On my Mum’s last day in Chiang Mai, we awoke to rain and an overcast sky. We wandered around the old city in search of the only sensible rainy day activity - a visit to the spa. Mum’s recent pedicure was in need of a re-do before her flight to Europe that afternoon, and I was always up for… something.
Tags: Chiang Mai, friendship, nail salon
Today is Mother’s day in Australia. My Mum isn’t spending it with her two daughters, or even with her two grand daughters. She’s spending it touring the Champagne houses in Reims, France. How rude… Continue reading
Tags: Mothers Day, travel, World travelling Mum
Your Mum is coming to visit. You want to make it special for her, not in an over-the-top, jam-packed, tourist activity overload sort of way, just special. Memorable. Continue reading
Tags: Chiang Dao, Nest
I’m sorry, I couldn’t help myself. This was all I could up with for a title. If you don’t get the reference, pat yourself on the back, you may just have some music taste, unlike me.
I wanted to call this post ‘The Prettiest Cafe in The World’ but felt it was too much of a generalisation. I mean , I don’t actually know if it is. At least the title I chose is true, albeit a little cheesy. Here goes… Continue reading
Tags: Chiang Mai, Coffee plantation, Doi Suthep, Mountains
It’s the pastime of every soon-to-be-traveller, travel gear research. Internet searches, traipsing through travel gear shops, comparing prices, scouring travel blogs for reviews of what to buy and what not to buy. You try not to become obsessed by your upcoming adventure, but it’s fruitless. Continue reading
Tags: RTW Travel, travel gear
I can’t believe it was my idea. I just threw it out there after dinner one night, like it was nothing.
“Let’s rent bikes and cycle up Doi Suthep!” I exclaimed, in love with the idea of being adventurous, outdoorsy and active, even though I’m neither of those things. Continue reading
Tags: Chiang Mai, cycling, Doi Suthep
Annoyingly, I’m awake at 5am.
It could be midnight, 1am, 3am, I wouldn’t know, as the streets of Chiang Mai are still dark. After staring out from the balcony for a while, I’m relieved that my phone shows 5:30am when I finally get around to checking it.
Tags: Chiang Mai, Why I Travel
Coming back from the meditation retreat the other day, I asked my roommate when the water throwing would begin (we were catching up after sharing a room together in silence!). Moments later, a splash of water caught the back of our ‘songthaew’ taxi, giving our feet a refreshing bath. Continue reading
Tags: Chiang Mai, Songkran, Thailand
Yesterday I returned from a two-day meditation retreat run by the Buddhist University in Chiang Mai. Continue reading
Tags: Chiang Mai, meditation retreat, monk chat, vipassana meditation
You must know by now that I’m a sucker for a good market. For some reason produce markets in foreign countries hold so much interest for me – it’s not that I’m a great cook or anything, but I’m an avid eater, so maybe that’s it. The market provides a rare glimpse of local culture, a place to gain insight into what makes a place tick, through the most universal currency of all, food.
So when I was lucky enough to be invited to ‘market day’ near the home of a new friend, I was delighted.
Tags: Chiang Mai, cooking, Market, Thai food
Hi, I'm Sarah, and I have just begun an Indefinite Travel Adventure with my boyfriend, Tyrhone, starting in SE Asia. We quit our jobs, sold our home, cars and all our stuff to pursue our dream of long term travel. I also love to write - about myself mostly (!), and my experiences in the world. I hope to inspire you (yes, you!) to follow your own travel dreams, or at the very least, entertain you with my travel tales.
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