Travelogues Chiang Rai Province

Temple visits and Thai boxing are on the agenda before we drive across the border into Laos.

Today we took a trip to Chiang Rai in the far north on the border with Laos. From here you could take a two-day boat trip across the Mekong to Luang Prabang in Laos. We had very...

Hello dear friends ☺️ Last night was a bit restless for us, somehow we kept waking up. But we stayed in bed until 10 o'clock and started the day refreshed ☺️ We got ready and...

Hello everyone, Once again, we had an adventurous day, including a hot air balloon ride! We had a leisurely start to the day, sleeping in, searching and booking a hotel for the...

After breakfast, we head back to Chiang Rai. Michi has to do his PCR test at the hospital. This time it goes quite fast. At the nearby shopping mall, we can exchange money...

A huge golden Buddha statue called Phra Chiang Saen Si Phaendin sitting on a boat was erected along with other Buddhist symbols and animal statues on the bank of the Mekong...

In order to avoid the crowds of tourists, we set off early today to admire one of the most beautiful and unique temples in northern Thailand. It is called Wat Rong Khun and is...

Ausgeschlafen und mit einem guten Frühstück gerüstet fuhren wir mit dem Taxi zum Busterminal 3 um nach Chiang Rai weiterzufahren. Es ist durchaus bekannt, dass es in den Bussen...

Yesterday we went to a small Chinese village near the border with Myanmar. First you take a minibus from Chiang Rai to Ban Basang, which takes about half an hour. From there,...

Hello everyone, Once again, we had an adventurous day, including a hot air balloon ride! We had a leisurely start to the day, sleeping in, searching and booking a hotel for the...

Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai is located in the far north of Thailand, in the tri-border area of Laos/Myanmar/Thailand. The region was famous/infamous for opium cultivation until a few years ago....

We watched the fireworks at...

Arriving in Luang Namtha in Laos, it was finally really hot again, so everything went a bit slower. The food already had a Thai influence and green curry and sticky rice were a...

Today we took a trip to Chiang Rai in the far north on the border with Laos. From here you could take a two-day boat trip across the Mekong to Luang Prabang in Laos. We had very...

Hello dear friends ☺️ Last night was a bit restless for us, somehow we kept waking up. But we stayed in bed until 10 o'clock and started the day refreshed ☺️ We got ready and...

On Friday, 13.03.2020, we rented a scooter and drove to our first stop for the day: the White Temple or 'Wat Rong Khun'. I have never seen a temple like this before, and it is...

By 9:00 PM, our bus arrived in Chiang Rai. We went straight from the bus terminal to the adjacent night market. In a courtyard-like area, there is a large food area with live...

In Thailand, there are not only many elephants, but also many places where former working animals are given a new home. However, not all so-called 'sanctuaries' are initially...

Just before Chiang Rai, we saw a very colorful temple. In Chiang Rai, we visited the artist-designed White Temple and its counterpart, the Black House.

Clock tower

Hello to the homeland, We are currently sitting in a nice café in Chiang Rai and David is trying to figure out how to eat soup with chopsticks. After trying out every café in...

Once the opium trade flourished here, today tourists flock here. We explored the mountainous area in the far north and caught a glimpse of Laos and Myanmar.

Chiang Rai is also a popular tourist destination, especially because of its location near the Golden Triangle. Most people come here to take trips to the borders of Thailand....

Wir machen uns auf den Weg zur Aussichtsplattform in Doi Sa Ngo. Nicht mit dem Moped und selbstgebauten Beiwagen, nein wir fahren mit Od. Es dauert nicht lange da bleiben wir...

After a 14 km bike ride, finally arrived at Singha Park in Chiang Rai.

17.10.2018: The alarm clock rang at 8 o'clock. The day before, I had planned how I wanted to spend the coming days. For Wednesday and Thursday, I rented a scooter again. At the...

It can happen so fast, and you're already in the next country. This time one of my favorites, Jonas is a bit skeptical. Let's see if there really are the announced hordes of...

Wat Huay Pla Kang. A pagoda with eight floors plus ground floor.

Suddenly it was there. Gray and wet. After nearly 1.5 months, bad weather finally arrived. One evening, we even had to dig out our long pants again. An unusual but also somewhat...