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See more photos in the Chiang Mai Wats photoset.
Monthly Archives: January 2006
Chiang Mai Sunday Market
Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand, famous for temples, scenery, and it’s markets. We arrived on New Years Day and caught a particularly lively episode of the Sunday market.
Chiang Mai Trek
One of the popular activities for tourists in Chiang Mai is to go on a trek — aka hiking, camping, and generating kickbacks for your guide.
We went on a short one night, two day trek. Although it had a slow start (poor food and zoo-like exposure to Karen hill tribes), the Trek ended strong with a hiking, an elephant ride, and river rafting on the second. It’s a reasonable thing to do if you’re on a short schedule, but if you have time I’d recommend going deeper into the activities you’re interested in (there’s plenty of rock climbing, rafting, and other activities in the area).
Some photos from both days (more photos):
Doi Suthep
Doi Suthep is the most famous of the temples in the Chiang Mai area. It was built in the fourteenth century on a hill that overlooks the city.
More photos in the Doi Suthep Photoset.
Ankgor Wat (Day two)
More photos in my Angkor Wat photoset.
Angkor Wat (Day Three)
More photos in the final Angkor Wat photoset.
