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Eating Chinatown and rounding off with Peking Opera
Eating Chinatown again, and this time I decided to do a full 24 hours in Yaowarat and Charoen Krung area so I booked myself into W22, a kitschy, partly Chinese-themed hotel apparently owned by a Harley-Davidsson lower. All the motorbikes were parked in the lobby!! The hotel was worth 1050 baht, everything you need in…
Khao Soi Khun Yai | The most hyped Khao Soi in Chiang Mai
If you Google Khao Soi Khun Yai and view it on Google maps, it will show busy and probably with a waiting time of 30 minutes or so. We found that information very accurate. I have to say I am extremely skeptical of places that are so hyped like Khao Soi Khun Yai. Waiting for…
Camping in San Kamphaeng Hot Springs
I have been to San Kamphaeng hot springs many times throughout the years, but this was my first time camping. We went there on the second of January which was still a public holiday in Thailand. A compensation day because the first of January was on a Sunday. So obviously it was very crowded. However,…
Mae Kha Canal | A Taste of Hoi An in Chiang Mai
Mae Kha Canal opened up as a cozy, touristic market area about three months ago. With the illumination by the narrow waterway, the highlight of the area so far was the Loy Krathong celebration. With the two bridges, there is more than a hint of Hoi An to the area but to me, there was…
Wat Arun |Temple of Dawn by the River of Kings
Wat Arun is translated as the temple of dawn. Maybe King Taksin came riding in here on a morning when he was determined to reorganise his army and establish a new capital after the old one, Ayuthaya was sacked by the Burmese in 1767. This west side of the river Chao Phraya(often translated as the…
The lantern festival in Lamphun lights up the town
The Lantern Festival is currently on in Lamphun. The small town in the South of Chiang Mai is really a chamber of treasures. It is well worth the ride to visit Wat Phrathat Haripunchai temple at night time to see people making merits here. Since it is illuminated at night the best time is dark.…
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