by Andrea Jordan
I was emailing a friend about the next leg of my journey: Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang, Laos, while thinking to myself I wish someone else could organise this for me. After 6 weeks in Chiang Mai I wasn’t ready for backpacking mode again. It turns out that the Universe...
by Andrea Jordan
Recently, I was fortunate enough to volunteer at the Care For Dogs shelter in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand for 6 weeks. Although I’ve already written about the experience I thought that the dogs deserved another post as they are constantly on my mind. So here are...
by Andrea Jordan
The White Temple was so completely different to anything else that I’d seen, and really blew my mind, so it deserves its own special post. I was on a tour from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang when we stopped in Chiang Rai. We only had 20 minutes to see the temple so I...
by Andrea Jordan
Wat Bupparam I had cycled past Wat Bupparam before and it was the many animal statutes in the garden that had caught my eye and made me want to visit. Chedi Luang I discovered another favourite temple by accident. I was...
by Andrea Jordan
Chiang Mai has 3 night markets for you to wander around and nibble through to your heart’s content. Night Bizarre This market is on Chang Khan Road and I visited it nearly every Friday night when I was here as it was just down the road (it’s open on other...
by Andrea Jordan
For the last 6 weeks I’ve had the pleasure to volunteer at the Care For Dogs shelter in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Choosing to come here has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. The shelter cares for about 200 dogs and puppies and is run solely by...
by Andrea Jordan
I was keen to get out into the countryside to places that my bike and I were reluctant to pedal so I became a tourist for a day and booked a tour to Doi Inthanon National Park. What a fantastic day! We had a packed minivan with people from all over the world and a...
by Andrea Jordan
It was another warm morning as I sat eating my breakfast (Weetbix in case you were curious) on my balcony. I felt like an adventure but where to go? I grabbed my map of Chiang Mai and Wat Omong caught my eye. I’d seen the name before as a friend had posted pictures of...
by Andrea Jordan
My work day used to look like this: 6.30am Alarm gently goes off with the sound of running water and chimes. I glare at it. Turn it off and pretend it never happened. Repetitive conversation running in my head “Get up! You’ll have more time to get ready”. “Hmmm so...
by Andrea Jordan
The challenge: take a Songtaew to Doi Suthrep to see Wat Phra That. Sounds easy right?? Just so you know a Songtaew is a truck that has been converted to take passengers and operates as a shared taxi. The colour of your songtaew depends on which direction you’re...
