* “Travelers often think that Thai people use chopsticks for everything,” NO. “If you see chopsticks at a street stall, it just means that they’re serving soup. For noodle dishes and most rice dishes, you use a fork and a spoon, and for Isaan (northern Thai food, like sticky rice and somtum papaya salad), you use your hands.”
* And don’t leave Thailand without trying Nam Tok Moo. “Nam Tok Moo is a beautiful warm salad with slices of pork, toasted rice powder, fish sauce, chillies, onions and more,” says Ettenberg. “It’s absolutely delicious with a basket of sticky rice to mop up the last drops.”

KLONGS

WAT PO TEMPLE
Guided Tour

PM: FREE afternoon shopping, a visit to Grand Palace ON OWN
NIGHT TRAIN WITH SLEEPER

PM: DOI SUTHEP TEMPLE -  45m Drive
- Cultural Heart Creative City Enclosed by a moat and
crumbling walls, the old city features great cafes, shops and over 300 temples.

EVE: FREE Chiang Mai Night Bazaar -
Walk to: directly east of the city moat, between it and the Ping River,
on Chang Khlan Road, between Tha Phae and Sridonchai Roads.
It is known for its handicrafts and portrait paintings.

HOTEL

Visit WHITE TEMPLE ON WAY to GUEST HOUSE

Wat Rong Khun

EVE: Wander Market
CROSS RIVER NEXT DAY TO LAOS

RETURN TO BANGKOK ON DAY 29

REFS:
Hang Son Doong Cave
 

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