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Things to do in Chiang Mai:  Sunday Market Walking Street Fair

Things to do in Chiang Mai: Sunday Market Walking Street Fair

Every single travel brochure, book, hotel and website advertised or recommended the Chiang Mai Sunday walking street fair and I had requests for Thai handicrafts gifts so naturally I had to check it out…

Things to do from Chiang Mai Thailand:  Monkey School

Things to do from Chiang Mai Thailand: Monkey School

About 30 minutes outside of Chiang Mai very close to the Long Neck hill tribes is “Monkey School” where monkeys perform tricks such as math, basketball and weight lifting. The tricks were interesting but the treatment of the monkeys…

Places to Visit from Chiang Mai:  Long Neck Village

Places to Visit from Chiang Mai: Long Neck Village

Most people have only heard about the ring bound, long neck hill tribe women who live in northern Thailand on television or in books but I wanted to meet them in person…

Things to do in Chiang Mai:  Chiang Mai Night Safari

Things to do in Chiang Mai: Chiang Mai Night Safari

The name ‘Night Safari’ sounded pretty exotic and offered a nice little trip outside the city which this animal lover couldn’t resist but was it worth the trip after all???

Places to Stay in Chiang Mai:  Royal Guesthouse

Places to Stay in Chiang Mai: Royal Guesthouse

After staying in a mid-range hotel and very nice serviced apartment for my first 2 nights in Chiang Mai, I decided to stay in an older guesthouse which offered rooms from $6USD a night to experience something different…

Places to Stay in Chiang Mai:  Studio 99 Serviced Apartments

Places to Stay in Chiang Mai: Studio 99 Serviced Apartments

There are many hotels, hostels and guesthouses to stay at in Chiang Mai but when I was recommended a brand new serviced apartment I couldn’t pass up the opportunity but would it be worth it???

Places to Stay in Chiang Mai:  Montri Hotel

Places to Stay in Chiang Mai: Montri Hotel

I needed to pre-book a place to stay in Chiang Mai for the night I arrived so rather than choosing a random hotel I took a shot in the dark and asked for a recommendation on the Thaivisa.com forum which I chose hotel in the first response…

Chiang Mai Thailand

Chiang Mai Thailand

People have different reasons for travel but when an American transsexual I met on an overpass while asking for directions recommended Chiang Mai, how could I resist???


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