About 30 minutes by scooter outside Chiang Mai lays a beautiful sweet water canyon, in which you’re not supposed to swim, but everybody does it anyway. And you might want to dive into it from one of the cliffs – if you dare. Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, today I proudly present to you: Pai – the hippie village in the north of Thailand where you simply do.. nothing at all. Continue reading
Do you know what happiness is to you? I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. Because I always thought I knew what made me happy. Turns out when your away from home, not around your friends and family and outside of your comfort zone – what makes you happy changes. It actually changes every day, every minute, with every breath you take it might change. Because when you’re backpacking you change. Continue reading
Best omelette on rice anyone could ever imagine. We had breakfast at that place every single day because the food there was just so good.
Basically, I’m only leaving the hostel to either get food or water. But today, we actually got a scooter and went to the Mae Sa waterfall and explored some of the surroundings of Chiang Mai. Continue reading
After 11 hours on the train, it feels good to breathe in some fresh air, stretch, walk and enjoy the morning sun here in northern Thailand. I’m already liking it here so much better than in Bangkok. Nice and quiet – the perfect place to just sit back and relax for a couple of days. I’m excited about what’s next here in Chiang Mai.
Torben just left for the airport and I’m going to take the night train to Chiang Mai at 7:35pm. This morning we checked the royal palace and taking the Tuk Tuk off of our list. Gotta say though that the Tuk Tuk ride might’ve been slightly more interesting and thrilling than walking around huge golden monuments and temples in the midday heat… Continue reading
Who would’ve thought that the bus would not only be on time, but actually arrive 2 1/2 hours early? Only question is: what to do at 3:30am in Bangkok. Well, 24h cafe and wifi it is. Killing time until check-in at 2pm in our hostel was supported by the fact that my 700ml shampoo spilled all over my backpack and I spent 45 minutes cleaning and rinsing all my stuff. But on the bright side, my backpack is well organised again and smells really good!
Yay for being a certified diver now!
We had a great time in Ko Phi Phi – especially under water – and got really lucky with the diving school as well as with our instructor, Juan, who was really cool (from his looks he would’ve made a cute surf instructor as well), and he even took us to a nice rooftop bar last night. Saying good bye is as always hard, but I’m excited for the next island and the new adventures to come. Off to Ko Tao!
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