We’ve loved our time in the city of Chiang Mai. I think we’ve done pretty much all of the stereotypical ‘tourist things’ that people do in Northern Thailand. I mean, we’re pretty much one Full Moon Party away from being qualified to write the next edition of the Lonely Planet.
Temple visits: we followed the guide book walking tour, as well as enjoyed exploring without a map.
Mango sticky rice: we’ve been enjoying this classic dish for breakfast every morning. RobO said he’s pretty sure that it’s what Captain Crunch and Toucan Sam eat for breakfast. If you haven’t had it, imagine rice, coconut milk, sugar, and mangos. Then give yourself a shot of insulin.
Cooking class: we chose an ‘express class’ that was 2 hours and happened to be at a vegetarian place. I’m pretty sure we’ll be able to replicate the 4 dishes that we made (which includes mango sticky rice) when we’re back home. Yum.
Tailor-made clothing: RobO’s workmates better get the catwalk ready. Cue ‘I’m too sexy’…
Tattoo: it’s been on my list for a while and I’m thrilled with the result. It’s a reminder of the lessons I learned when I walked the Camino de Santiago. For the moms reading, the place was very sterile and clean.
Thai massage: I got up early and stood in line to get an appointment at the Women’s Prison Massage Center, where inmates are trained so they have a career when they get out. It was an amazingly relaxing 2 hours!
If you are in Medicine Hat and want to try an authentic Thai massage without having to buy a plane ticket you can book with Roxanne at shine8out.ca. She was trained here (not in the prison, but in Chiang Mai).
Street market: Every Sunday the centre streets close to traffic and open to every kind of trinket seller you can imagine.
Throw in delicious Thai food at every meal and it’s pretty much the perfect holiday.
Tomorrow we’re off to our final stop on our Thai tour. Sorry RockyB, you have to wait for the next blog to find out where we chose!
Beautiful! At the North gate, I talked a guy into making Pad Thai Crispy, which is which crunchy noodles instead of cooked, and it is amazing!!! If you see that on the menu in the future Thailand, it should be named after me!!
We never did get a massage at the prison, rather it was ex-cons where I got my wonderful ex-con beat-down.
Sweet shirt by the way. Any thoughts on getting an entire suit?
Where are you going?! I guess I can wait that long! You make me really miss Chiang Mai. Can’t wait to go back. I’ll eventually be there for more training . . . still don’t think I want it to be in the prison though! 😝
Looks like a great trip! Thank you for the blog!