Chang Mai Travel and Tourism Guide

Chang Mai has no shortage of courses or activities you can try your hand at, ranging from rock climbing to trekking, from massage to yoga and cooking. Which is what we did with our final day in Chang Mai, at Chang Mai Thai Cookery School, the first school to be set up in Chang Mai.Now, those who have lived with me in the past (you lucky people), will know that with a little help from Lloyd Grossman cooking sauces, I had pretty much mastered cooking of all sorts, and especially Thai. However, ...

After a relatively quit night on the beer, today was our last day of the trek. The nights sleep before wasn't great as the dogs in the village seemed to fight well into the early hours of the morning and then about 6am the roosters started to call out like an alarm clock that didn't have a snooze button! It wasn't too bad as we had to be up early to leave the camp that day.   After our scrambled egg, toast and coffee breakfast we left the village for the last stage of trekking. At that...

I woke up with a hangover, picked up my clean clothes from the laundry - CLEAN CLOTHES!!! - had a shower and ate my breakfast at Nice Kitchen: a mug of tea, fresh orange juice, croissant and a fruit salad for 75 baht, which makes it an absolute bargain.Back at the guesthouse I booked my transport to Laos for the following day. A minibus to Chiang Kang, over-night accommodation and 5-6 hour speedboat ride down the Mekong to Louang Prabang. The 'plan' is to meet up with Hazel and Maria the...

Symptoms of hitting the “Traveler’s Wall” might leave the lone vagabond listless.  Longing for the comforts and the familiarity of home after being on a constant move from city to city and one country to another, a sudden state of inaction sets in; you hit the wall.  It’s the disquieting doldrums of the extended travels that leaves one wondering when and where the next “wind” will pick up the enthusiasm, the spirit, and the zeal found at the outset of the journey.The “...