How do you describe Bangkok? Like a city on steroids? Like cities in futuristic (distopian..?) sci-fi movies with traffic on multiple planes, lights flickering as the heat rises up from the queuing cars and weaving motorbikes? A clear divide between those who have and those who don’t, epitomised in the Michelin starred chic vs $2 … Continue reading Bangkok: Exploring the Old City
It feels like it's been a while since we left Chiang Mai, and certainly feels like it's taken a while to write this post! Chiang Mai is a buzzing, bustling town with so much going on, especially given that we visited during the annual Lantern Festival which you can read more about here. Whittling it … Continue reading Chiang Mai: Highlights
I love to do a cooking class if I can during a trip to a new region, and it turns out that cooking classes are quite a thing in Chiang Mai! This was great in some ways, but made making a selection quite daunting. Thankfully, I found this blog post on What Kate and Kris … Continue reading A Thai Cooking Class at Galangal Cooking Studio, Chiang Mai
The Chiang Mai Lantern Festival, Yi Peng, and the Loi Krathong are two separate festivals that happen to coincide to form a magical spectacle of lights and celebrations. Held on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month of the Thai calendar, the festivities happened to fit in perfectly with our trip to … Continue reading Visiting the Chiang Mai Lantern Festival
