Bangkok airport today was busy as expected. In classic aC fashion we arrived at the airport 2+ hours prior to our domestic flight and found the best surprise of the day; the Bangkok Airways ‘boutique lounge’ was available to everyone, not just those high rolling super-airmile travellers….Along with the free internet stations, we tried some interesting ‘thai-style’ sticky rice deserts.
After a quick 1 ½ hour flight, we arrived in Chiang Mai just north of Bangkok. The Novotel Chiang Mai wasn’t too flashy, but for $24/nite, you really couldn’t pass on this deal. Better yet, our bed was a ‘Super-King’, likely the combination of 2 queens put together!
Feeling some exhaustion from days past, we just relaxed at the hotel and planned our excursions for the next 2 days. 1st on the list will be a 2 day trekking tour into a Hill Tribe Village which also includes some exciting elephant riding and bamboo ‘rafting’. Ac & I are also signed up for a full day Thai cooking class!…yippee, lots to look forward to in the coming days…
To conclude the evening, our hotel shuttle took a group of us to the Night Bazaar. As implied in the name, more of you know what….
Our perception of Chiang Mai has been quite pleasant thus far. Although we’re here during the hottest of seasons, there are much fewer cars on the road with minimal overcrowding on the streets, people appear much ‘warmer’ to tourists and many speak decent English.
After a quick 1 ½ hour flight, we arrived in Chiang Mai just north of Bangkok. The Novotel Chiang Mai wasn’t too flashy, but for $24/nite, you really couldn’t pass on this deal. Better yet, our bed was a ‘Super-King’, likely the combination of 2 queens put together!
Feeling some exhaustion from days past, we just relaxed at the hotel and planned our excursions for the next 2 days. 1st on the list will be a 2 day trekking tour into a Hill Tribe Village which also includes some exciting elephant riding and bamboo ‘rafting’. Ac & I are also signed up for a full day Thai cooking class!…yippee, lots to look forward to in the coming days…
To conclude the evening, our hotel shuttle took a group of us to the Night Bazaar. As implied in the name, more of you know what….
Our perception of Chiang Mai has been quite pleasant thus far. Although we’re here during the hottest of seasons, there are much fewer cars on the road with minimal overcrowding on the streets, people appear much ‘warmer’ to tourists and many speak decent English.
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