Chiang Mai, Thailand

From Myanmar we made our way to Chiang Mai, a quick pit stop to the city in the mountainous Northern Thailand.  Chiang Mai is known in Southeast Asia for having some of the best local street food and markets.  As a result, we ate and shopped our way through the city, Sean ate grasshopper and meal worms and Laura nearly doubled her backpack with cloths and items bought from local street vendors!

However our primary objective in Chiang Mai: elephants.  Chiang Mai is home to numerous elephant parks including the Elephant Nature Park, a sanctuary and rescue center for elephants considered to be one of the most animal and eco friendly in the country and very important for their future survival and wellbeing as elephants are used not only for circus and street acts in Thailand, but also for numerous forms of dangerous and even deadly labor.  We spent a day at the park learning about, feeding, and bathing elephants.  It was the highlight of our quick visit to Northern Thailand!

From the street markets, to the elephants and even attending a rowdy Muay Thai event for date night, a quick update on our pit stop in the Northern Thai city...