Started the day off by visiting the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) which is very different from the other temples in Thailand. Firstly because it’s completely white, but also because the designer is big on contemporary art and wanted to incorporate his ideas into the temple, with the aim that Read more…
Today we travelled from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, a smaller place in the North. Only stopping here for one night as it’s convenient for getting to Laos. We arrived by bus, which took about 3 hours with one stop. The most complicated part was booking the tickets online as Read more…
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…
A taxi picked us up for our day at the Thai Akha cooking school and it was the best day ever. Upon arriving we were taken around the market for a tour that explained the different ingredients used in Thai cooking. It was so cool learning about the vegetables, fruit, 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…
This morning we tried the pancake shop opposite the hostel – the ham and cheese pancake came with KETCHUP 😍 and we also tried the baked banana pancake. 10/10 It was then time for our first massage out here. We both opted for the neck back and shoulder massage which Read more…
We’ve definitely had the best day ever – after walking around Chinatown we met up with my friend Patsiri. I met Patsiri on a French module I took at Durham (and later ditched for contemporary composition) where we helped each other get through the text book. Je viens de Thailand she Read more…
Gym or long haul attire?! We spent 6 hours of our 9 hour flight watching movies and TV shows (Shape of Water, The Hangover, Designated Survivor etc) so we’re very tired and confused now as it’s breakfast time in the UK and dinner time here. We tried to sleep but Read more…