Today we did the hill tribe tour and met women from the following tribes: Padaung, Akha, and Palong. On the way to the first tribal area we stopped at the Orchid and butterfly farm, a beautiful place to observe flowers doing their thing. The Padaung long neck women wear gold Read more…
Went to visit the castle temple on the hill called Doi Suthep, which involved a red taxi bus up steep and swirling roads. Once there we then had to climb 80+ steps to reach the entrance (true Aidanites). We tried our best to take in the magnificent temple but the Read more…
Arrived in Chiang Mai after about 3 hours sleep on the train. Arrived at our hostel (which I highly recommend) and got ourselves sorted before heading to the central area. Chiang Mai is less hectic than Bangkok and easier to navigate. We had some fried fish at a local eatery Read more…