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Arrived in Chaing Mai - libra guest house...
Very basic but clean and the staff very friendly...this city has the history and culture.
Tonight was the Sunday markets and I have never seen so many street vendors in one long street...selling everything from food,clothes,textiles etc.
The best part about the markets is people watching... Looking at the emotions on their faces... For so many people walking so close together in this heat and humidity everyone seemed to be loving life... Amazing how humans can truly act if they REALLY WANT TOO...
I was so looking forward to the trekking in the national park... And it didn't disappoint... Great group of people from France holland England America and oz...12 people and that made the difference.i was expecting to see loads of other tourists as we were going to the waterfall hot springs trekking and staying at a village close to the Burma border... We saw no one!!! This defo was what made it... Trekking through the mountain side,stoping at mountain villages and having a good crack with the gang...we can into camp around 4pm had a swim in the river,then had a great local Thai dinner... Our guide had brought along some lanterns which we wrote on which we good luck... Then we lit the lattern to see it sky rocket into the air... Then fire crackers went off...that was a perfect end to the day... sleeping in the long hose with the 12 of us was fun...
On the second day we went bamboo rafting... Very relaxing... Still no other westerners to be seen...elephant riding was also the highlight ...
Chiang mai has been the highlight so far... Today I hired a push bike and ride around the old city and outside the town... Great way of seeing everything in a small city
Found a very cool funk/jazz bar "the gate"... This was defo the coolest place in town with live acts each night.awesome percussion sets and guys on bass and drums...am glad I found this little gem... Small bar on the main road but away from it all! Just locals and a few westerners.. Maybe close to 80 people spilling out onto the streets... Rocked up about 8pm and got a rock star position, first table in front.
Now heading on bus for6 hrs to the Thai Loas border!!! Yeeee haaa....
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