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Snapshot Sunday: Thai Temple
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Celebrating Chinese New Year in Thailand
Lunar New Year I’ve been to many Chinatowns throughout my travels, but there is something a little more exciting being in an Asian country during an Asian holiday. In Thailand, the most noted Chinatown is in Bangkok, but I happened to be in Chiang Mai during the Chinese New Year and was delighted to be able to immerse myself in the sights, tastes and sounds celebrating the lunar new year, or spring festival. The streets in Chinatown were full of vendors selling all different types of foods and drink. Street food here is inexpensive so you want to come with some cash and an empty stomach so you can taste…
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World Elephant Day 2013
What kind of elephant lover am I that I was unaware of World Elephant Day until the eleventh hour! Once I found out I immediately took the opportunity to pull up my hundreds of photos from my experience at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand and write about my experience. When I first was planning my trip to Thailand, I excitedly did some research into what exotic things I could do and see while there and the first thing I looked into was going on an elephant trek. Riding elephants, I mean what American wouldn’t love that right? The more I looked into riding the elephants the worse I…
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Wats Going On?
The beaches of Phuket were nothing short of amazing but I was ready to explore another side of Thailand to get a better idea of the diverse culture and climate of the country. We headed up north for our last week to Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is one of the oldest cities in Thailand and used to be the ancient capital. Only a few hours from the Myanmar (formerly Burma) border it is an amazing contrast from the white sand and blue waters. Surrounded by mountains and soaked in culture, Chiang Mai meaning “new city” was founded in 1296 so there is a constant mix of the ancient and the…
