{"id":2259,"date":"2023-03-15T04:03:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T04:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/?p=2259"},"modified":"2023-03-15T04:06:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T04:06:03","slug":"chiang-mai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/chiang-mai\/","title":{"rendered":"On the way to Chiang Mai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ik ben al half wakker en het is al licht buiten als ik een schim langs ons bungalowtje zie lopen. Buiten gekomen zie ik dat er 3 omeletjes en zakjes oploskoffie zijn klaargezet op het terras. Zo attent! Samen met de bananen uit eigen tuin toch een lekker ontbijtje.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Als we vertrekken staat de vrouw des huizes klaar om foto\u2019s te maken en vertelt ze nog maar eens hoe stoer ze dit allemaal vind. Onze eerste stop is nog geen kilometer verder, want daar ligt een mooie tempel die we gisteren bij aankomst niet meer konden bezoeken omdat we onze handen vol hadden aan het vinden van deze plek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Onderweg komen we door Khun Chear National Park. Helaas vallen de uitzichtpunten wat tegen vanwege de door de rook wit gekleurde lucht, maar het is heerlijk om hier motor te rijden. Prachtige wegen met strak asfalt, honderden bochten, bloeiende bomen en struiken, jungle en mooie uitzichten. Het kan niet op en we genieten echt van deze heerlijke rit. Rik doet het, met slechts enkele maanden motorrijbewijs, geweldig en heeft nu al meer ervaring dan menig andere motorrijder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5647-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-860x1147.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5654-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-810x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-810x1080.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-1260x1680.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-760x1013.jpeg 760w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-860x1146.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_5656-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ook de grote stad Chiang Mai in rijden gaat zonder problemen. We hebben ons hotel snel gevonden en het verkeer viel reuze mee. Door gebrek aan parkeerplaatsen mogen we onze motoren gewoon binnen in de lobby zetten! Toevallig zitten we slechts enkele honderden meters verwijderd van Hans, oud inwoner van Roermond, motorrijder en al 30 jaar woonachtig in Thailand, met wie ik al gedurende mijn hele reis contact heb. Samen eten we die avond op een lokale \u2018food-court\u2019 en bezoeken we nog een barretje. 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