Tagged With: Chiang Mai
Flight of the Gibbon
Swaying over the treetops CHIANG MAI PROVINCE. Despite the name, visitors do not exactly brachiate from tree to tree like real gibbons. Nonetheless, gliding down 2-km long zip lines hanging some 30-m over the canopy of a tropical forest must produce a similar feeling to that enjoyed by a swinging primate. The trip begins … Continue reading
Doi Chiang Dao
The guardian spirits of Chiang CHIANG MAI PROVINCE. Chiang Dao was in the media limelight during 2003, when the government came up with a plan to builzd a cable car to the peak to boost tourism. The proposal met with unprecedented and widespread protest from both locals and environmental activists. Fortunately, the plan was not … Continue reading