Archive for the ‘Travel Blogs’
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October 25, 2009
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There are dozens of hot springs around Chiang Mai, some are well-known and extensively developed like Sankamphaeng, others are only just more than small pools of water in the forest. Pong Dueat is on route 1095, one of the attractions …
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Road to Pai: Pong Dueat geyser at Betti
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Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Travel Blogs, Wat, Water, art, food, media, nasty, obviously, thai, transport
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October 18, 2009
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(no, that is not me!) Some people say they admire my adventures – but there is nothing adventurous about me, I am just a lazy traveller. I first went rafting on the Pai river in May or early June in 2002, when I had got so badly …
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Rafting on the Pai river at Betti
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GTH, PAD, Stories, Thailand, Travel, Travel Blogs, Wat, Water, YouTube, art, media, obviously, rain, thai
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September 28, 2009
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I had not been to Pai since my second Thailand holiday in 2002. It doesn’t really make a convenient weekend getaway if you rely on public transport or your two wheels. However, it was the perfect thing to do in my friend’s car. Riding up and down hills smoothly…
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Road to Pai at Betti
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Buildings, Chiang Mai, Coup, Fashion, Music, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Trang, Travel, Travel Blogs, UDD, Wat, Water, art, bangkok, drink, food, media, nasty, rain, red, temple, temples, thai, tourists, transport, tru
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August 16, 2009
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This wonderful little gorge on the Khan river is one of my favourite weekend getaways. I didn’t have anything special in mind when heading out there this afternoon, just dangling my feet in the water, having a little swim, reading my book, taking a few pictures in the green …
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Op Khan National Park at Betti
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Chiang Mai, Coup, Thai Family, Thailand, The Nation, Travel, Travel Blogs, Wat, Water, army, art, drink, food, garden, media, nasty, plant, rain, temple, thai, thais, tourists
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August 02, 2009
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The rainy season has been rather dry so far up here in Chiang Mai, ideal for daytrips – if you don’t mind baking in the sun shining right above your head at this time of the year. For a change, I decided to hop on a bus today and go on one of …
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang at Betti
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Chiang Mai, Coup, Flowers, Food and Drink, GTH, Muay Thai, Northern Thailand, PAD, Reviews, Thailand, Travel Blogs, UDD, Wat, Water, art, bangkok, drink, flower, food, hospital, media, obviously, rain, red, temple, temples, thai, thais, tourists, transport, tru
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July 21, 2009
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A motorcycle trip to the Mae Sa waterfalls was the first daytrip we shared with my Thai boyfriend exactly eight years ago. I have been reluctant to return ever since. Now that I eventually did, I am looking for familiar landmarks – a rock, a pool of water, a …
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Ramblings at Mae Sa waterfalls at Betti
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Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Travel Blogs, Wat, Water, art, food, media, red, thai
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July 19, 2009
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When my mother comes to visit Chiang Mai, she always asks me to take her to the Rose Garden first. She insists that she knows this enchanted place from a previous life and gets annoyed when I point out that Bhubing Palace (Phuphing Palace) wasn’t constructed until 1961. Bhubing Palace is the …
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Written by: Betti
Read more: Bhubing Palace: garden in the clouds at Betti
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Buildings, Chiang Mai, Flowers, Northern Thailand, Royal family, Thailand, Travel Blogs, Wat, art, flower, food, garden, media, rain, red, temple, thai, thais, tru