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73: A Busy Day..

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Today was a busy day and I’m exhausted!

My days achievement: I had a haircut 😀

OK I did a little bit more than that and I did do lot of walking!

Left Hotel around 9am, walked 50m down the road from the hotel and had a haircut.
Crossed the road to a cafe and had Breakfast (Yoghurt with Fruit & Musli).
Crossed the road again to an Internet Cafe afterwards and read a bit about Laos.
Walked back to Hotel, opened Balkony Door for some air, sun and bird songs then stretch out on bed to read my Travel Guide for a while.
Unpacked all my stuff hoping I could chuck out some things so to lighten the load before heading out to Laos. Struggle! Need to try again tomorrow.
Went out for a short walk (well, I was looking for a place to eat really) than had dinner (came across a Mexican! Exciting!)
Now write the blog and head back soon for an early night..

I should maybe take it a bit easier tomorrow 😉

71: Not Baan but Smart Thai Cookery Class

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Maybe it helps having done the SmartCook Thai Cookery Class cos I seem to need it.

Completely got the days mixed up. Thought it was Thursday when it was only Tuesday and booked Baan Thai Cookery Course with the Friday Schedule in mind that had a few dishes which I was interested in.

Last night I eventually realised that it was Tuesday not Thursday and that I was going to do the Wednesday calss at Baan Thai. The dishes on that day were not what I was hoping to cook so I cancled and did a last minute sign up to the Smart Cook Thai Cookery Class who did have a better list of dishes to offer.

It was great! We were a small group of only 4 people. Two from the UK and one French-Canadian Girl. We had great fun doing the cooking, the teacher was very nice woman of 30 and the lots of us got on quite well to the extend that at times we forgot to prepare the food but kept chatting along 🙂

Overall the class was much more personal than the last one I did at the Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School, partly because we were a smaller group but also because we had just one person teaching and the location was much more appealing too.

Sompons Class was at his big House outside of Chiang Mai whereas SmartCook was just around the corner from my GuestHouse in a nice traditional TeakWood House. We prepared and ate the food in the open-air front room of the house but cooked the dishes after preparation in a little room to the side of the main house where they had individual Woks setup for everyone.

The Day included a choice of following dishes (My choice marked with *):

1. Fried Noodles Thai Style (Pad Thai) or
Thai Spring Rolls (Pho Pia Thod) with Sweet Chilli Dip.*
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2. Hot & Sour Chicken Soup (Tom Yam Kai) or
Chicken in Coconut Milk (Tom Kaa Kai) *
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3. Spicy Glassnoodle Salad (Yam Woon Sen) or
Papaya Salad with Crab (Som Tam) *
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4. Fried Cashewnuts with Chicken (Kai Pat Med Ma Maung) *
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or Sweet & Sour Chicken Thai Style (Pat Priaw Waan)

5. Red, Green or Yellow Thai Curry or
Panang Curry with Chicken*
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6. Mangoes with Sweet Sticky Rice
(bother no photo either.. couldn’t wait buthad to eat it right away.. VERY VERY NICE 🙂

Recipies to follow..

70: Baan Thai Cooking Course

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Booked another cooking course for tomorrow at Baan Thai Cooking School. They are supposed to be very good as well and are pretty much opposite my Guesthouse so easy to get to. More after I have done the class..

68: The Italian Experience

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Some experience I though I should log here since it was unexpected and a "First" as far as Italian Restaurant Experiences are concerned .. I'm surprised how well I'm doing with the local food (knock on wood!) and I have ... [Continue reading this entry]

69: Thai Cooking Course

Monday, January 30th, 2006
I did a Thai Cooking Class today at the Chiang Mai Thai Cooking School run by Sompon Nabnian who is a bit of a local Celebrity Cook having even done some Thai Cooking Series for TV (shown on ... [Continue reading this entry]

67: Chiang Dao Cave & Samoeng Loop

Sunday, January 29th, 2006
After the 3-Day Trekking I was keen to get out again and see more but I didn;'t want to go on a tour again partly because I had specific destinations in my mind which seemed easy enough to reach by ... [Continue reading this entry]

72: Doi Suthep Trip

Friday, January 27th, 2006
Went on a Day Trip to Doi Suthep, the nearest mountain to Chiang Mai, on the 27th of January. Doi Suthep is the location is the location of Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, the Royal Palace and naturally also some Hilltribe Villages. Wat ... [Continue reading this entry]

66: Doi Inthanon Trip Photos

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006
Doi Inthanon Trip Photos are now available over at my flickr space. Alternative Views: Detail View List View I have also updated the Doi Inthanon blog with a few links to relevant pictures.

65: 3-Day Trekking Report

Saturday, January 21st, 2006
I'm back from my 3-day Trekking Tour to Doi Chiang Dao National Park in the North-West of Thailand (near Chiang Mai) It was absolutely fabulous and I thoroughly enjoyed hiking through the jungle* but staying with some of the Hilltribes ... [Continue reading this entry]

64: Upcoming 3-Day Trekking

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
Heading off on a 3-Day Trekking Trip tomorrow. I booked it with Panda Tours who have an office near Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai. I did the Doi Inthanon Trip with them and that was quite well organised so ... [Continue reading this entry]