Chiang Mai Loop – Thailand October 9, 2016 at 10:11 pm

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Since our visa was up it was time to come back to Thailand and enjoy some fun and food..Trip ended September 20, 2016

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Nothing says fun like cycads and botanical gardens

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This is the queens garden so it is pretty special

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This display was dedicated to plants that live exclusively on limestone

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Bromileads

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Water lotus

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You may have already guessed that I like botanical garden stuff

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Funky flower

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Lots of native colonies

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Random insect nests

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Native insect doing what it does best

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Sacrificing himself for excellent bug pictures

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Really feeling the nature

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Extreme nature trail leading to some caves – on the trail there was a COBRA – no shit

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Somewhat abandoned cave which was still cool and some extreme areas

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Water falling

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Always heed the warnings

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We decided not to rent a car because we didn’t have licenses – so we got motorbikes instead

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Started off real nice and smooth

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Got a little bumpy

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We can handle dirt roads

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Totally rethinking our previous decisions

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

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After lots of grueling hours of riding we made it to heavens gate

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Along the way we stopped at caves and waterfalls

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Bug wrangling is not a part-time job

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9 story high cave room

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Hard to believe we were sweating on the beach not too long before – now at 6000 feet or so

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Dramatic Landscape

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Natural hot-spring/geyser

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Day 3 of motorbike touring

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Day 4 of motorbike tour we encountered oil on a curve

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Damage ensued

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Happiness prevailed

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800 km of fun and adventure

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One last brilliant sunset in Thailand – for me it was a kiss goodbye…… for now

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