The next day in Chiang
Mai we went to Tiger Kingdom, where we were able to get up close with tigers! We chose to visit the medium sized ones, although they seemed pretty
big to me!
Later on in the day we
got a taxi up to Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, a temple at the top of the hillside.
I really enjoy visiting temples, and this one was great to see. As it’s so high
up it affords really nice views over Chiang Mai, although unfortunately it was
pretty cloudy and rainy when we visited so we weren’t in luck there!
Our next day was spent
doing a full day cookery course, which was one of my favourite activities here
in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai although not the most attractive city is a great base for
lots of activities and adventures nearby.
This cookery course
featured 5 different items, of which you got to select each one out of a choice
of 3. There were 3 groups that day, and you rotated to different stations
depending on your choice of meal for that course. I chose Thai Green Curry
(probably my new favourite meal from this trip!), spring rolls, coconut chicken
soup, pad thai and fried bananas for dessert. These were all pretty simple to
make, and if I was able to source the ingredients I think they would be easy to recreate at home! The spring rolls were particularly interesting to see how
they are made! The day involved a lot of food naturally, but it was nicely
spaced out throughout the day so I never felt too full!
Spring Rolls
Pad Thai
Fried Bananas and Ice Cream
I had a couple of
nights on my own in Chiang Mai after the guys I was travelling with left, and I
even ended up with my own room for the whole sum of £2 a night! I got to
explore more of the city and the night market, although this was a pretty
typical market with lots of knock off goods.
The final day I
decided to go ziplining in the jungle! I’ve never been ziplining before but
decided it was time to give it a try and I’m very glad I did. It was a really fun
course with a few bridges and a scary abseil at the very end as well as about
14 ziplines.
This was the end of my
time in Chiang Mai, and after flying back to Bangkok the next day it was time
to catch my flight to Australia! I absolutely loved visiting Thailand and
Malaysia, and there are so many more places in Thailand I would love to go back
and explore!
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