Destination Chiangmai Thailand - The Floating Market

After a good night rest, woke up early ready to take on the next challenge. Good thing nowadays we have wifi at most of the hotels in thailand. I think we need to catch up eventhough WERE AHEAD at one point of time. But that is another story for some other time.Check on emails and keeping abreast on the happenings in Thailand and Malaysia. My navigator studied the internet and the floating market is only 7 km away from where we are staying.

So, early in the morning, we loaded the 807 again. Interestingly, we are only half way to Chaingmai and 807 is already fully loaded. My Navigator cum Load Master cum Co Pilot is already complaining that we have too much stuff.








Now I have to give credit to Thailand for making it very tourist friendly with CLEAR sign board, Correctly PLACE and in ENGLISH. I believed that more people will be travelling into thailand using their own vehicle in the future. This brings to a question was my Navigator really good or it's the Thai authorities that provided user friendly clear sign board that even a "blind" driver can't miss.












Took the drive from the hotel, followed the road sign and guess we are there in no time. We arrived there quite early as there were ample parking space for cars. Not sure if I was early or is that the recent political development that causes tourist to stay away from thailand. According to the Star, Penang Hotels were fully booked due to the political situation in Bangkok. Asked the businessmen in thailand and they admitted there is indeed a "slow down". Even their new Tourist Minister is inviting Tourists to come back !!!



You can take a sampan ride and enjoy the ride. Shop/buy/eat on the boat. It's a good experience that you should not let it pass.
















There are shops along the river and they sell anything from handicrafts to coffee
Just a note here, if you are the first customer of the day, the money that you have paid, they will use it to bless their merchandise/goods. They believed this is good luck to them. But also on the same note, once you have bargained /asked for specific price, he/she may choose to sell you at a lost, make sure you take it, you cannot walk away from the deal, if you do .. then he would give you his mind !!!! @#$!!***((!!!!)