July 24, 2012

Days 27&28- Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai was full of so many acitivities! We did not have time to do as much as we wanted to before we had to move on back to Bangkok. On our first day in Chiang Mai, I went to watch an Elephant show which was AMAZING! Some people found it unnatural and offensive but […]

Chiang Mai was full of so many acitivities!
We did not have time to do as much as we wanted to before we had to move on back to Bangkok.
On our first day in Chiang Mai, I went to watch an Elephant show which was AMAZING! Some people found it unnatural and offensive but the elephant sanctuary assured us that the elephants are well looked after and happy so I was okay with it. The elephants played football, basketball and painted. Yes, you read right, the elephants painted! I also attended a Thai Cookery school which was super as Thai food is my fave, I can't wait to cook some of the recipes at home!

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July 24, 2012

The White Temple

We arrived at Chiang Khong in Thailand on the evening of day 26. On the morning of Day 27, we departed from Chiang Khong to Chiang Mai by bus and stopped on the way at this White Temple. I must have seen about a million temples by this time so when we were told we […]

We arrived at Chiang Khong in Thailand on the evening of day 26.
On the morning of Day 27, we departed from Chiang Khong to Chiang Mai by bus and stopped on the way at this White Temple. I must have seen about a million temples by this time so when we were told we were stopping at a temple, I wasn't very interested.
And then we stopped and saw this white beauty and I was completely in awe.

July 23, 2012

Days 25&26- Mekong River

These two days were the most inactive of my trip and quite annoying to be honest. We spent them on a slow boat travelling from Laos back to Thailand. Boring and uncomfortable, I would not do it again. The highlight was stopping at a village to meet the locals, find out about their ways of […]

These two days were the most inactive of my trip and quite annoying to be honest. We spent them on a slow boat travelling from Laos back to Thailand. Boring and uncomfortable, I would not do it again.

The highlight was stopping at a village to meet the locals, find out about their ways of life and buy school supplies for the beautiful children.

July 23, 2012

Days 23&24- Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang was less touristy than Vang Vieng. It seemed more religious, quit, reserved. On Day 23, we arrived at Luang Prabang from Vang Vieng by bus. We had a nice dinner and went to the night market. The night market at Luang Prabang is really good! If you ever visit SE Asia, never ever […]

Luang Prabang was less touristy than Vang Vieng. It seemed more religious, quit, reserved.
On Day 23, we arrived at Luang Prabang from Vang Vieng by bus. We had a nice dinner and went to the night market. The night market at Luang Prabang is really good! If you ever visit SE Asia, never ever pay full price for anything in markets and stalls! The rule is to offer half the amount the seller asks for and then haggle from that.
At 5am on Day 24, we woke up to give alms to the monk. I never knew about this tradition before this. The monks collect alms every morning at about 5am and that is all the food they are allowed to eat for the day. I peeped into their baskets and saw all sorts from medicine to rice. I decided to spice up their diet a little with some Kit Kat.



The rest of the day was spent with elephants. We were trained on how to climb onto them and then we rode and bathed the elephants.