As we head towards our riverside camp we can see and feel the landscape getting warmer and wetter. We definately feel as if we are in the depths of the jungle now! Everything is an incredible, vivid shade of green and a canopy of tall trees cast dappled shadows across us as we march. OfContinue reading “Jungle assault course”
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Water power and goodbyes
Having eaten our fill at the previous waterfall stop we head onto another, larger falls. Here we’ll get the chance to swim (if we dare!) However it’s quite a chilly day and, as some of us will discover, the waterfall is FREEZING! We also say goodbye to one of our guides who will make theContinue reading “Water power and goodbyes”
Waterfalls and freezing feet!
As we head further back down the hillside the scenery begins to change. It’s getting wetter, greener and defiantly more junglely! We stop for a brief refuel at another tiny village before ploughing onwards across rivers and streams. My fellow travellers manage to negotiate these things fairly easily, I however, end up feet first inContinue reading “Waterfalls and freezing feet!”
Farmland, jungles and foothills.
After having breakfast at our wooden hut home we were ready for the next stage of our little adventure. Making our way back down the mountain towards the river where we would spend the next night. We say our goodbyes to the Lahu villagers and head off. We make our way through farmland, including aContinue reading “Farmland, jungles and foothills.”
Lahu mountain village
Our mountain top village home felt truly remote from the rest of the world – we were so high up we looked down on the clouds! Over the corragated metal roofs you can see some of the scenery we’d treked through. Our home for the night is a communal room in one of the traditionalContinue reading “Lahu mountain village”
First taste of trekking
Before we start on the actual hike there is the small matter of crossing the river via a wonky cage on ropes! Wind it up and then release us!!! Cue some girly squeaks as I whizz along the wobbly rope. After arriving safely at the other side we faced a good few hours hike upContinue reading “First taste of trekking”
Wat Phan On, Chiang Mai
Wat Phan On is one of the smaller temples in Chiang Mai. It has one of the most impressive, and shiny, chedi in the city. In the temple’s courtyard there is a large tree with Buddha images beneath it. The large number of bells around the temple complex can be rung by Buddhists and touristsContinue reading “Wat Phan On, Chiang Mai”
Wat Gate Karam
A bit of potted history for you now folks! In the late 1800S, King Chulalongkorn made a deal with British tradesmen allowing them access to the Siam kingdom’s huge teak and rosewood forests. He also allowed them to live in Chiang Mai. However there was one condition – that they lived on the east sideContinue reading “Wat Gate Karam”
Colourful Chiang Mai
After waving goodbye to frantic Bangkok we hopped on a plane north to the cooler climate of Chiang Mai. A city full of temples and the best markets in Thailand . . .woo hoo!! We stayed in the fantastic Sakorn Residence. Set out of the centre of town, about 20 minutes walk from the marketsContinue reading “Colourful Chiang Mai”
Details of Chinese temple art
A lot of Chinese art is deeply symbolic with particular motifs cropping up time and time again – for example the gnarled tree above, which may represent the unconquerable spirit of old age. Beautifully portrayed inanimate subjects like landscapes such as above, are also rich in symbolism, not just there as pretty background: the rocks andContinue reading “Details of Chinese temple art”