The sky is falling!

Today we arrived in a town in northern Thailand called Chiang Mai, in spite of the fact that everyone was telling us repeatedly the we couldn’t come here because the town had flooded. True, the town had flooded, but it turned out to be only a few of the major roads, and the rest was just fine! Chiang Mai is the backpackers’ capital of the world. The entire city caters to the crowd that wants to sleep and eat for cheap, and see a lot of the area. There are guest houses and internet cafes on every block and a myriad of day trips and excursions you can choose from. Makes traveling here pretty simple, but you wonder how “authentic” your experience is at the same time. Nonetheless, Thai people seem to be very proud of Chiang Mai. We chose to rent a motorcycle to see the sights today, as it was way too hot to walk around on our own. The night bazaar here was equally big, but not nearly as impressive as the one in Bangkok.

PICTURES OF CHAING MAI