After a 22hour bus ride from Laos to Chiang Mai we finally arrived on 6.October in the late afternoon. We made our way straight to “CM Blue Guesthouse” where we had arranged to stay for 4 nights. It was our luck that we arrived on a Sunday as the local weekend market in the centre of town was set up. We strolled into town and ate at one of the many foodstalls that had been set up around the temples. The weekend market was very interesting as people from all the surrounding towns had come to Chiang Mai to sell their goods.
Category: thailand
Simply Amazing
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A day with the elephants
On 7.October we had booked a one day elephant experience at Baanchang Elephant camp near Chiang Mai. We had researched this camp in great detail before agreeing to do a one day trip. What many tourists do not know, is that elephant abuse is a very common occurence in Thailand. Almost all of the elephants used in elephant shows and for elephant trekking have suffered brutual torture methods employed by mahouts and elephant trainers in order to make these wild creatures obedient and tourist friendly.