Just got back from a few days away touring some of the wilder parts of the far north, and I thought I'd share some pics.
Doi Inthanon Picnic
Sit on a bamboo platform in a stream just below a waterfall and feast on barbecued chicken, som tam, salted fish and beer.
What to eat:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...the_stream.JPG
The view upstream (5 min walk):
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u..._waterfall.JPG
The view downstream:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...downstream.JPG
A trip to Chiang Dao
About 90 minutes north of Chiang Mai, sleepy little village with a stupendous mountain. We stayed at the Yang Tone Farmstay in a lychee orchard. You can pick your own fruit for free to eat with your beer. Cheapest rooms 490 baht a night, upto 1,500 baht for the best rooms in the high season. Very quiet, very peaceful, absolutely bugger all to do at night.
Mountain scenery:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...in_scenery.JPG
A cheapo hut:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...p_bungalow.JPG
Lychees ready to pick from the trees:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...pe_lychees.JPG
The view from the more expensive huts:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...e_bungalow.JPG
Trip to Chiang Saen and the Golden Triangle
Nice views across the Mekhong River to Laos:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...n_Triangle.JPG
An outrageous white glittery temple, just south of Chiang Rai on the way to Phayao:
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...ite_temple.JPG
If anyone wants any extra info on how/where etc, just post here.
