Today, we hired a tour guide from With Locals. This site is so neat because you can watch videos of potential guides and pick the right one for you. I’m pretty certain we picked the first one we saw, haha. But for $50USD/person, we got a private guide for 4 hours, and 1 meal + 1 fruit salad + beverage (1/each).

Wachinee “Moddy” turned out to be incredible!!!

We met Moddy at the Sky Train station and she took us in a Taxi (our first real taxi) to the Ladymom Floating Market. It’s interesting because, unlike the larger market (which is a popular tourist destination, and far out of town), we didn’t actually buy the food on the boats, but from the dock. People were on boats selling their goods and foods from right there!

Moddy and our “captain” took us on a tour through the jungle along the canals And told us the history of the market and adjoining farms. Many are family farms that use organic farming for the fruits, fish, and other foods needed for their dishes.

• The Journey Begins
• 25 hours later… we made it to Thailand
• Chiang Mai (Thailand- Day 1: Morning)
• Floating Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai (Thailand- Day 1: Evening)
• Chiang Mai Part 3 {Thailand- Day 2: Morning}
• Chinatown {Thailand- Day 2: Nighttime}
• Floating Markets {Thailand- Day 3: Morning}
• Shopping in Bangkok {Thailand- Day 3: Afternoon}
• Dinner at Err & the Flower Market {Thailand- Day 3: Bangkok at Night}
• Relaxing with the Reclining Buddha {Thailand- Day 4: Morning}