Chiang Mai

we are in the Northern part of Thailand. we arrived here on thursday- flying Nok Air (they suck, bad feelings towards them grrr). we booked a hotel and a tour package at the airport. we'r staying at Top North Hotel, which is the best place we've been in on this trip. the room is spacious with 3 single beds.

yesterday we departed @ 8.30am for our tour. it included an hour long elephant ride, seeing the hill tribe ppl, treking into the jungle for a swim under a waterfall, white water rafting and bamboo rafting. nicole and i shared the same raft. our guide was funny! he went: "CROCRODILE!" then splashed water with his ore to get us soaking.

the tour finished up at 6pm. im amazed at Chiang Mai, it has really exceeded my expectations. the city is nice and calm, the weather is cooling and the nature is awesome. during the tour we met 2 canadian guys whom we later had drinks with @ our hotel. this day was the highlight for me :D