Epic Adventure in SE Asia

Flying into Chaing Mai I noticed that the landscape was quite different. There was more farming communities and they were mixed with residential areas. Rice fields and farms with rows of trees 🌳 🌳🌳. I have to find out what kind of trees, just curious. What kinds of nuts or fruits are they harvesting on these farms? We arrived to our hotel located in a back alley, not the best location it seemed at the time. After settling in, out for a walk we went. The feel of this city is quite different. After a bit of walking we were both trying to figure out what the attraction was to our second city. We both felt like we were in a Mexican city with an Asian feel to it. A bit confusing it was as we began exploring because it felt like we may just be in the wrong area. We headed straight for a tourist stall only to be told there were no maps and she was only selling tours plus her English was spotty at best. I opted for a tuk tuk to get us to the old city because I was getting frustrated. We were charged 100 baht, which seemed reasonable to take us to a gate of the old city which we later discovered that we were located only 1/2 a block outside of another gate to the old city! Not my smartest move. We walked quite a ways and at times felt a bit uncomfortable as it felt like we were in a bad area of town. We bought a tour for the day after tomorrow to see the highest mountain in Thailand, Karen mountain tribe and more. Heading back to the hotel to rest and eat. Well guess what? Pretty much across the road from where we are staying was a entire grouping of different street food stalls! First super was pad Thai and skewered vegetables with 🥓 bacon. They really love their pork. Teresa says that Thai food at home will be spoiled forever since the Thai food here is so excellent!Read more