Hine & Tama's Big Adventure

Hinerangi and Tamatera Curtis are off on a Big Adventure with their McKinnon Whanau. They are going to Thailand and Nepal. In Nepal they will be trekking in Khumbu region of the Himalayas (near Everest Base Camp), and in Thailand they are going to Bangkok and Chiang Mai, and will go on an elephant safari. They'll be posting stories about their Big Adventures while they are away...

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Location: Tamaki Makaurau, New Zealand

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Sunday, May 14, 2006

Chiang Mai

I like Chaing Mai. It's like Bangkok's chilled out sibling. Traffic densities are similar to Christchurch, compared to Bangkok where it's closer to Spaghetti Junction.

The centre of the city is the Old City which surrounded by a wall and a moat, largely still intact.

Took the kids to the zoo. Pandas !!! White Tigers !!! Fortunately, they appear to have gotten rid of their polar bear (40 degrees C, what were they thinking ?)

The historical museum is worth a visit as well.

The night market is way cool as well. Lots of Hill Tribe artifacts on sale, and heaps of cool items to buy. Definitely up there with Suan Lum in Bangkok.

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