Marvelous weather.

A sure sign of seasonal change is the appearance of an enormous hairy blanket, apparently made of the hides of several yaks, that appears on the other side of the bed.

The usual occupant of that part of the bed then disappears under it for most of the hours of darkness.

 

 

 

Chang Rai is on my 'to go list'. Sure there is a lot of hiking etc to be done there... what else would you recommend?

 

... yes, time to find some socks too, tiled floors got rather cold in barely a weeks time ... lovely weather otherwise, no smoke yet either except for medical reasons ...

 

I bought a pair of what my mrs calls "house shoes" online... I'm a size 12... like scuffs but lined with artificial fur.

Great to be able to sleep with no air conditioner whirring all night. It's a major concern to me though that I'm a little bit cold at 23 degrees when I need to go back to the UK at some point.

 

Luckily I have an electric blanket somewhere in store.

Went for a Phukin coffee today , jeans and T shirt only , lovely 16k ride in the country. Oh and 16 k back. Does anyone else go for a Phukin ride out just for a coffee ?

6 hours ago, RickG16 said:

Chang Rai is on my 'to go list'. Sure there is a lot of hiking etc to be done there... what else would you recommend?

Do some tours, take a look at the Hills Tribes and the Mekong River.

Spend half a day in Tachilek if the border is open.

Drink the local coffee, eat at Chivet Thamma Da, bus down to Phayao for lunch at the lake, spend the evening with the backpackers and expats in the little bars and cafes along Jed Yod road.

Go up to Phu Chi Fa for the sunrise, should be magnificent on these cool clear mornings.

2 hours ago, sceadugenga said:

Do some tours, take a look at the Hills Tribes and the Mekong River.

Spend half a day in Tachilek if the border is open.

Drink the local coffee, eat at Chivet Thamma Da, bus down to Phayao for lunch at the lake, spend the evening with the backpackers and expats in the little bars and cafes along Jed Yod road.

Go up to Phu Chi Fa for the sunrise, should be magnificent on these cool clear mornings.

i would spend a day in Phayao. Lunch and dinner with a trip to Wat Analayo. There a many new hotels in Phayao and worth a stay.

Back onto seasonal issues, I noted the Christmas tree going up at Singha Park on Friday. ????????????

 

Ho ho ho.

The doona is out at the village and condo both, even this hairy farang is under them. My GF dons sheepskin Ugg boots I bought for her in Australia, when she cooks breakfast for her father at 5.30 am.

On the 118, Charin Garden for the pies, Wat Sang Kaew Phothiyan before Mae Suai, Tom Taste Cafe ( Yes, it is run by lesbians ).  Phu Chi Fa, Doi Ang Khan, Doi Mae Salong.

For the golfers, Santiburi, Happy City and Waterford Valley. Sightseeing White Temple, Blue Temple, Baan Dum. Mae Sai markets, Chiang Saen on the Mekong.

Air quality foul all over thailand - burning season well underway- many fires seen from satellite

23 hours ago, sceadugenga said:

Do some tours, take a look at the Hills Tribes and the Mekong River.

Spend half a day in Tachilek if the border is open.

Drink the local coffee, eat at Chivet Thamma Da, bus down to Phayao for lunch at the lake, spend the evening with the backpackers and expats in the little bars and cafes along Jed Yod road.

Go up to Phu Chi Fa for the sunrise, should be magnificent on these cool clear mornings.

Just arrived from Chiang Mai for two days of golf. I'm staying in that exact location, right across the road from Wat Jed Yod. I might be one of those expats you hang with. 

10 hours ago, sceadugenga said:

Back onto seasonal issues, I noted the Christmas tree going up at Singha Park on Friday. ????????????

 

Ho ho ho.

Last week ( may be a tral run ) in Tesco Lotus they were playing jingle bells ( dingen ben )

On 11/14/2020 at 10:09 AM, RickG16 said:

Chang Rai is on my 'to go list'. Sure there is a lot of hiking etc to be done there... what else would you recommend?

The Opium Museum, and many bars. 

19 hours ago, LawrenceN said:

Just arrived from Chiang Mai for two days of golf. I'm staying in that exact location, right across the road from Wat Jed Yod. I might be one of those expats you hang with. 

 

    He was referring to Jed Yod in Chaing  rai , thats where all the sleazy bars are located 

Not really, there's a few up the clocktower end in a little side soi but most of them as you go up towards the temple are fairly harmless drinking and eating places.