Chiang Mai, Thailand

We arrived in Chiang Mai, (northern Thailand) on Tuesday, January 30th. We flew on a Laos Airline "puddle jumper." It was a prop plane, loud and bumpy, but overall a good flight. We were told the flight was full for the month but somehow managed to get two tickets. Our first adventure was to head out to the famous "Chiang Mai Night Bazaar." It's a wild event. Vendors line both sides of the streets for blocks selling everything you can think of. Need a fake Gucci? How about a Rolex? Want a pair of coconut earrings or some silver jewelry? It's all here. We are going back tonight to get another look. We did find some pirated movies and software selling in all stores in a mall. Amazing. They have Vista. Yesterday we got our teeth cleaned by a great dentist...total cost for the two of us? $28.00 U.S. Take that HMO's! Who needs to have a job? So now we have great pearly whites and fresh breath. We have been debating (because of all the HAIR comments) about getting haircuts but everyone we talk to says "DON'T." So make all the hair comments you want, we are shaggy, we are flat, but we are in Thailand on our way to the beach! Take that. We assure you that one of our first stops will be to see our gal Sara at Rudy's in the Pearl. She will fix us up. We also want to let Tonya and Bryce know that we are interested in coming back to the Burlington, just need to check out the job situation first. Tonya if you get a chance drop us an email and let us know what availability looks like! (melissa.jones3@gmail.com and julie.ferguson@yahoo.com) And also, Tonya, do you need a salesperson? We are planning on staying in Chiang Mai until Sunday, when we catch the night train back to Bangkok. We will pick up our plane tickets home on Monday, spend one night in the crazy city and head south to Ko Pha-Ngan where we will rent a beachfront bungalow to spend our last three weeks. We still extend our invitation for anyone to come over and join us! You won't regret it.