While we really enjoyed Bangkok, Chiang Mai, a lovely city in the mountains of Northern Thailand, was a really nice break from the craziness. The city is surrounded by hills, seems much more accessible, has an adorable old town surrounded by a moat with remnants of the brick walls still visible, and is famous for its food. Chiang Mai also introduced a new form of transportation – the songtheaw – red trucks that serve as shared taxis so you just hail them down, tell/show the driver where you’re headed and it’s a flat 20 TB. They still have the tuk tuks but the songtheaws are our fave as they’re everywhere & super cheap.
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Looks fantastic! I love the truck taxi idea!
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I assume you had to negotiate with the tuk tuks? Looks like a charming city. How old are those walls & moats? History is so much more appreciated when you can see it.
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I looked up the conversion rate for TB. 20 TB is about 50 cents? Holy cow. Very cheap. That will save your feet (or knee).
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Very cheap
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This looks like a great place to relax. Very jealous of the pool area
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Ahh, the standard floating photo! I KNOW you were in a happy place during that pic! Drastic change from Bangkok there, hey? xo
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Drastic change. And yes, in my happy place.
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