae On, Thailand

Out and about in Chiang Mai
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Out and about in Chiang Mai

The Warorot Market, Chiang Mai’s main market for locals, was terrific. Pork is a focus of the food here (not so much in Kanchanaburi) and the spicy pork sausage (sai ua) was a revelation. Continue reading Out and about in Chiang Mai

Temples of Ayutthaya
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Temples of Ayutthaya

At Ayutthaya we stopped at a roadside shop and were shown the Thai method of producing sugar floss, which is a popular local dessert served on roti bread and is known as roti saimai. Continue reading Temples of Ayutthaya

A Thai cooking class at Kanchanabri
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

A Thai cooking class at Kanchanabri

We cooked a number of dishes, of which (for me, at least), the fish souffle was the standout. It’s definitely going on a dinner party menu at home. Continue reading A Thai cooking class at Kanchanabri

Bangkok to Kanchanaburi via a floating market
Singapore to Chiang Mai - June 2015

Bangkok to Kanchanaburi via a floating market

After driving out through the sprawling surrounds of Bangkok – the Los Angeles of Asia? – we came without seeming to pass through any countryside, to Talad Rom Hoop, the food market famously situated on active railway tracks. Continue reading Bangkok to Kanchanaburi via a floating market

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