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Songkran in Chiang Mai: the worlds greatest water fight

April 16, 2012 By James Clark 27 Comments

Songkran - Thailand

Songkran in Chiang Mai I’ve had many friends over the years rave about how good Songkran is, so naturally I had to find out for myself. I have already attended one incredible festival in Chiang Mai, the Yi Peng Lantern Festival, which I didn’t think could be topped. I would have to say that Songkran […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: buddhism, chiang mai, festivals, james clark, songkran, thailand

The joy of Yi Peng, 10000 Lantern Release Festival – Chiang Mai

November 3, 2011 By James Clark 18 Comments

Yi Peng, 10000 Lantern Release Festival - Chiang Mai

Sometimes words and pictures just can’t describe events. The Yi Peng Festival was such an event for me. I have many friends in Chiang Mai who have been to Yi Peng before and told me it is one of the highlights of the year. With such an endorsement I had to see this for myself. […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: buddhism, chiang mai, festival, thailand

Coffee Journey: A tour to a remote coffee village in Thailand

February 16, 2011 By James Clark 21 Comments

Coffee Journey: A tour to a remote coffee village in Thailand

Coffee Journey – A tour for those who love coffee I can’t remember the last time I went on a tour that went more than a day, so I find it remarkable that on my stay in Chiang Mai I was talked into going on a three day tour. Well I wasn’t really talked into […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: chiang mai, coffee, thailand, tours

Long Neck Women – Chiang Mai

March 6, 2009 By James Clark 3 Comments

Long Neck Woman

The long neck women are from Burma/Myanmar, and many live as refugees in Thailand. The long neck women are known as Padaung, a sub-group of the Karen tribe. The Karen tribe villages are near the Thai-Myanmar border, but there are also “villages” near Chiang Mai. I say “villages” as they are really just market stalls […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: chiang mai, thailand, tours

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