chiang mai Archives - Travelers Sandbox Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:39:40 +0000 en hourly 1 Instagram Favorites from the Past Year https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/instagramfavoritesfromthepastyear/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/instagramfavoritesfromthepastyear/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:57:27 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8781 Welcome to week 256 of Travel Photo Thursday (11/26/2015), and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating the holiday.  I recently read an article about how if you wanted to get noticed and followed on Instagram that you shouldn’t post Iphone photos.  I laughed and rolled my eyes. The very thing I like about Instagram is that it’s […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/instagramfavoritesfromthepastyear/feed/ 30 Chiang Mai — Photo memories You’ll Want in Your Collection https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-photos-youll-want-in-your-collection/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-photos-youll-want-in-your-collection/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2015 00:36:06 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8437 Welcome to week 239 of Travel Photo Thursday. Chiang Mai is a city that I have come to know and love over the years. Today I’m sharing with you just a few of the travel photo memories that any traveler visiting this beautiful northern Thai city will want to add to their collection. Leave your […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-photos-youll-want-in-your-collection/feed/ 21 Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/elephant-nature-park-chiang-mai/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/elephant-nature-park-chiang-mai/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 13:39:39 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=8300 Elephant Nature Park Welcome to week 229 ( 05/28/2015) of Travel Photo Thursday. This week I am taking you back in time (before this blog) to share my magical adventure at the Elephant Nature Park just outside of Chiang Mai. I spent two days and one night, and am still in awe that I got […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/elephant-nature-park-chiang-mai/feed/ 38 Chiang Mai: Delicious Ruam Mit for Travel Photo Thursday https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-delicious-ruam-mit-for-travel-photo-thursday/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-delicious-ruam-mit-for-travel-photo-thursday/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:44:47 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=7607 Welcome to week 219 (03/19/2015) of Travel Photo Thursday. Thais love their Khanom Wan Thai (dessert). This week I want to introduce you to one of my favorite Thai desserts, Ruam Mit. In fact, it could be my favorite! Sold from a family run stall in Chiang Mai’s Chinatown Wararot Market, I always make my […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-delicious-ruam-mit-for-travel-photo-thursday/feed/ 39 Chiang Mai: Low Tech Fun at Doi Pui for Travel Photo Thursday https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-low-tech-fun-at-doi-pui-for-travel-photo-thursday/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-low-tech-fun-at-doi-pui-for-travel-photo-thursday/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:41:29 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=7428 Welcome to the 217th week of Travel Photo Thursday, it’s March! What happened to January and February? Last week you probably remember that Travel Photo Thursday was all about the opium at Doi Pui. We’re still wandering around Doi Pui this week, but you’re in for a totally different tour. One thing that fascinated me here […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-low-tech-fun-at-doi-pui-for-travel-photo-thursday/feed/ 41 Chiang Mai: Opium at Doi Pui, Thailand for Travel Photo Thursday https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-opium-at-doi-pui-thailand-for-travel-photo-thursday/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-opium-at-doi-pui-thailand-for-travel-photo-thursday/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:26:46 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=7420 Doi Pui Updated May 2018  Maybe I shouldn’t be doing a drug blast on my blog, but it’s true, if you go to the mountain town of Doi Pui, about a 45-minute drive from downtown Chiang Mai, you will find opium growing. It’s all in the name of tourism. Welcome to week 216 (02/26/2015) of […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-opium-at-doi-pui-thailand-for-travel-photo-thursday/feed/ 44 Chiang Mai: Elephant Parade House for Travel Photo Thursday https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-elephant-parade-house-for-travel-photo-thursday/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-elephant-parade-house-for-travel-photo-thursday/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:43:32 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=7408 Elephant Parade is an organization that helps elephants in need, and is funded through the sales of these beautiful creations.Welcome to week 215 of Travel Photo Thursday (02/09/2015). What can be more fun than a room full of colorful elephants. Join me today as I take you on a tour of Chiang Mai’s Elephant Parade […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-elephant-parade-house-for-travel-photo-thursday/feed/ 36 Chiang Mai: Sticky Rice Tea for Travel Photo Thursday https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-sticky-rice-tea/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-sticky-rice-tea/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:46:36 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=7392 Rice Tea Have you sat in teak-filled Thai restaurant sipping delicious rice tea? Welcome to week 214 (02/12/2015) of Travel Photo Thursday. I’ve been coming to Chiang Mai for a long time, and I consider it my second home. The city is my go-to place when I’m not teaching in Korea, or playing tourist in another […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-sticky-rice-tea/feed/ 38 Chiang Mai’s Women Prisoners Massage for Travel Photo Thursday https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mais-women-prisoners-massage-for-travel-photo-thursday/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mais-women-prisoners-massage-for-travel-photo-thursday/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2015 06:03:41 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=7377 Welcome to week 213th (02/05/2015) of Travel Photo Thursday. . Have you ever been massaged by a female prisoner? No? Well, come to Chiang Mai, and you can do just that. The Chiang Mai Women’s Correctional Institution vocational facility runs a popular restaurant and massage facility staffed by prison inmates. The program offers training, and […]

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]]> https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mais-women-prisoners-massage-for-travel-photo-thursday/feed/ 15 Chiang Mai: Somphet Market for Travel Photo Thursday https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-somphet-market-for-travel-photo-thursday/ https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/chiang-mai-somphet-market-for-travel-photo-thursday/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:28:45 +0000 https://www.budgettravelerssandbox.com/?p=7362 Welcome to week 212 of Travel Photo Thursday. Join me on a photographic journey of one of Chiang Mai’s smallest (but perhaps, liveliest) traditional markets; Somphet Market. Locals come to gossip, purchase local fruit and vegetables, sell their goods, and rub elbows with the tourists dropping by to experience the real Chiang Mai before heading […]

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