Chiang Mai - over 200 temples and beautiful landscape

From Bangkok up to the North - 12hours by Bus to Chiang Mai.....
Riverside in Chiang Mai



















Two of the 200 temples



















Met Samira again...spend some time together...shopping, chatting, eating and a bit sightseeing...



















Do you notice these tasty creatures :) grashopper, scorpions, ants...crunchy;) no I did not try, maybe I should :)

Trekking tour around Chiang Mai

Did one day trekking around Chiang Mai....hiking, Elephant riding and Bamboo Rafting :)

Some landscape pics....

Refreshment in one of the waterfalls....

Mountain Village....

Visited few tribes - people who are still living in the mountains....

Elephant Riding

After 1,5 hours Trekking
relaxing on the elephants...was fun!

Last pics in Bangkok

Monument inside the park















Along the river...

Welcome in Bangkok - Crazy city

it was fun - took really care not having any shit on me ;)
















Tuk-Tuk against Big Bus














Temple Wat Poh in Bangkok with the famous Buddha in a lying position

The world is so incredible small

Well, this is Samira - a girl from Paris - worked with her together in the restaurant City Extra in Sydney - unbelievable, met her on the streets in Bangkok ;)

My favorite fruit...

Visited 9 Temples together - everyone symoblizes something special like hope, love...bla bla :)


































one last banana shake, will see her in two days in Chiang Mai again

Floating Market

Kao San Road - crazy crazy Backpacker Place in Bangkok and nothing better for shopping freaks....it drives me nut :)

1,5 hours away from Bangkok - The Floating Market - they sell thei

r stuff everywhere ;)

Pretty cool atmosphere along this river

Tiger Temple

Spices, vegetables - everything...and so tasty, colourful, hot....
















My favourite souvenir - haven't bought yet, but for sure I will do it in July on my way back to Germany


















Tiger Posting - Tiger Protection project - but too commercial, I was told 3 years ago there were just the Tigers and some monques - now: sleepy tigers, borred monques and a lot of tourists ;(

Just 5000 tigers are left around the world - well but if they enjoy to make babies in this place:)

Kanchanaburi - 3hours from Bangkok

The Bridge on the River Kwai....who's remembering this movie? I've never seen it - as usual, but nice to know ;)

The death railway on the bridge
























well some elephants around...but pictures of these creatures with me on the top are coming ;)




















Leaving tomorrow to Chiang Mai - Mountain Trekking and Elephant riding of course...just 6 days left, I'm getting slowly scarred, don't feel like studying at all....good keep travelling and travelling and travelling :)

Last day Kuala Lumpur

Petronas Tower





































Big Big Good Bye Dinner....Indish my favourite :) Mango Lassi, Bhindi Masala and Naan nothing better than this...afterwards we left in different directions by overnight bus..

Koh Lipe

Koh Lipe - tiny small Island at the West coast of Thailand....Markus told me about and he was right! Small, anything but crowded and unique flair...spend 4 days....everybody told me, forget Ko Phi Phi, Ko Samui....nothing compared to this spot....alright well then I am gonna stay longer....
The water is amazing - lot of corals, colourfull fishes and babysharks :) but anything but dangerous...




























Sunlight Beach





























Way along the Island Village "streets"

First big dinner with Nelly, me, two Swedish girls and Alex...