Went to Loei... small nice town not far from the border...
Chiang Mai
Got the 10 hour over night bus and got in early in the morning.
Got the 10 hour over night bus and got in early in the morning.
They always seem to be celebratnig something... 
Found a guest house and had some food and a sleep.
Got up later in the day and had a quick look around town... looks OK.
There is an old mote and wall surrounding the older part of the city...
Spent a couple of days in Chiang Mai.. not a bad little town.. fairly busy though.. better off getting out of town a bit or in the back streets for a quieter room.
Some fairly good cheap food around, day and night markets etc etc.
Pai
Caught a bus and got into Pai a bit after lunch time.
This is a fairly nice town also. Lots of bungalows and lots of expensive ones too...
Had to look hard for a cheap place to stay here.. finally found a bungalow at a price I was happy with.
They have night markets here every night and then music afterwards.. heaps of variety in the music too.
Spend a couple of days here and then went back to Chiangmai.
Chiangrai
Another 4 hr bus ride and getting a bit closer to the laos border.
Got a cheap room close to the bus station and the town centre...
This is the jade Bhudda of Chang Rai
There is good food and cheap internet close by so I am happy here for a couple of days.
This was a bit of music on the streets in town...
Found a guest house and had some food and a sleep.
Got up later in the day and had a quick look around town... looks OK.
There is an old mote and wall surrounding the older part of the city...
Spent a couple of days in Chiang Mai.. not a bad little town.. fairly busy though.. better off getting out of town a bit or in the back streets for a quieter room.Some fairly good cheap food around, day and night markets etc etc.
Pai
Caught a bus and got into Pai a bit after lunch time.
This is a fairly nice town also. Lots of bungalows and lots of expensive ones too...
Had to look hard for a cheap place to stay here.. finally found a bungalow at a price I was happy with.
They have night markets here every night and then music afterwards.. heaps of variety in the music too.Spend a couple of days here and then went back to Chiangmai.
Chiangrai
Another 4 hr bus ride and getting a bit closer to the laos border.
Got a cheap room close to the bus station and the town centre...
This is the jade Bhudda of Chang Rai
There is good food and cheap internet close by so I am happy here for a couple of days.This was a bit of music on the streets in town...
There are good markets in this town every afternoon and evening.
This is the walls around a old jail...
Apparently most of the people in the jail were there for drugs (being close to the golden triangle I guess). They have had to move them to a bigger newer jail further out of town somewhere.
This is the walls around a old jail...
Apparently most of the people in the jail were there for drugs (being close to the golden triangle I guess). They have had to move them to a bigger newer jail further out of town somewhere.
