Chiang Mai: The backpackers' city in the north of Thailand

+ Rent your Honda Clip for less than two beers price (in Europe) and ride the city like the real tourist. First of all remember, here you drive in the left, like in the UK. Go up into the mountains to visit one of the most amazing and sacred temple: have you seen Kill Bill, or Drangon Ball when you were a child? well, it must have been filmed here....

+ This is the city where the fun is endless, of course if you have some money to spare.... Cooking courses, elephant ride, white-water rafting, Muay Thai Fights, traditional Thai dance show, night markets, etc.... See next post....

+ What is the typical thing to do when you come to Asia? eat curry? eat noodles? rice???..... NO!!! the most typical thing is to eat insects!!! long and yummy worms, grasshopers and beatles... And of course that's what we did.

Phitsanulok the travellers' base and visiting the ancient city of Sukhothai

+ Arrival in Philok: water-battles continue... decision to put on the bikini (well Dani his swimming trunks) and go in the street to join the battle to be completly soaked up by water...
+ Second day: visit to Sukothai, first capital of Thai kingdom in 13th and 14th century. Renting bikes to cycle around in the ruins, incredible heat, but amazing place!
+ Back to Philok and catching the night-train to Chiang Mai

Ayuthaya: The fallen Thai Kingdom's capital

+ The water battle is not over....still difficult to take your camara with you.
+ Ruins all over the city. Best visited by bike.
+ This city, ruled in the centuries from  XIV to XVIII was destroyed by the Burmese Empire. Many big temples, called here Wat, with large bronce and gold Buddha statues, are still visited by many Buddhists to pray and bring their offers.

 

 

One night in Bangkok

+ Encounter with the Thai New year celebration, so called Songkran (water pistols and buckets war). No picture of this or the camara would be already dead...
+ First dinner in a city Jungle with rats, cats, frogs, cockroaches, moskitos, and one other thousend non identified flying  objects...
+ Gooood foot massage to end the night.....

Itinerary

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The planed route // la ruta planeada

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