Chiang Mai

We got in on Jan 6th. Had only heard good things and we were not let down. We stayed in a small boutique hotel called Elliebum which is located in the heart of old town. Our host was wonderful as were all of her staff. We kept quite busy during our stay. Market and history tour, trips to temples, day markets, night markets, discovering Khao Soi, trip to the movies, relaxing afternoon on a lake, Muay Thai (kick boxing) event, day long cooking class (Caroline will write about it), lots of playing pool and beer and more caves. (This one with a 7' live snake included for free).
We also got three extra nights because we didn't do the research on getting visas for Vietnam. Hooray. None of us were really upset about that.
Also got to meet my cousin’s son, David who is teaching English in CM. It also appears that he is an accomplished Muay Thai fighter. Impressive.Read more