Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Chiang Mai 5D4N

1.Doi Suthep Temple
At 1053m altitude, you can see Chiang Mai city from up here.
Great to reach here by late afternoon for the golden hours light, then followed by a night view of the city.


2. Golden chedi of the Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep Rajvoravihara


3. Elephant safari: young elephant bathing


4. Riding the elephants into a Meo village


5. Bamboo raft down river, N19.20, E98.88


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6. Wat Rong Khun


7. Laos girl at the golden triangle (north of Chiang Rai)


8. Beggar at the Thai-Myanmar border


9. Padong (padaung) long-neck beauty


10. Palong girl


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11. A village scene


12. Padong girl; carefree life


13. Karen big-ear lady weaving


14. Doi Inthanon National Park, Wachirathan Waterfalls; N18.5412 E98.5995, Elevation: 657m


15. The Wachirathan waterfalls, lower section.


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16. Karen village shop


17. Karen weaver and her labour of love


18. Karen home; outdoor backyard and kitchen


19. Village elders


20. Hmong market, vegetable seller


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[fjchairul]

Nice picture..and clear..wish to go there too

[kelvinwangkewen]

nice.... i was there the year before... lived on top of the mountains yet-to-be discovered by foreign tourist.... nice weather (14 degrees celcius in the morning), beautiful ppl, awesome scenery, magnificant flowers....

[blueblue07]

hi..u were saying u lived on top of the mountains yet-to-be discovered by foreign tourists..where is the place..
quite keen actually..

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Chiang Mai : cultural show

21. Finger nail dance


22. Northern Thai dance


23. Candle dance


24. Fire sword dance


25. Akha hill tribe dance


Thanks for viewing.
You can view the rest at
http://www.pbase.com/chenws/chiangmai09

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[Acros]

Nice pix!

What Cam and ISO you use for the dance?

[lkkang]

very nice shots,

[two200]

did you go with tour group? Previously when I went there the elephant ride was only up a hill and down a hill. Did not get to ride elephant to the Meo village . Maybe my tour group

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Originally Posted by Acros Nice pix! Thanks What Cam and ISO you use for the dance?

Canon EOS 1Dmk3 and EOS 5D. Dance ISO1000 to ISO6400 for one of the candle dance shots.

Originally Posted by lkkang very nice shots,

Thanks

Originally Posted by fjchairul Nice picture..and clear..wish to go there too

Don't go in April, at 35 degrees Celsius is just too hot.

Originally Posted by kelvinwangkewen nice.... i was there the year before... lived on top of the mountains yet-to-be discovered by foreign tourist.... nice weather (14 degrees celcius in the morning), beautiful ppl, awesome scenery, magnificant flowers....

At the highest peak it was 10 degrees in the morning and 19 degrees when I reached there in the afternoon. In Chiang Mai it's 35 degrees.

Originally Posted by two200 did you go with tour group? Previously when I went there the elephant ride was only up a hill and down a hill. Did not get to ride elephant to the Meo village . Maybe my tour group

Many options. You should have taken a full day Eco safari.

I booked my daily tour at the Chiang Mai airport and selected the packages I wanted only. I have more options that way, and planned all my tours for 4 days. Tour packages from home agency is very restrictive and expensive. Would you believe that my 4 days on all the tour cost me 3800 bahts? That's S$160 only. That's how cheap it is to book the tours when you reach there. That fee even covered airport-hotel transport and back on last day. All daily tours included pickup and return to base hotel, and lunch included. Wonderful isn't it?

[two200]

Originally Posted by chenws Many options. You should have taken a full day Eco safari. I booked my daily tour at the Chiang Mai airport and selected the packages I wanted only. I have more options that way, and planned all my tours for 4 days. Tour packages from home agency is very restrictive and expensive. Would you believe that my 4 days on all the tour cost me 3800 bahts? That's S$160 only. That's how cheap it is to book the tours when you reach there. That fee even covered airport-hotel transport and back on last day. All daily tours included pickup and return to base hotel, and lunch included. Wonderful isn't it?

[MayBach]

Nice series
TFS

[chenws]

Originally Posted by two200

no worries, can go again; after all the swine flu scare had settled.

[two200]

Originally Posted by chenws no worries, can go again; after all the swine flu scare had settled.

then there may be elephant flu! Nowadays, there are all sorts of flu.... so scary

[dctk78]

Nice pics.

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Akha lady

[B-setting]

wow! no. 1 got a nice bokeh!

[KopiLaiSheng]

Sawadee krap, Love all your pictures, esp #24 Fire Sword Dance.