12 Nov 2015-Morning flight by Silkair from Changi Airport T2 direct to Chiangmai Int'l Airport. Its an approx 3 hrs flight. 8.50am flight, to reach Chiang Mai 10.45pm (Chiang Mai time which is 1 hr behind) So, plus point, you gain 1 more hour of fun filled adventure.
Silkair brought us to destination in good time. Once our family of 5 reach Chiang Mai airport we started to look for a taxi to bring us to our own stay bungalow at Kamkanok 19 Hse No 259/194, Mahidol Rd.
Decided that best to use a taxi agency inside the airport, since my sis needed some time to get the local Sim card. We got a nice driver, Sam. With my sis using GPS, she and Sam maneuvered us to reach the Airbnb house in 20mins.
Upon reaching the beautiful bungalow, the look of it definitely met expectations. The host for the day was a lady named Dao. She ushered us in and gave us a tour of the house. There is a clubhouse just beside with gym and pool. After settling in, we took Sam's taxi to lunch.
Lunch was the quintessential local food of light broth with Thai noodle. Just what we needed. According to sis, it's well known, but it looked very nondescript, blink and you miss it kind of place. With a metal zinc roof to shield from the sun, the shack like ambiance is pretty cool.
Unexpectedly, its still quite hot even though it's mid November in CM. Thus, after lunch the decision was to escape to one of the malls. Central Festival (CF) was the choice since it's nearest to the Arcade bus terminal.
One of the best malls in CM, with free wifi for tourists, suitably placed rest points, nice supermart and cafes. Lack of toilets according to dad, who made the massage parlour wait for him to find his toilet, but the rest of us were fine. CF is walking distance to the bus terminal, so 2 of us made our way to purchase tickets for bus ride to Chiang Rai (CR) in advance. This is the best way to make the best of your whole trip-from CM, take the green bus up north to CR, then take a one day local tour to bring you to Mai Sai, and Golden Triangle. (Tip: Get your return tickets to CM together, so everything is turnkey for you).
Our family gathered back at CF, then took a ride by Songtel to the night market. Songtel is a good way to travel if you have 3 or more adults and cannot fit into a tuk tuk. Taxi is a bit overkill on the budget which we realise from Sam's charges.
Our dinner place near Anusan night market. Standard lineup of restaurants. We chose something with Thai dishes. It is not difficult to get tasty food. What we had wasn't fantastic but it was just what we needed; a cosy restaurant, smiling wait staff, delicious food and even a nice mojhito. The best part at the end was a cat to entertain us.
Silkair brought us to destination in good time. Once our family of 5 reach Chiang Mai airport we started to look for a taxi to bring us to our own stay bungalow at Kamkanok 19 Hse No 259/194, Mahidol Rd.
Decided that best to use a taxi agency inside the airport, since my sis needed some time to get the local Sim card. We got a nice driver, Sam. With my sis using GPS, she and Sam maneuvered us to reach the Airbnb house in 20mins.
Upon reaching the beautiful bungalow, the look of it definitely met expectations. The host for the day was a lady named Dao. She ushered us in and gave us a tour of the house. There is a clubhouse just beside with gym and pool. After settling in, we took Sam's taxi to lunch.
Unexpectedly, its still quite hot even though it's mid November in CM. Thus, after lunch the decision was to escape to one of the malls. Central Festival (CF) was the choice since it's nearest to the Arcade bus terminal.
Our family gathered back at CF, then took a ride by Songtel to the night market. Songtel is a good way to travel if you have 3 or more adults and cannot fit into a tuk tuk. Taxi is a bit overkill on the budget which we realise from Sam's charges.
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| After dinner fruit juice-Stall selling mix cut fruits in plastic cups, with proper lids, all very hygienic |
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