Chiang Mai is one place that has been on my travel wishlist almost as long as we've lived in Asia. Just the idea of Chiang Mai gets my travel hormones buzzing. A former Thai Royal city, surrounded by mountains and nature. Chiang Mai is in northern Thailand, where hospitality and asian food doesn't come any better. It's situated just below the "golden triangle" where Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet at the Mekong Delta.
We stayed 4 nights and 5 full days, as flight connections from Singapore on Silk Air are excellent. Opting for a boutique hotel, Bodhi Serene inside the walls of the "old city". The hotel was excellent with a lovely pool. Although not unlike many other Asia cities, Chiang Mai is not stoller-friendly. So we put Aiden in the child backpack and headed out of the serene hotel. From here it was relatively easy to walk to restaurants, temples and wall gates.
After a half day of 'wats' (or temples) and chedis (Pagodas) partly visited by 'Tuk Tuk Taxi', we were ready to explore outside the city. There are plenty of agents or a 'man with a van' ready to offer transport to sites around the city. We took advantage of the slightly cooler temperature (when it wasn't raining) to enjoy hiking and mountain biking, which were the two highlights of our trip. With a two year old in tow, we visited one of the many Elephant camps (elephants playing soccer - why didn't I think of that!) We had quite a bit of rain on most days, so I would recommend you avoid the 'hot' season which starts May / June and rainy season to October. Best time to go would be November, but we still had a great time.
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why dont you visit india?
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