first night in bangkok
January 30, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
the bars are rooftops but the beer aint free
1st breakfast chiang mai
February 2, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
immer noch ein bissl in den jetlag-nachwehen sind wir auf unserem ersten erkundungsspaziergang in chiang mai...
...erstmal ein frühstück mit omlett und gigantischem kaffee in einem sehr netten garten!
all those tempels
February 2, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
sind den ganzen tag durch die altstadt von chiang mai spaziert und haben in erster linie einen templerun absolviert!
somit haben wir unseren urlaub im norden gleich mal mit einer ordentlichen dosisRead more
biking and hiking
February 3, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
got us some mountainbikes today!
(please imagine "lowrider-song" while reading this post)
rode them to the mountains for a walk through the jungle :)
waterfall temple
February 3, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
..or what phra that doi suthep
after getting lost (a little bit) in the jungle we arrived at the temple, sitting in quite amazing scenery!
definitely worth the walk - which was beautifull as well!
flower parade
February 4, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
since our visit happens to be at the same time as the famous flower festival we thought seeing the parade was a sensible thong to do between breakfast and our biketrip...
Huay Tong Tao
February 4, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
about 15 km northwest of chiang mai we visit this scenic little lake.
along the shore sits a smattering of bamboo-huts, where you can eat, drink or just relax...
to the east of the lake we wereRead more
up the mountain before sunrise
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
off the mountainbikes and on our motorscooters we set out to see the sun rising over chiang mai.
so we got up at 5 in the morning and drove up the doi suthep.
in hindsight, the first viewpoint weRead more
cherry blossoms
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
lucky us, being here at the right time, we experienced the beautiful cherryblossoms in ban sungankeyn in the early morning light!
flower power
February 5, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
also on doi suthep we spent some time visiting various gardens, spotting fascinating variations of flowers...
nice trip on a scooter
February 6, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
on our last full day in chiang mai we decided to once again leave the city and took a ride of 53 km to the north-east ... to visit the "sticky waterfalls"
buatong waterfalls
February 6, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
after a trip of about 90 minutes (due to the slightly chaotic traffic-conditions found throughout thailand) we arrive at the buatong "sticky" waterfalls.
we descend about 4 "levels / platforms"Read more
leaving the north
February 7, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
...and going back to bangkok.
goodbye chiang mai - we had a great time!
rooftops again
February 7, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
back in the big city, we once again go through the roof - to have a sundowner with amazing view!
here we eat a 1m-hotdog with chris and consti, afzerwards we have a beer at cheap charlies and aRead more
impressions of a city-hike
February 8, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
on our way to khao san road we wander the streets if bangkok, away from "propper" tourist attractions...
dinner with friends
February 8, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
together with chris, we visit the ruen mallika - royal thai cuisine.
here we meet up with some of his friends:
constantin & waew, dominik & bong, mike & yassemine, and stefan (i'm incrediblyRead more
walking to lumpini park
February 9, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
aaaand for another big city hike, we set out to visit one of bangkoks biggest parks!
delicious vietnamese food
February 9, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
after a awesome but tiring walk to the park
(and a well deserved foot massage)
we meet soamsiri for extremely tasty dinner in e m quarter
about to leave bangkok again
February 10, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
shortly we will board a plane to krabi...
...but before we quickly have a coffee ;)
p.s.: where did our cab-driver go??
a fancy hotel in krabi
February 11, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
between our flight and settling in at railay beach we go for a hi-so interlude at the dee andaman hotel
searching for a bungalow
February 11, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
we take a longtailboat to railay beach - since this strip of land is surounded by hifh mountains and not you can't reach it over land...
here we soend a day exploring the area and looking for aRead more
moving to tonsai
February 12, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
after another hotel-breakfast (this time with eggs!) we take a taxi to ao nang beach, where we embark in a boat to tonsai - this time taking the direct trip to avoid having to carry our luggage overRead more
climbing railay
February 13, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
first steps!
we get up early (to avoid the "climbing jams" happening due to the various climbing schools around the peninsula) and throughout the day we visit 3 spots:
the 1-2-3-wall
the daimondRead more
dem walls - pt II
February 15, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
on our second day we start early again at 1-2-3,
afterwards we hike on to phra nang beach (beautiful, but rather crowded - compared to the rest of the area)
at the end of the beach we take a shortRead more
