Chiang mai – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:56:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Great Escape: Month 41 Roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-41-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-escape-month-41-roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-41-roundup/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:05:02 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=34531 Note: This roundup might be a tad late. Expect another coming up next week! (Why do I keep forgetting to publish these things when I write in my “roundup notes” file on an almost daily basis?) Home sweet home away from home. Traveling around Thailand — especially to places I’ve been once or twice or a […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-41-roundup/feed/ 47 Yi Peng: A Festival of Light and Love https://www.alexinwanderland.com/yi-peng-chiang-mai-thailand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yi-peng-chiang-mai-thailand https://www.alexinwanderland.com/yi-peng-chiang-mai-thailand/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:20:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33283 In a life that sometimes feels like a never-ending parade of amazing experiences and beautiful moments, I’m the first to admit I’m grateful — and the first to admit I can get a little jaded. To shake me out of those occasional weary times, I need one of what I (and, granted, Oprah) call our “aha […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/yi-peng-chiang-mai-thailand/feed/ 148 Trekking the Opium Trail in Northern Thailand https://www.alexinwanderland.com/chiang-mai-opium-trail-hiking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chiang-mai-opium-trail-hiking https://www.alexinwanderland.com/chiang-mai-opium-trail-hiking/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33284 “Heather. Don’t move. Your leg is covered… in leeches.” Heather let out a guttural cry as I looked down and saw that I, too, was covered in bloodsucking parasites. We frantically picked them off our limbs as our companions, a Thai guide and his Hmong sidekick, just laughed in reply. We were deep in a remote […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/chiang-mai-opium-trail-hiking/feed/ 48 Chill Days in Chiang Mai https://www.alexinwanderland.com/leather-workshop-chiang-mai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leather-workshop-chiang-mai https://www.alexinwanderland.com/leather-workshop-chiang-mai/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33774 Oh Chiang Mai. I always claim not to be a fan yet I seem to find myself here once a year or so, and do enjoy myself every time. I can’t seem to shake my “meh”-ness about the city itself, but I can’t deny that every time I pass through I hang with some fantastic friends […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/leather-workshop-chiang-mai/feed/ 39 Photo of the Week 177: Thailand https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-177-thailand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-week-177-thailand https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-177-thailand/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2014 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=32178 Greetings from Koh Tao! I’m basking in the glow of post-Halloween happiness, and well as the joy of being back on my favorite rock. Heather and I wound down our trip with a few final days in Chiang Mai temple hopping, getting creative at a leather making workshop, hiking through Doi Suthep National Park, and making […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-177-thailand/feed/ 54 Photo of the Week 176: Thailand https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-176-thailand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-week-176-thailand https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-176-thailand/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:05:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=32176 This week, my mini (millionth) tour of Thailand continued as Heather and I ditched the Bangkok boys and made our way up to Pai and Chiang Mai. Our four days in Pai mostly consisted of lazing around our cute A-frame bungalow, getting massages, reading by the river, and one ambitious excursion to a nearby cave. Since […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-176-thailand/feed/ 58 The Great Escape: Month 20 Roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/month-20-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=month-20-roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/month-20-roundup/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=15151 Northern Thailand Roundup
Since I left home for my Great Escape, I’ve been doing monthly roundups of my adventures filled with anecdotes, private little moments, and thoughts that are found nowhere else on this blog. As this site is not just a resource for other travelers but also my own personal travel diary, I like to take some time […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/month-20-roundup/feed/ 19 Alex In Wanderland Design Hostels of Southeast Asia https://www.alexinwanderland.com/design-hostels-of-southeast-asia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=design-hostels-of-southeast-asia https://www.alexinwanderland.com/design-hostels-of-southeast-asia/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=14129 Soho Hostel Chiang Mai
Southeast Asia has long been reigned by the simple guesthouse or the luxurious five-star resort — something for the backpackers, and something for the jetsetters. But a new class of flashpacking traveler has emerged — a backpacker at heart but on a budget with wiggle room; someone willing to splurge a bit in the name of […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/design-hostels-of-southeast-asia/feed/ 54 Alex In Wanderland Let’s Start with Boiling Water: A Chiang Mai Cooking Class for the Domestically Challenged https://www.alexinwanderland.com/asia-scenic-chiang-mai-cooking-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asia-scenic-chiang-mai-cooking-class https://www.alexinwanderland.com/asia-scenic-chiang-mai-cooking-class/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=14121 Asia Scenic
If you asked me friends to describe me I would like to think they might mention my fierce loyalty, or my thoughtful gift giving skills. But in reality, they probably get in a jab about my creative driving or, more infamously, my total lack of skill when it comes to matters of the kitchen. This reputation […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/asia-scenic-chiang-mai-cooking-class/feed/ 48 Alex In Wanderland Walking with Giants https://www.alexinwanderland.com/elephant-nature-park-chiang-mai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elephant-nature-park-chiang-mai https://www.alexinwanderland.com/elephant-nature-park-chiang-mai/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=14090 Elephant Nature Park Chiang Mai
We send postcards around the world featuring their image, buy t-shirts emblazoned with their silhouettes, drink beer by their name, gasp when we see them through the fence at zoos, and often pay great sums for the opportunity to observe, touch, and ride them. We are fascinated, captivated by these animals. Elephants are magnificent creatures — […]
 
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