Getting Around Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai isn't a huge city but the different sites and activities are all very spread out so you really need to rely on some type of transportation other than your two feet. We used a Tuk-Tuk driven by Mr. Bin just about the whole time we were in Chiang Mai. Mr. Bin was great, he would drive us wherever we needed to go, wait for us at the place and then drive us to the next place. It was like having our own personal tour guide, all for very reasonable prices. If anyone is making a trip to Chiang Mai I would definitely recommend Mr. Bin and his Tuk-Tuk. He can be contacted by phone 086-188-6793 or email kaifah.cnx@gmail.com.
Chiang Mai isn't a huge city but the different sites and activities are all very spread out so you really need to rely on some type of transportation other than your two feet. We used a Tuk-Tuk driven by Mr. Bin just about the whole time we were in Chiang Mai. Mr. Bin was great, he would drive us wherever we needed to go, wait for us at the place and then drive us to the next place. It was like having our own personal tour guide, all for very reasonable prices. If anyone is making a trip to Chiang Mai I would definitely recommend Mr. Bin and his Tuk-Tuk. He can be contacted by phone 086-188-6793 or email kaifah.cnx@gmail.com.
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| Pamela with our Tuk-Tuk driver Mr. Bin |
Things to Do in Chiang Mai
To list all the things to do in Chiang Mai would take all day. We've already written about the Elephant Camp and Tiger Kingdom but here's a list of some of the other activities we hope to write about in the near future:
- Baan Thai Cooking School
We leaned how to make pad thai, coconut soup, thai fish cakes and Chiang Mai chicken. All in a kitchen that was about a million degrees. - Chiang Mai Night Safari
Giraffes and other animals will eat our of your hands as you drive through their enclosures. If you can understand 50% of the tour narration then you've done a good job.
- Chiang Mai Monkey School
These poor monkeys are treated like garbage then paraded in front of you for tips. We had a bad feeling after we left and would not recommend this place at all. 
This monkey rode a bike around in circles. - Doi Suthep Temple
The Doi Suthep Temple is a pretty nice excursion up to the mountains above Chiang Mai. 
The temple gives a pictorial history of Buddha and sees many -many visitors every day. - Mae Sa Snake Farm
Pamela having a go with a python. The trainers love to play tricks on you while you're holding the snakes. Their favourite seemed to be to stick you in the back of the leg with a two prong stick to simulate the biting of a snake. Bastards.
Petting a Siamese Cobra. 
If you hate snakes then you would HATE this place. Behind me is a tree full of snakes. I like snakes and even felt a bit squeamish. 
The "trainers" would take your camera and get up close shots of the cobras. This wasn't zoomed in at all. Crazy!
Hopefully in the near future we will write more detailed stories of some of our adventures above. Probably not about the monkey school, even talking about that place gives us the creeps.
Some links to more pics if you're interested:
Mae Sa Snake Farm: https://picasaweb.google.com/117257906652666550268/MaeSaSnakeFarm?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Around Chiang Mai including our Cooking School and Doi Suthep Temple: https://picasaweb.google.com/117257906652666550268/ChiangMai02?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Some links to more pics if you're interested:
Mae Sa Snake Farm: https://picasaweb.google.com/117257906652666550268/MaeSaSnakeFarm?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Around Chiang Mai including our Cooking School and Doi Suthep Temple: https://picasaweb.google.com/117257906652666550268/ChiangMai02?authuser=0&feat=directlink
From Chiang Mai we flew back to Bangkok then on to Hanoi, Vietnam.
Cheers for Now -
Pamela and Dave
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