Category: Chiang Mai

  • Day 1 : Night Bazaar

    We arrived at Chiang Mai around 7pm. We were actually plan to visit Doi Suthep Temple on the first day, but too late already. So the tour company’s van drive us to the hotel.

    We stayed at Suriwongse Hotel, a hotel that locate in the middle of a tourist spot – the Night Bazaar. We see a lot of people there, tourist especially, ang mo a lot. Great we were staying at that hotel, but the room sucks, never mind, we changed to a better room the next day.

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    After dinner, we walk down the street for shopping at the Night Bazaar or better known by us Pasar Malam/Night Market. I see those Chiang Mai people, wearing traditionals cloth (some) and carrying their baby on their bags, surprisingly their baby so guai, doesn’t scream and cry for milk, haha. People like my mom pity them sometimes will just buy some stuff from them.

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    See she look so happy when we bought something from her. My mom bought the silver bracelets for 100baht.

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    We walk down the street, a lot of stores there selling imitation shirts, shoes, shorts, believe to be handmade products, souvenirs, pirated cd/dvds and many many more things.

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    There sell a lot of this lamps. I also don’t know why, maybe the material there is cheap. Some looks nice.

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    Hmm, there is like our Batu Ferringhi where you can find a lot of cheap DVDs and CDs. No point for me to get it there as I can always get it here. Good for ang mos.

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    This is kinda cute, there is actually teddy bear in it. As decoration purpose, will look nice if put in a girl’s room. No girl in my family. So no buy. Mom also don’t want. Hehe.

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    This is one of the stalls set up by the roadside. The tour guide told us that the pasar malam/night market will be on every night, not like Chatuchak at Bangkok which only have on weekends. Shop till you drops.

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    This is a place where the seller set up stores, like a market like that. Got a lot of ladies’ shirt, handmade flower soap, massage and more. I and mom went to shopping while my dad went to Foot Massage, only 60baht/half hour. Cheap hor?

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    I came to this place, also call night bazaar, but the things there not interesting. You can find some scary things there for sale, like this :

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    I wonder who will ever buy this doll.

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    But they do have pro artist that draw very nice drawings, just almost same as the photos, background, everything. Look almost the same 90% same as the original photo. Envy, respect.

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    See?

    Stay tune for Day 2 of my Chiang Mai trip.

  • Day 1 : Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport

    I am going to spread my 3 days travel experience into several post for more easy reading pleasure and faster loading time. Back to school, and busy sharing my travel things with classmates and friends.

    I took budget airline Air Asia to Chiang Mai, but it was not a direct flight. Dad bought tickets online for Penang to Bangkok, then another tickets from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.

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    Now I am getting a little phobia on taking flight, I do enjoy it journey but National Geographic Channel’s Air Crash Investigation causes the flight phobia on me. Haha. My favorite part on a plane is when the plane take off. Scariest part is when it lands.

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    It was raining when we landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. It did not bother us as we stay in the airport until the next flight.

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    So, most probably is because that we took the budget airline, so we don’t get to go to the arriving terminal on those bridges that stick to the plane. Instead, we have to walk down the stairs from the plane and take a short bus ride to the arriving terminal.

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    It was about 5 hours free time until our next flight and we can’t check in so early also. Have lunch there at the airport and my dad drink a couple of beer, he said beer in Thailand is cheap. I walk around and look for Wifi access for Twittering, but no luck, all need to pay.

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    Dad drink beer, I eat ice cream. I loves the ice cream (100baht) from Cafe Nero by Black Canyon Coffee (Claim to be largest coffee chain store in Thailand).

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    I found a lot of little machine at the airport, actually they are for International phone calls and Internet access. I paid 50baht and wrote something for my blog.

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    Air Asia check in counter is always at row E, last time I went to Bangkok also at row E. So I went to Row E.

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    Queue up for bags check in and getting our boarding pass. We just need to show our passports and they will give us the boarding pass. So, the paper that I’ve printed out about the AirAsia one was useless.

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    It’s time for some camwhoring. Getting myself to the waiting hall.

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    The airport is so big and we have to take these moving walkways a few time until we reach the terminal. It’s time to fly to Chiang Mai with Air Asia, again.

  • Back From Chiang Mai

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    I am back from Thailand. I miss there. At there, I homesick, think of coming home, then now at home, think of going there again.

    Here’s my travel itinerary, will be write about it more detail very soon, mom wants me to sleep early and get ready to school tomorrow.

    On the first day,

    • Budget airline to Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport.
    • Not transit, but change flight to Chiang Mai.
    • Didn’t go to Doi Suthep Temple because arrived late at Chiang Mai. Chang to the other day.
    • Dinner at hotel’s restaurant.
    • Shopping at Night Bazaar just right down the street at our hotel.

    On the second day,

    • Breakfast at hotel.
    • First stop at Orchid and Butterfly Farm, not so interesting, ugly butterfly.
    • Visit to Maesa Elephant Camp – Elephant Ride, Feed Elephant, Elephant Show.
    • Visit to Saa Paper and Handicraft.
    • Visit to all the useless souvenir shops, boring – Silverware, Jewellery, Honey, Silk, and blabla.
    • Lunch at some Thai restaurant.
    • Went to the wet market in town.
    • Shopping at Night Bazaar, again.
    • Dinner at a restaurant near hotel.

    On the third day,

    • Breakfast at hotel.
    • Visit to 5 famous temples in town, pray and take photos.
    • Lunch at Thanam Restaurant by the Ping Riverside.
    • Go to Doi Suthep Temple, 45minutes bus ride.
    • Shopping at Central Plaza Airport.
    • Shopping at Night Bazaar, another again.

    On the fourth day,

    • Air Asia back to Suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport.
    • Shopping at International Departure Terminal.
    • Air Asia back to Penang.

    Photos are coming soon, in total I took 707 photos and a lot of camwhore picture which I won’t be posting. Haha.

  • Hard to Find Free WiFi at Chiang Mai

    Stupid Starbucks Coffee here, because they don’t offer free Wifi, instead you have to pay 90baht/rm9 for 1 hour usage. So that sucks. It’s not exactly no free wifi here, I do found one just now on the Internet, near my hotel, later go check it out.

    Currently blogging from Central Airport Plaza, paid 10baht/rm1 for 15 minutes usage, which is better than at the airport there. Will be back home tomorrow, took LOTS of photos lo. My 1GB SD Card now can take 50 more photos then full already, took about 600 photos, incude some video clips. =)

    Lalala, got to go, stay tune to my blog for photos from Chiang Mai.

  • At Bangkok Airpoort

    Hello, I am saying HI to you guys at Bangkok Airport. Lousy airport because don’t have free WIFI servicee, I am using a Internet on a mini phone/internet booth. Paid 5baht for 10 minutes usage. My next flight to Chiang Mai will be at 5pm Thailand time, I am so boring at the airport now, had my lunch. GTG, the time is up. =]


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  • Going To Thailand

    I am now having breakfast. Then, will go to the airport to Bangkok
    then afternoon take another flight to Chiang Mai. I don’t have laptop
    so I can’t bring you there also, but you can follow my Twitter, I will be posting
    short message with my PSP if there have WiFi. =] Yes, I will be
    skipping school for three days, hehe. Anyway, if you guys my friend
    have any emergency, my phone is on. Check back soon for photos. See ya
    and have a nice day.

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