Heading outside of Chiang Rai to Baan Dam or the Black House we had no idea what to expect. The entire compound is the creative genius of the Thai artist Thawan Duchanee. The elegance, sophistication, creativity and quirkiness of Thawan Duchanee was immediately mesmerizing and moving.
As we rode through the streets of Chiang Rai, crouched over to peer out the sides of the tuk-tuk, I found my body filling with relief and excitement. The streets of Chiang Rai are cleaner, lined with flowers and ornate gold posts topped with flying birds or dragons. All were a welcomed change to the bustling, not very clean, cities we had explored before.
This is our itinerary for the first weeks in Thailand. We will be traveling the whole country in five weeks.