Comments on: 10 Countries and 29,254 Miles: This was 2017!

By: Jolene Ejmont

Jolene Ejmont — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:51:41 +0000

What an interesting and great year you have! The most important thing is you enjoyed all of these trips, especially you’re with your loved one 🙂

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:19:12 +0000

In reply to Rebecca.

Hey Rebecca,
Quite literally, your guess is as good as mine! Stick around…and we’ll both get to see where I end up this year. 😉

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 02:38:21 +0000

The best things are always unplanned! What a cool year of travelling you’ve had. Happy 2018! Wonder where you’ll end up this year? 🙂

By: Nora

Nora — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 09:04:14 +0000

In reply to Jessica. Thank you, Jess - and it was a real highlight to spend time with you and Hai in Japan. I hope our paths cross again soon!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:55:56 +0000

What an interesting year you had, Nora! Glad that we got to meet while you were in Japan. Wishing you an incredible 2018!

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:30:40 +0000

In reply to Ken Liu.

Hey Ken,
No wonder Chiang Mai is a hub for digital nomads; it’s a pretty dynamic place! Perhaps we’ll run into one another there one of these days… 😉

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:28:58 +0000

In reply to mister.

Hey Mister,
Great suggestions! I did a Thai cooking course at You Sabai the last time I was here (10 years ago), and I absolutely loved it. I wanted to return there, but didn’t end up doing so. https://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/cooking-in-paradie/

By: Ken Liu

Ken Liu — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:15:41 +0000

I really enjoyed Thailand when I went there in early 2017. Chiang Mai was really cool, and I’d be more than happy to go back there again =)

By: mister

mister — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 12:01:16 +0000

Second thing to do in Chiang Mai is taking a one day cookery class, I did with Thai farm, they drive you to the countryside and you cook and eat curries, mango&sticky rice, pad thai etc.
The third thing to do while up north is to take a Muay Thai training camp, there is one in Chiang Rai called Mountain Muay thai that includes food and accommodation, I haven’t been there but has good reviews, there are many others camps of course, some popular with girls, it is a matter of doing a bit of research.
Muay thai, thai massage and thai cooking are the things to learn in Thailand, the so called paradisiac beaches become boring after a couple of days.

By: mister

mister — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 11:35:35 +0000

Chiang Mai is the capital of Thai massage schools, that’s the main reason Westerners go there, please don’t leave without taking some courses if you are into healing and body-mind therapies. I ended up myself crossing the border twice to renew my visa due to the two-week massage courses. I suggest you shop around with the best schools: Oldest one is Old Medicine Hospital, when I was there the fees included basic shared accommodation and lunch, I took with them a weekend foot massage course, which I highly recommend, they also offer the classic two week full body massage, but they also provide massages for customers, of course being a school the masseurs are very skilled. ITM is another popular school with foreigners, I personally recommend Loi kroh if you prefer learning full body massage one-2-one practicing on a teacher rather than on students, there are a few hotels just in front of this school which has a lovely garden where you can sit with a cup of tea blogging away your experiences.
My advise while in Chiang Mai is to hire a bicycle on a weekly basis to move around town and spend some time learning the best massage ever invented.