823. Chiang Mai Part 4 | Last Day

Today is already our last day here in Chiang Mai. I'm really behind on my posts of course..I still have some left from Koh Samui left lol. Maybe in Bangkok I'll be able to catch up a bit and then I can go back to "daily posts"..or at least more recently updated posts. Keeping up with a travel blog while full time travelling and full time working is not easy. Tomorrow morning our driver will pick us up to begin our week-long roadtrip down to Bangkok. As with every place before, I will miss this city/our daily routine here..Anyways here are some more photos from around the city!

The old city part of Chiang Mai is surrounded by this moat with sections of the old wall still faily intact

The trees here are really cool with some crazy roots/trunks. I wonder how old they must be..

Neighbourhood laundry machines

Chiang Mai has a LOT of coffee shops. Graph is a very unique one. I've posted about them in a previous post if you remember. They do mixed drinks all containing coffee. I'm not a coffee drinker at all but I do like their "Monochrome" drink. They have several locations around the city. This one is their largest one I believe..it's like a gallery/loft space. Very beautifully designed!

Bella Goose, our breakfast place. We've been coming here pretty much every day now for breakfast while working on our laptops. This place is frequented by all expats and tourists.

First tuk tuk ride of Thailand. I just wanted to try it once but it was not really enjoyable. I really loved the tuk tuks in Iquitos as it felt like a more authentic experience. Here it just felt like a tourist activity.

This old couple has a food stall right beside the building we're staying (Astra Condo). They are so nice and friendly. We have dinner here most of the time now. I will miss them when we leave!

So cute they even have a photo of themselves on the menu. If you are wondering about the price..50 THB is only $2 CAD!

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821. Chiang Mai Part 2 | Temples & Airniversary

Time is passing by very fast as usual. I can't believe we are already down to our last 10 days here in Chiang Mai. Last weekend we had a short road trip around the Northern parts of the country (around Pai and Mae Hong Son). The scenery was amazing and I really enjoyed the little villages along the way. I will post more about that in a future post.

For now, here are some more random photos from around Chiang Mai. This temple is my favourite here. It is called Wat Chedi Luang, estimated to be built between 1385-1402. I guess it's not extremely old but to me it looks quite ancient. Sitting atop each of the 4 sides is a large buddha.

This cafe/restaurant is called Airniversary. We've been here a few times to eat and read our books in their treehouse upstairs. It's a pretty uniquely decorated place. They have 3 different floors so it's pretty big, but we are always the only ones there (a common theme of COVID).

Here is the second floor

The treehouse at the top

One thing I noticed here is there are a LOT of massage parlors who employ ex (and current) prisoners. They do make it a known fact though, such as this one above and also below. This one is decorated to look like it's a fun place to be (they even have a photo sign "Welcome to Prison" lol)

This coffee chain, Graph Coffee, was really good. They only serve coffee but mixed with a lot of unconventional ingredients. It was like coffee cocktails (without alcohol). I actually never drink coffee and this was the first time I've ever ordered one for myself lol. It was really good.



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