We arrive in Chaing Mai in the north of Thailand for a five day holiday.
Neing, a tour guide that Bill had used on a previous visit, met us at the airport in a little battered red jeep. Oh my goodness can’t believe we will tour about in that!
We could not get into the first hotel so Neing drove us through the back streets to a hotel where we saw many beautiful young ladies sitting outside enjoying the sunshine!! Yes - to our amazement we were in the ‘Red Light’ district of Chaing Mai. Our adventure begins ...
We did notice that there were no seatbelts in the jeep and I wondered why Neing did not use the hand brake – all will be revealed later. There are three hundred temples in Northern Thailand. Neing took us to visit the beautiful Doi Suthep Temple. Gifts and flowers can be bought to present to the Buddha.
We had an amazing trip to the Hot springs where we bathed in the warm water. On entering the spring we were given a bag containing eggs which we boiled in the ‘boiling spring’. The eggs with a little soy sauce were delicious.
Our next trip we went on an elephant safari. We hold on for dear life as the elephant makes its way down steep slopes to the water. Of course the elephant fills his trunk with water and promptly sprays Lesley as I as we squeal with laughter.