We didn’t visit all the 300 temples, only a dozen or so – guess that our temple quota is full by now. But they really are quite amazing.
Chiang Mai is a cool place, despite the heat and a population of 1,5 million (according to Lonely Planet) – it is Thailand’s second largest city. It has been a major centre on ancient trading routes, where caravans stopped between Simao (in China) and and Mawlamyine (on Burmas Indian Ocean coast), and it is still today the Silk-Capital of Siam. Chiang Mai’s leading tourist attraction appears to be the Night Bazaar, which is one of the largest we have experienced.
Chiang Mai is also where our tour of Indocina/Siam ends, two weeks from it’s beginning. Because of the political unreast in Bangkok, we decided to return to our yacht in Langkawi. As there are no direct flights, we will first fly to Kuala Lumpur and then to Langkawi.
A full report of the tour will be posted at the Scorpiosail website in due course.
Mobile meditation?
Excellent post on chiang mai mail! I really enjoyed reading it, and my site is about Thai Culture so I’m not just saying is lightly. Keep up the great work!