My posts are usually delayed about 6 months. Save me!! Thought I would have resume blogging after having my new iMac since last December.. time had just passed the way it flipped faster every year.
Anyway, back to the end of 2016 and very beginning of 2017. We spent our count down and New Year 'overseas' this time. We had chosen a quiet yet peaceful place to end the year in a unique way. Though it's no longer a new place for us, yet there are lots of nature to explore.
We were expecting a cool weather. Unfortunately, we made it only between 18-25C.
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| Highly recommended by a colleague - upside down ice cream |
Accommodation 1:
- Located nearby the city center, where locals and tourists wonder
- Extremely simple yet nice guest house, friendly owner
- Room was minimalist and clean
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| Sleep Guest House |
Activities :-
- Street wondering, majority by walking, one of the days we even achieved 20k steps!
- Local markets around been interesting to-go place, fresh fruits available and there are lots of visitors attending cooking class around the corner
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| Local market |
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| Beautiful sunset @ river |
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| Nearby temple |
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| Pork Knuckle Rice |
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| Anusarn Night Market |
Activities 2 :
- Cycling package with Araiwah Bicycling
- Very classic bicycle we had, no complain as it was the fun and exploring part that enjoyed us, we made new friends with tourist all around the world too, it was when I met a Japanese lady resides in the States
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| My classic bicycle |
- Our guide brought us to taste local foods in the market, i.e. fried pork intestine, siewmai, red glutinous rice, and many more
- Craftman of the silver plated temple
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| Patiently crafting |
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| Beautiful silver temple |
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| Craft even at the door |
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| On the wall |
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| Wat Muern Sarn |
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| In and within the market |
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| Local houses |
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| University campus |
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| Temple |
After a long day, we head for body massage at
Lila Thai Massage 5th
- Foods along the night, all night long we won't be sleeping... waiting for the count down
- Heard there will not have grand ceremony, i.e. fireworks in respect for their late King
- Unexpectedly, we saw lots of lanterns from ThaePae Gate
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| Coconut dessert |
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| Khao Soi and dunno wat |
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| Lovely Neon Light |
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| Tourist and locals releasing their lanterns since 8pm |
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| All over the skies |
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| We had drink and count down here, nice place |
Jan 1, 2017 - Greeted New Year with a nice breakfast by the guest house owners.
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| Breakfast included |
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| Brunch with braised pork rice and Thai Iced Tea |
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| Roaming around some art streets nearby |
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| Tourtist |
At noon, we were picked up by another Resort stay's driver.
Accommodation 2 :
- We were on a 1 Day detox program, will all day long fruit juices included in the package, meditation, and colema
- http://thepavanachiangmairesort.com/
- One day magic detox - http://thepavanachiangmairesort.com/activities/one_day_pass_detox/
- Missed the fresh air and almost nothing-to-do life style, walked up the pagoda every morning for 60min meditation... blissful
- Fresh vegetable were planted by the resort
- We had a loan bicycle and made our own ride with a given map, we couldn't made the loop and almost got lost...
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| Our meal before the Detox Fasting program starts |
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| Village view |
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| Evening sun |
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| Meditation place |
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| Lovely morning 7am |
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| Our meals of the day |
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| Nicely decorated resort |
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| Our stay |
Till the next trip, may be next year...
