Woke up and had a leisurely breakfast at 8.30. Eventually headed in to town after a heavy shower had passed at 11.00. Spent the day exploring, going to Wat. And then on to The Hilltribe museum after a quick smoothie stop. The Hilltribe museum explains how opium is made and describes in detail the many different tribes which live around the province of Chiang Rai, like the Karen longneck tribe who elongate their necks with rings. I eventually had lunch at around...

Up at 5.00 in order to take the pre ordered tuk tuk at 5.30 to Chiang Mai International airport for a Departure time of 6.30. We arrived in at Bangkok airport at 7.45, and I had a very tight schedule in order to meet the connecting flight to Yangon, Myanmar which had a boarding time of 8.15.

Up at 8.30 today, but with aim to have leisurely morning. At 9.40. Headed down to Thapae Gate area to find breakfast, and settled on Blueberry pancakes, yum. After a leisurely breakfast, decided that couldn't leave ChiangMai without having had a Thai massage. I settled upon an establishment by the name of Sabae De Ka, just off Moon Mueang Road, by the name of Sabae De Ka, having read comments on Tripadvisor.com. I settled upon a head, neck, shoulder and back ...

Woke again after a restless sleep at 7.30am and headed down for a quick breakfast of muesli in the guesthouse at 8.00 before being picked up at 8.30 by a driver for The Smart Cook Cookery School. Getting on board the truck , I met one of the 2 other girls, Christine from Western Australia, who was going to be doing the day's course with me. The driver then took us to the local market, where we met Yuii, our teacher for the day, who for the next 1/2 hour showed a...

Had a restless night due to jet lag, but managed to sleep fitfully till 8.45, when I finally gave in and got up. Wandered into Chiangmai and had breakfast on the way at a small restaurant. The day was then spent wandering round various temples, which Chiangmai is famous for, soaking up the atmosphere, and watching the monks in their daily life. It was a very restful and quiet day, stopping periodically for refreshments and lunch before heading back to the guestho...