Chiang Mai

I've been in Chiang Mai for almost 3 days now. Our 10 hour bus trip was long, but uneventful. We arrived here at 130am and got a tuk tuk (scooter cab) to the hostel. I wasn't sure of we were going to make it. The three of us and our bags was a tiiiiggghhhttt squeeze! The first day we explored the city. We all love it here. A lot smaller than Bangkok, but still a good energy. There's a fun night bazaar where you can find anything in the world. New Nike shoes, purses, clothes, food, backpacks, toys... We also booked tours- Dan went catfish fishing, Matt went to the highest point in Thailand and I went to the Golden Triangle (where Laos, Thailand and Myanmar meet at the Mekong river) and then we visited the Karen long neck tribe which is near the Myanmar border. They're refugees from the old Burma. It was crazy to see their neck rings. I got to feel them and they are HEAVY! The rings don't actually make their necks longer it pushes their shoulders down which makes more sense. If they take off their rings their neck will go back to size in 5 years! Today we're going to relax around here and then take the night bus to Chiang Khong which is where the slow boat to Laos starts (the Laos border). The boat stops for the night in Pakbeng and ends in Luang Prabang. I'm looking forward to Laos, a lot of my friends who have been to Southeast Asia says it was their high light! <3