Chiang mai

This week’s Polaroid is of the Buddha and the fly…

I returned to Chiang Mai last week, the city in Northern Thailand that I called home for nearly three months in 2011/12. My return involved elephants, vegetarian paradise, and lots of temples!

Back in Chiang Mai we wanted to see more of Northern Thailand’s scenic countryside and took a bicycle tour through rice fields, tiny villages and hot springs.

This week’s Polaroid features Wat Chedi Luang, one of the oldest and most impressive temples of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand.

A step-by-step guide to the entire visa application process to get an Indian Visa in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

We visited 10 countries this year, and we fell in love with a lot of the places we visited. Which cities made it into our top five favorite destinations of 2012?

Between beautiful temples, charming monks, stylish Thais shopping at trendy markets, cheap accommodation and even cheaper food, what’s not to love about Chiang Mai!

Even though we tried to eat all of Chiang Mai’s vegetarian restaurants, there was no way we could try them all. Instead we picked our top five vegetarian restaurants in the northern Thai city.

Christmas is coming up with lightning speed, so this Sunday we wanted to take the time to talk about our experience at the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand and see if you might be interested in buying an elephant its 200 kilo lunch…

Poodle princesses are common here in Thailand, though this one in Chiang Mai seems to top them all!