iBlah@MyWall: Galería de Fotos - Chiang Mai Thailand

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Back packing continues....

Reached the airport at around 5-6am, waited for our flight and ate burger king for breakfast.

After Bangkok, my friend Yeng and I went up to Chiang mai.

Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand, and is the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is located 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok, among the highest mountains in the country. The city is on the Ping River, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River.

We stayed in Royal Panerai Hotel which is very close to downtown (shopping areas, night life, etc). Its cheap, if I remember it correctly we paid about 20USD per night (off peak). But its not a high class hotel, its an 'okay', old hotel which my friend and I didn't mind because we're out whole day anyway.

According to Tripadvisor the #1 must see attraction in Chiang Mai is the Flight of the Gibbon. All reviews were positive and very exciting. Note: In Feb 2010, when we actually went there, Flight of the Gibbon was #1 but now (as I write this blog), its #12. Im not quite sure why but I still highly recommend this to those who are visiting Chiang Mai.

Basically the concept is to mimic the flight of the gibbon. You will be strapped and zip-line through the jungle, from one tree top to another. Its extremely fun! I'd love to do it again.