A little bit of Thai paradise

Our 30 days of India was always going to be a hard act to follow. We arrived in Thailand not knowing what to expect. Following a very long journey from Fort Kochi via Kuala Lumpur, we arrived at Chang Mai, northern citadel of Thailand.

We take a stomach churning taxi ride up to temple Doi Suthep where the kids and us explore Buddhism. Here, taxi means a pickup truck with a couple of benches in the back.

Also, keeping anger is like having tiger as pet.

A town, which we are told, a few years back was a sleepy outpost for those wishing to explore the northern most parts of this amazing land. Initially we were excited by the European vibe of Chang Mai. A kind of East meets West feel basically due to the widespread presence of great coffee and cool cafés everywhere in the old town.

Mmmmm fresh mango blended with ice, available every 25m.

Hey, we even had a waffle breakfast on the Saturday, fulfilling our weekly ritual for the first time since our departure from London.

Café time

The street markets were amazing, delicious food, busy throngs of onlookers, street art, a lovely ambiance late into the night.

So much to eat & a woefully limited stomach capacity!

However a couple of days was enough of the city for us.  The centre of Chang Mai exists purely for tourists and we got that feeling we hadn’t arrived in Thailand proper.

Too tempting to pass up.

After 2 consecutive stints in  cities, we were now desperate for some peace and quiet, wide open spaces, calming scenery and all the rest that Thailand promises.

Once again Tim’s hours of research were well spent in discovering a jewel of a place up north close to the Burmese border right by Chiang Dao.

Hot springs 1km from our farmstay near Chiang Dao. Watching the water buffalo approach while cooling in the stream after a good soak in the hot springs. Luckily they almost always kept their natural activities downstream.

Here we went and here we stayed till we felt we really ought to give some other part of Thailand a chance too!

2 Comments on "A little bit of Thai paradise"

  1. Hello
    Good to look at the beautiful family photo!! Sascha has lost some wt?
    Tim you lived in KL in 1976, no desire to look at it?
    Love your description and enjoy.
    Xxxoo

  2. Merci pour ces belles photos. Nous étions également à Chang Mai en février 2017 et avons adoré le Doi Suthep. Bisous à tous les 5 et bonne continuation.
    famille SOUSTELLE de la rue des troubadours

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