Alena & Anton's food and travel adventures
When we got to Chiang Saen late in the afternoon, I left Anton at the bus station (two small stops by the main road) with the luggage and went off in search of bicycle rental. I managed to find two rickety bikes and negotiated a decent discount if we hire them for two days. I … Continue reading Mekong river dining in Chiang Saen
Nase vymluva pro zajizdku do Mae Salong na severu Thajska byly krasne horske vyhledy, ale opravdovy duvod bylo jidlo. Skupina cinskych vojaku, kteri se v 70. letech odmitli podridit komunismu, opustila domovinu a usadila se v oblasti Mae Salong. Thajska vlada jim nabidla obcanstvi pod podminkou, ze se misto obchodu s opiaty zacnou venovat pestovani … Continue reading Cerne kure a caj
Our excuse to go to Mae Salong in northern Thailand was the beautiful mountain views but really the main reason was the food. Members of a Chinese rebel group had retreated to this region with their families some 60 years ago and had set up this village. A decade later Thailand offered them citizenship if … Continue reading Black chicken and tea
Kdyz jsem poprve narazila na zminku o Phu Chi Fa, bylo mi hned jasne, ze tam chci jet. Ale jak se tam dostat? Turiste ze zapadu tam smeruji jen zridka a na internetu jsme se toho moc nedocetli, akorat ze z Chiang Rai je jeden primy spoj denne a prijeli bychom az za tmy. To … Continue reading Vychod slunce nad Phu Chi Fa
As soon as I first found out about Phu Chi Fa I knew this was a place I wanted to visit. But how to get there? It's not really frequented by western visitors and the only information we found online was that there was a minivan from Chiang Rai once a day that would get … Continue reading Phu Chi Fa sunrise
Prvni noc v Chiang Rai jsme stravili v podniku s honosnym nazvem 'Panske sidlo Adchara'. Ne ze bychom si delali nejake iluze, kdyz uctuji 150 korun za noc, ale jmeno rozhodne opodstatnene neni, smali jsme se, ze nekdo nejspis zadal 'velky dum s mnoha pokoji' do prekladace a vyhodilo jim to 'panske sidlo'. Za tu … Continue reading Trochu jine chramy v Chiang Rai
After arriving in Chiang Rai, we spent our first night at the Adchara Mansion. Not that we were expecting it to for £5.50 a night, but the establishment definitely does not live up to it's name, looks more like someone put 'big house with a lot of rooms' in Google Translate and 'mansion' came up. … Continue reading Chiang Rai – strange temples galore
Something to remember is that we don't always manage to take photos of our food, we do try to but sometimes we get caught up in the moment and scoff it down only remembering when we're left with scraps. Don't judge us, we get Hangry. Let's talk about Chinatown. Chinatown bedazzles. Chinatown pulls in crowds … Continue reading Foodie Chinatown
Mae Hong Son ve stejnojmenne severothajske provincii je male mesto ze vsech stran obklopene horami. Coz znamena dalsich x zatacek, nez tam dojedeme, ach jo.. Ubytovali jsme se v penzionu Like View, ktery je hned vedle jezera ve stredu mesta. Po celou dobu jsme uvazovali nad jeho jmenem - mysleli tim, ze se nam bude … Continue reading Mae Hong Son
Mae Hong Son, the capital of a northern Thai province of the same name, is a small town surrounded by mountains on all sides. That inevitably means more windy roads to get there (sigh). We stayed at a place called Like View Guesthouse. It's situated right by a lake in the middle of town and … Continue reading Mae Hong Son
Lasagne for breakfast 