Category Archives: Chiang Mai

Thailand day 11 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Tuesday, 06 Jan 2009 by Hattie

We are catching the overnight sleeper to Bangkok this evening so our last day is taken up with with packing up our belongings, checking out and a few other chores.  We re-visit the immigration office to extend our visa before … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 10 – Trekking

Posted on Monday, 05 Jan 2009 by Hattie

The second day of our trek starts with an early breakfast of  toast, eggs and fruit eaten outside at a long bench table.  Someone has re-lit the remnants of last night’s fire and we huddle around it in an attempt … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 9 – Trekking

Posted on Sunday, 04 Jan 2009 by Hattie

We are picked up at about 9.15am by a covered pick-up truck for the start of our two-day trek into the hills north-west of Chiang Mai.  There are seven of us on the trip – three young Americans from Kentucky … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 8 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Saturday, 03 Jan 2009 by Hattie

A slight hitch has occurred in the booking of the boys tickets to Thailand.  I picked up an email this morning to say that the credit card transaction had been declined!  So after a couple of frantic telephone calls to … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 6 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Thursday, 01 Jan 2009 by Hattie

New Year brings a long weekend holiday and most shops and some bars and restaurants are shut and shuttered until Monday.  It gives the town an eerie, deserted feel.  We book our flights from New Zealand to Singapore leaving on … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 5 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Wednesday, 31 Dec 2008 by Hattie

The weather is good and preparations are in hand for tonight’s New Year celebrations.  We take a walk down to the river which runs east of the old town and wander round Warorot Market and across the footbridge to the … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 4 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Tuesday, 30 Dec 2008 by Hattie

Another sunny, cloudless day in Chiang Mai.  The travel arrangements are not proving easy to coordinate.  The flights to New Zealand have gone by the time we get to the travel agents again, and apparently there a no flights available … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 3 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Monday, 29 Dec 2008 by Hattie

The weather here has been glorious ever since we arrived;  blue skies and sun, but not too hot, just perfect for sightseeing.  We are thinking of doing some trekking whilst we are here, but first we need to arrange our … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 2 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Sunday, 28 Dec 2008 by Hattie

Chiang Mai is a rather pleasant, well-heeled town by south-east Asian standards.  At it’s centre is the old city, a neat square bounded by a moat and the remains of a wall built some 700 years ago.  Traffic streams around … Continue reading →

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Thailand day 1 – Chiang Mai

Posted on Saturday, 27 Dec 2008 by Hattie

We fly to Chiang Mai in Thailand today.  The flight was delayed by 45 minutes for some unexplained reason.  But the announcement system in Luang Prabang airport is so distorted that even if an explanation had been forthcoming we would … Continue reading →

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