A trip to Chiang Mai Walking Street market

There’s a huge Sunday night market in Chiang Mai wherein the roads are closed and, what I can only describe as an ant nest like array of market stalls swarm over the streets.

It’s so narrow that at times the way is almost impassable (especially with the amount of Chinese tourists that appear from nowhere. They only move in herds, like water buffalo or some other herding creature)

There’s people and tat as far as the eye can see.

There’s amazing art work for sale. It’s a shame we can’t take it with us. Fuck posting it, it would probs end up in Antarctica.

We stumbled on a beauty pageant in one cul-de-sac and slowly, awkwardly, backed away.

So much tat for sale

As well as bare jewellery stalls…

We were too pussy to eat any insects. Maybe next time.

Jokes

Who buys these creepy little guys?

Their eyes are closed and their mouths are open…some made a cock into mouth joke already please…

This Thai couple looked like Edward and Tubbs from The League of Gentlemen, and we’re playing what sounded like the theme song from Nausicaa!

These guys are here every week and attend the local school for the blind. People fucking love them, they’re like the blind Beatles, jamming away through the night.

And finally, here are some clothes that made me laugh.

Chiang Mai

We’ve just finished eating at the Blue Diamond cafe in Chiang Mai and the wifi is free, whilst the prices are cheap – so better place to update TOWIA?

Hannah and I have been here for a few nights now, having arrived on Sat after an exhausting 14 night train journey from Ayutthaya. Nightmare.

We’ve both agreed that vibe here is much more enjoyable than in Bangkok – there is no hassle, cheaper prices and less rain. Cash back.

The weekend walking market is amazing and after having spent 7/8 hours there yday we both exhausted, and laden with more Thai swag (read baggy, patterned cotton clothes galore).

here I am with a Thai hippie I found

The temples are more ornate and glorious than we’ve seen before, whilst the ambience is more pleasant and welcoming than we are used to. Even the bazaars are classier than in Bangkok.

shiny…

My fledgling attempts to speak Thai keep falling flat and I feel like a traveller hipster with my baggy clothes and headbands. Thankfully I’ve plenty of deodorant to spare.

We head into the jungle tomoz.