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
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
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
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
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