My brief sojourn to Chiang Mai

**Propagator** · 21-03-2007, 05:40 AM

After spending a week in Loei with the g/f it was decided that I should take a visit somewhere as she had to work for the week. So it was off to Chiang Mai with the hope that I might meet a couple of the members of TD.

Dropped the girl off to work and her parting words were ' Have fun - make sure you phone me morning and night.' So I left about 9am for the jouney to Chiang Mai - some 600 kms away. An uneventful journey for the most part, got lost once just before joining Highway 11 at Thon Saen Khan, but put that down to bad road signs, dun it again coming back at the same place!! Now most of the road that I travel on is single carriageway, bendy roads, up and down mountains so it was very rare that I could get above 100 kph. Gets to Lampang - dual carriageway - so its foot down time. Gets to Lamphun and am waved in by the BiB.

BiB 'You were speeding'
Me Yes, sorry about that
BiB Where you from
Me Angrit
BiB You have driving licence.
Me Hands IDP licence over with 200 Baht folded inside (This 200 baht
is always in my licence - just in case)
BiB OK - park car over there and come to desk

There then followed about 10 minutes chat with various officers who I would think were trying to improve their English. Then was ushered to the desk where the big boss proceeded to write the ticket and fine, all the time with genial conversation.

Big Boss. Don't go to speedy - enjoy your holiday. Thank you.

With that the officer who flagged me down escorted me to my car, waved me out and then gave a smart salute.

I was cited as doing 119 kph, so I have no complaints. As I passed the concealed police car about a mile away from the stop I knew I was doing between 140 and 150 kph

So it was a sedate drive from there to CM, and a check in at the Top North Hotel, a place where I had previously stayed.

By this time I was dying for a drink so Thought I would try and find the 'Pirates Cove' Now for some unknown reason I had it in my mind that it was close to the Irish pub. I knew the rough direction of that place and eventually found it. Orders a drink and asks if anyone knew where the Pirates Cove was. Blank looks all the way round- nobody had even heard of it. Wtf the first drink had gone down without touching the sides so 3 or 4 later, I had the bright idea to find an inernet cafe, log on to TD and send CMN a PM to ask where was the Pirates Cove. Much to his credit he was online at the time and I received a reply in about 15 mins - greenie on the way. In the meantime I had realised that the Pirates Cove had a website, google was my friend and the girl at the internet cafe told me I was only about 10 minutes walk away from it.

So I duly arrived at the Pirates cove, ordered me beer, and asked if there were any members from the TD here tonight. A voice behind me said something which I didn't catch but turned round, looked, and said 'You must be Lady Hawke' Yes was the reply but how did you know? I said that I had seen photos posted and introduced myself as Props. Bad move - got verbal then for being one of the b.......ds that puts those cryptic clues up

Anyway a boozy evening commenced and LH phoned a few members and it was hoped that we would meet them the next day.

More to follow

**MeMock** · 21-03-2007, 10:40 AM

Great start! Keep it coming.

**ChiangMai noon** · 21-03-2007, 10:42 AM

Yes, excellent start.
Personally i'd have broken it into at least 5 posts.
Got to think of the count.

What state was Lady hawk in?
Badly pissed or badly hungover?

**Lady Hawk** · 21-03-2007, 12:29 PM

Not pissed or hungover CMN just my ususal shy and retirering self.

**Propagator** · 22-03-2007, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Personally i'd have broken it into at least 5 posts. Got to think of the count

Yes probably should have done soon. Will just be happy when I can reach the 1000 posts.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

What state was Lady hawk in? Badly pissed or badly hungover?

Neither, as she stated her 'usual shy and retirering self ' Anyway she had just received the news that she had to go home. I will not comment on the condition as to how she was when I left that evening.

**Propagator** · 22-03-2007, 04:44 AM

To continue, I was then introduced to Katana the owner of

and also to CMNs missis. What a nice girl like that sees in the Welsh I just don't know.

The only view from the bar is this - and there is not much eye candy walking past. The infamous Anodard

Well the drinks flowed to about midnight when I departed and unsteadily made my way to the hotel. At this point I realised I had not eaten since breakfast at 8am, and decided to have a meal. This coupled with another
beer fortified me, so it was off to the bars in search of a few more beers, and maybe a bedwarmer for the night including horizontal exercises

**Propagator** · 22-03-2007, 06:04 AM

By this time the rose tinted beer glasses had taken over and everything looked good to me. Suffice to say that my companion looked after me extremely well.

**slimboyfat** · 22-03-2007, 09:11 AM

You really should have taken the nightlife tour with FF - he seems to know his way around

**daveboy** · 22-03-2007, 10:03 PM

Where are you staying Prop?

**friscofrankie** · 22-03-2007, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

You really should have taken the nightlife tour with FF - he seems to know his way around

Honest yer 'Onor, everything I know I learned from that degenerate Kiwi.

**Propagator** · 23-03-2007, 04:33 AM

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

You really should have taken the nightlife tour with FF - he seems to know his way around

Honest yer 'Onor, everything I know I learned from that degenerate Kiwi.

Wish I had met FF - hope to next time in CM

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**Propagator** · 23-03-2007, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by daveboy

Where are you staying Prop?

I'm back in the UK now but when I was in CM stayed at the Top North Hotel.

I was going to do a little review of the hotel later on in the thread but as the question above leads into it I will do it next.

The Top North Hotel is situated near the Chiang Mai Gate at 41 Moon Muang Road. The walk in rate for a superior room with A/c, Fridge, mini bar and TV was 850 baht, 1050 including breakfast. The room was clean, spacious with plenty of room to swing the proverbial cat or Gerbil if one wanted to. There is car parking to the front of the hotel. Most of the staff I found to be courteous and helpful. There is a restaurant which I only used for breakfast this time, I have used the restuarant once before on a previous visit and the food was OK.

There are plenty of bars within a short walking distance from the hotel.

Heres a couple of pictures of the room before I messed it up. Only twin beds but large enough for two

The hotel has a pool

The restaurant area

The web site welcom to Top North Group companies

**ChiangMai noon** · 23-03-2007, 09:44 AM

^
My mother always stays there.
I have put her into better looking hotels in the past but she likes the atmosphere there.
Has more of a guest house feel than the flashier hotels.
Personally I think the rooms are too dark.
I like nice bright rooms.

**slimboyfat** · 23-03-2007, 09:49 AM

it looks so much nicer than the anodard, and cheaper too.

mind you i expect the windows provided less entertainment.

**ChiangMai noon** · 23-03-2007, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

it looks so much nicer than the anodard, and cheaper too.

Did anybody ever actually rcommend that you stayed in the anodard??

**slimboyfat** · 23-03-2007, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

it looks so much nicer than the anodard, and cheaper too.

Did anybody ever actually rcommend that you stayed in the anodard??

there was never really a common consensus on which hotel was good, so for the last night i just picked somewhere that was staggering distance from the pirates cove and had a swimming pool.

**ChiangMai noon** · 23-03-2007, 09:56 AM

^
I'm glad that you did.
Nobody from this board will ever be staying there again.

**shazbut** · 23-03-2007, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

You really should have taken the nightlife tour with FF - he seems to know his way around

Honest yer 'Onor, everything I know I learned from that degenerate Kiwi.

prick

**friscofrankie** · 23-03-2007, 01:17 PM

Good to see you're still with us!

**shazbut** · 23-03-2007, 02:12 PM

^cheers ff,still alive and kicking.Now what was this nightlife tour that sbf was talking about?

**friscofrankie** · 23-03-2007, 02:15 PM

Dunno what he's on about, he went home to mama before the night got started

I got home early too, about 5:30?

**shazbut** · 23-03-2007, 03:14 PM

^Afternoon?

**Propagator** · 26-03-2007, 03:24 AM

After the previous evenings intake of alcohol and the later night time activities it was a bit of a thick head in the morning. So it was a quiet day just having a stroll around, catching up on Emails and TD postings at the Pirates Cove. Met LH again who had arranged her flight home and was leaving the next day. In the evening it was arranged that I meet CMN and maybe a couple of the others.

CMN roared up on his motorbike and introduced himself. To say that he is a gentleman of Wales is an understatement, would buy him a drink anytime, except he aint drinking. It appeared that everyone was going to this BBQ place and I was invited along. In the meantime LC turns up and more hellos. Another nice bloke and exactly how I had imagined him. Hope that you a recupertating well LC.

Well we all piles into a Songthaw and off to this 99 Baht all you can eat BBQ. Must say that is was very good but will have to rely on someone else to review the place. All I knew that it was on the road to the Chiang Mai Zoo. I did take a video of the place but must have inadvertantly taped over it the following day.

Some of the numerous dishes

After the food it was back to the Pirates Cove for more drinks. Songthaw back to the pub and both LH and CMN decided that they wanted to stand on the back step all the way back

A few more drinks with LC and discussion about a members only thread that I was going to post, and it was me off to find last nights bed warmer again, and practise more moves for the coming Olympics

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**stroller** · 26-03-2007, 05:04 AM

Glad to see you back online, LC, haven't lost your spirit nor sense of humour in the aftermath of your bad luck which would have been a major blow to most people.

**mend** · 30-03-2007, 11:29 AM

I will be in CM from April 8th till April 16th, staying at the Top North Hotel. I would enjoy meeting TD members and getting the best local advise on "bedwarmers/horizonal olympics" & good restaurants. I remain, mend

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