Hand-carved coconut votives light up Chiang Mai's night market.
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These wooden puppets were displayed for sale at Chiang Mai's night market.
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Buddhist monks ascend the staircase of Wat Phra Singh, one of Chiang Mai's most famous temples.
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Visitors and residents of Chiang Mai may present these tiles as offerings to monks. A blessing or a wish is written on the tiles, and they are then used to restore and repair the temples.
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I asked the guide to write out the spelling of this temple, and in my note pad he wrote, “Jedi Lounge.” It's actually Wat Chedi Luang, but the pronunciation sounds similar to the Star Wars reference.
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After having dinner at a private residence at Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, I stepped outside and found this gorgeous floating lotus garden.
Local rice planters taught me that the process takes about 120 days from seed to harvest.
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Carved-stone elephant statues stand guard around Wat Chedi Luang.
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These bundled flowers from Waroros Market may be given as offerings to the monks.
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Temples, crafts, rice fields, markets—photo-worthy subjects are everywhere in Chiang Mai. Flip through my photo album and tell me what you would love to experience in this beautiful Thai destination.
As part of a tour of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, in January, we are staying at the Four Seasons resort in Chiang Mai and will be doing the elephant ride. I am so excited.
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As part of a tour of Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, in January, we are staying at the Four Seasons resort in Chiang Mai and will be doing the elephant ride. I am so excited.
Oh I love Chiang Mai! :D Guess where I AM right now… :D can’t wait for the Sunday night markt which is my favourite market in Chiang Mai
What a lovely photo!