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    Edmond walks around Chiang Mai. For a little bit.

    Had to pass in some real estate docs early in the morno, then pick em up a few hours later, so decided to spend the time wandering around like a homeless person.


    Nice ol’ park area next to one of the old city walls.








    To Buakhaad park.












    Was gonna use the free gym to loosen up and get pumped a bit and then go for the free massage.


    Free if you can outrun the old woman masseuseses. Which is easy as they're really really old.







    But they were off duty and the two lads looked a bit creepy. Looked like they’d be the kind weirdos to follow people around taking photos of their legs and thesuch.









    So went down toDodgy Dirk-Street to ‘av me pegs kneaded.






    And kneaded they were.





    Time to setup lunch at Peshies.





    Misskit was busy washing her news. Blown out.


    Haz was busy hacking up perfectly good news reports. Blown out.


    Cyrille was busy grammaring, Blown out.


    David44 was… I’m not too sure as couldn’t really understand what he was on about.


    MtD was busy eating already. Blown out.


    CMN, busy coding Ubunto. Blown out.


    Edith. Working.


    Gym guys. Working.


    Thai school guys. Working or studying. Blown out out out.


    Worshiper #4.






    Blown out.





    Worshiper #6.






    Blown out.





    Finally got hold of me childhood buddy Daniel, and went to a delish Indian-Paki place.


    I had the usual.



    He went with the Tikka Masala.


    Despite being invisible, he’s a top lad and ordered it takeaway, then gave it to me to take back for lunch tomorrow.






    #tempted



    Oddly enough, not tempted to get baked and spend the day chatting with me invisible mate Daniel.






    Through Touristville.




    Completely differentthan 15-20 years ago. Almost no backpackers, and the main demographic by far are the Spanish couples aged 25-35. Clean cut and pleasant.


    Would say that around 95% are from Spain, with around 5% from Legland.







    Cyrille Heaven.




    Was actually really good. Massive selection of topics and genres, will be back with a suitcase. The only one I could squeeze into be bag without the cashier seeing was this wee gem.



    This time next year.....


    Reckon a few more months and I could take on Arson.


    Not a bad bitt o' distance for the day.






    The real estate agent was getting etchy about time so I had to turn off me apps and run the last 5km for exercise.




    5km in 4 mins 23seconds ain’t bad.
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    Do you have any of the pics?

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    Naaa.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    David44 was… I’m not too sure as couldn’t really understand what he was on about.
    Beaky Chugga don't be late for your bender re-assigment appointment again, see you at sox change counselling Friday early towels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    5km in 4 mins 23seconds ain’t bad.
    Is 68kms an hours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VocalNeal View Post
    Is 68kms an hours.
    No wonder I almost broke a sweat.


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    Getting turned down by hoes has got to hurt, Lu.

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    They like cocks in CM.

    Big cocks.


    Why?

    The interesting answer on a postcard.

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    ^ Is that the answer to Armstrongs question?

    Nice pics

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
    Nice pics
    Thank you kindly, sir.



    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    Would say that around 95% are from Spain, with around 5% from Legland.





    Has Simon happened to do a Retiring in Spain thread with upto date info on housing and buttocks, by any chance.

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    TukTuk Patrol

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    Never heard of that book.


    Will check in the bookshop before we head back to Cebu.

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    Watch out for the Bookseller from hell!

    Btw, who is the hairy twat on the pull up bars with his arse crack and Decathlon label showing?

    More pics of senoritas needed


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    Jaran Manophet

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    He wrote music about Chiang Mai. He is a local hero. You hear his music at Loykrathong and other festivals.


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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    He wrote music about Chiang Mai. He is a local hero. You hear his music at Loykrathong and other festivals.
    Very cool.


    I had wondered why they'd have a statue of a young Jackie Chan playing the guitar there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    Had to pass in some real estate docs early in the morno, then pick em up a few hours later, so decided to spend the time wandering around like a homeless person.


    Nice ol’ park area next to one of the old city walls.



    A nice little shaded park area just across from Buakhaad.

    Much smaller, but also much more shaded, with a bit of history.






    There's a very good piece on Kamphaeng Din (literal translation is earthen wall), the wall that follows Mae Kha canal here:



    Unexplored Chiang Mai - The old city walls, temples and museums around Chiang Mai.

    Worth a click if interested in an easy historical read.

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    good thread, am visiting in Dec so will have a closer look

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post



    They like cocks in CM.

    Big cocks.


    Why?

    The interesting answer on a postcard.
    Coz after decades of war the Thai and Burmese kings agreed to settle it all with a single cockfight and the Thai chicken won. Or so I was told. Our local shrine has hundreds of cement chickens.

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    ^ Not quite. But not a million miles off.

    But part of the theme is there or thereabouts.

    King Naresuan is involved in it.

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    The long awaited light rail system finally got the go ahead a few months ago, with the planned breaking of ground due to happen next year. May happen, may not happen. May happen in around 200 years time.




    Anyway, I told me broker to watch out for any nice properties near the junctions of the different lines and she came back with a row of new townhouses that are nearing completion around 100 meters from the junction of the pink and purple lines. Can also turn left on to the 121 without traffic lights and can get onto the super highway without any traffic lights, which is quite good as CM traffic lights are great if you like sitting at them for 20 minutes a pop.

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    Less than 6km away so decided to walk it.

    Thais are always dumbfounded when I say I will walk somewhere. I've got legs, the sky is blue, the trees are green, there'll be around 10,000 places to stop for an iced tea if I feel like one, why wouldn't one walk.


    Anyway, along the Super Highway for a bit and passed the big neo-classical mansion that's been for sale for as long as I can remember.





    Pure class.


    Would make a really good fine dining resto, or family get away for billionaire Chinese criminals. Surprised a Chinaman hasn't picked it up already.


    Speaking of class....




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    Over the bridge and the mighty Pingbezi is a long way from flooding. (diffo drainage basin than those affected by the current Mekong shenanigans)



    Turn off into a narrow windy road for a few km and into a temple to see if there are any good shoes I can lulu.





    Along, and passed a much older, though decidedly unimpressive old temple grounds.



    All the houses have something for sale at the front.



    Finally getting onto the road to Saraphi which is one of my favourite roads here, lined with massive trees on either side the whole way along.



    Not sure if Lola or Coco escaped for the day.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    why wouldn't one walk.
    It could be this that causes the consternation...

    along the Super Highway for a bit...

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    Not sure if the train will go above or below ground when completed in the year 3000.



    Put in an offer.

    Tiz thirsty work.




    Bought one for me broker as I'm such a nice guy and she has a really lovely bottom.





    Nice plot, definitely a fixer upper.








    Lovely old trees the whole way along.


    I could be completely wrong but I believe they were planted 100 years ago on order from the king to provide shade on what was the main from CM to Lamphun.

    All wrapped with monk's robes, and so the story goes that it is due to a previous mayor ordering the trees to be cut down as Thai were driving into them when drunk, and maybe he wanted the road widened or wotevs. Anyway, the locals wrapped them in monk's robes from a well respected temple and no Thai would dare to cut them down thereafter. Nice story but probably a load of lulu.


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