Chiang Mai, 17th January 2023

Chiang Mai is a very relaxed, laid back, cultured place. The pace is noticeably slowed down. Interestingly, a large number of 'old hippies', travellers fetch up here to try to find themselves - and don't seem to leave.
It's a very walkable city; especially in the old town area, which is a compact square of narrow-is streets dotted with temples almost everywhere.
Before getting my train ticket sorted for getting to Bangkok, I found one of the several English bookshops and got a couple of books to read in the quiet times between rushing around: One is 'Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia', which is written any the original drummer in Genesis. It's good too.
Yes, Chiang Mai is great and I could have stayed longer, but I've pretty much done all I came to do. More southern treats are calling.Read more