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 Chiang Mai, Thailand travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| G Muir |
04 April 2005 |
Stayed at Rydges Amora Tapae Chiangmai Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Interesting town, although too much traffic. Mountain countryside is very pleasant and best accessed by taxi at a negotiated price of Bhat1,000 per day. The drivers know the best attractions but need to be kept under control as their main objective is to make commission particularly from craft centres.
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| L Graziose |
13 March 2005 |
Stayed at Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Chiang Mai Night Bazaar has become quite the tourist ripoff place. No really good prices like a few years back. It seems like they all agree on a basic inflated asking price, and will not drop below a certain ceiling. Prices are much cheaper at Chatuchak in Bangkok. Even many shops in Bangkok have lower prices! Too bad -- not like the old Chiang Mai market.
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| S Poh |
08 March 2005 |
Stayed at Tamarind Village, Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Be careful of an old Chinese man who comes up to you in street with sob story of how he was pickpocketed and even showing you his Singapore passport which I'm sure is forged. He asked for money to take train to Bangkok. He spoke in Cantonese but obviously not with Singaporean accent. We refused to give him any money & saw him later approaching another Asian tourist on his motorbike. I tried to grab his fake passport & he push me away & rode off. He is obviously a Thai Chinese conman. Wondered how many tourists he has conned.
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| R Logan |
04 March 2005 |
Stayed at Chiang Mai Orchid - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Batik course at Chiang Mai Batik school highly recommended.
Did 3 day trek with Trekker Tours...good value for money. Good guides and good food.
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| P Bernheim |
19 February 2005 |
Stayed at Rachamankha - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Recommended restaurants, on the river : Riverside, Good View, Brasserie. Recommended trips in the vicinity: Chiang Dao Cave (72km).
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| C Message |
19 February 2005 |
Stayed at Rydges Amora Tapae Chiangmai Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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We were fortunate to find the young Mr. Kung who arranged all the trips we needed (and the tailoring) at reasonable commision free prices. His services were equal to those received elsewhere during our trip and we would recommend visitors to Chiang Mai contacting him on his mobile 06-1982919 for all their taxi/tour/guide and tailoring needs.
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| D Bruce |
10 February 2005 |
Stayed at Rydges Amora Tapae Chiangmai Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Elephant farm very good. Elephant dung paper a very interesting concept which appealed to me.
Temples great.
Night bazaars and artifact shops a homemaker's paradise.
Forget the dinner cruise. Did not eat much as when boat put on lights hoards of moths descended on dinner.
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| C Hughes |
10 February 2005 |
Stayed at Royal Princess Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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If you have time, go to the Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang, which is about an hour's bus ride from Chiang Mai. We stayed there for 2 nights on their homestay programme, where you get up at 6.30am in the morning to fetch the elephants from the jungle, take lessons in how to be a mahout, ride the elephants into the river (and have a bath with them!) and ride them back to the jungle in the afternoon. In the evening, you help to cook the dinner and just enjoy being in such peaceful place (well - peaceful except for the cockerels and dogs barking.) I would really recommend this experience - it was wonderful.
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| A Busson |
07 February 2005 |
Stayed at Rydges Amora Tapae Chiangmai Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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We went on a 4 day trek organised by Eagle House (located near to the Rydges Amora Hotel). Very well run trek and good value for money. Also, if you are in need of a great hamburger go to Mike's Burgers which is also near the Rydges Amora. Best burger I have ever tasted!
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| R Wilder (2nd call) |
28 January 2005 |
Stayed at Rachamankha - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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We enjoyed Chiang Mai. Smaller and easier to get around than Bangkok. Also, cooler and less humid. The Elephant Conservation Center in nearby Lampang is a wonderful facility for seeing elephants and doing an elephant ride. They really care for the elephants, and it was a most enjoyable way to spend a morning or a day. We thought the Grand Lanna in Chiang Mai was the best restaurant in Thailand -- stunning atmosphere and delicious food.
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