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Same Same, but different: Into Thailand
August 24 | Comments (0)
Our flight to Chiang Mai was uneventful and quick. We booked a hotel in the Chiang Mai airport and made our way by taxi. Chiang Mai is nice, but not amazing...the scenery is very very similar to Laos and northern Vietnam. As a staging point for treks into the mountains it's a great base, but as we've already done enough trekking on this trip we decided to cut our visit very short and head for the beach a little early. We spent lots of time wandering the streets and visiting the local markets, Jen bought a shirt but otherwise we spent lots of time browsing.
After much deliberation we left Chiang Mai after only a day and half, we flew to Bangkok and took an express bus to Trat and then the ferry to Koh Chang island. After one night on White Sand beach (we stayed at the White Sand Beach Resort, which was ok, nice bungalows but far from anything interesting) we moved to Lonely Beach. We're now staying at the Nature Beach Resort, which, aside from the nightly parties, is lovely. Aircon bungalows, fast internet, good food and a gorgeous beach...is there anything better?