We did a few things in Chiang Mai. First was a cooking course for one day, which involved us and 6 other backpackers learning how to cook some classic Thai dishes. Tom stole the show with his unique Spring roll that looked like a kebab more than anything! Tom wowed the cameras with a flaming display of some natural cullinary talent and became Chef Tom.

Cooking School

Hot and Spicy

Next was trekking through mountainous terrain with a guide and another group of about 6 backpackers where we walked through the hills and stayed the night in a hill tribe village high in the Mountains...

Trekking group

Wet feet

got a little drunk on some local brew and went bamboo rafting on the way back to civlisation along with a quick elephant ride.

Waterfall

River Crossing

Another Elephant

BFS

Word of advice, baby elephants are stronger than they look!

Rice field

Kannara Vs Baby Elephant

Also did some bartering whist shopping at the night markets. Tom soon acquired some Jedi Powers, he was able to convince the stall attenders that his price was "the right price".... and so with a quick "talk to the hand" guesture and a bit of attitude, he managed to get three football shirts for the price of one.

night market

...written by K

written by  tomrendell on October 19, 2007 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
from the travel blog: The Last Leg
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Wow! Sounds like you are having a great time! How did you find out about this cooking school thing. I am planning a trip to Thailand for March and it sounds like something I dont want to pass up!

written by  Patrick on November 13, 2007

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