Another 4 girls trip - Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai

I know, the last 4 girls trip was in Lombok & Gili. This round, I went to Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai with another 3 girls, for 4D3N.

Day 1

We arrived at the airport at about 3.30pm. The airport is rather small. So the lines of immigration counter was terrible, horrible, vegetable.

The airport is located rather near to where we were staying. At first, we bought a 250 Thai baht taxi. The line to wait for the airport taxi was crazy so we resolved to taking Grab instead. We should have done that so much earlier! It only costed 187 Baht. and now waiting in line!!

We gotten a 7-day travellers sim cuz that's the minimum purchase, under AIS network, with the cost of 249 Baht, providing unlimited data.

We checked in at Little Bear's Home. It had good reviews and it is located near lots of shops and massage centres. All within walking distance.
Little Bear's Home Lobby


So our first night, we went to Night Bazaar of Chiang Mai. you can buy souvenirs for your friends and family. we had our dinner there. Dinner: 1310 Baht

Day 2

Breakfast: Settled at 7-11, that's like the cheapest meal ever

We booked a tour with "Withlocals" to go to Chiang Rai. We visited Blue Temple, White Temple, Mae Kajan Hot Spring, local markets and local eateries. All tasted so good with really cheap price!



Very special and tasty! the coconut ice cream sold at Blue Temple

You will see this in pharmacies. It's really good for the throat.

Mae Kajan Hot Spring. Soak your feet.

 Found a little hut in Chiang Rai - Lunch

Longan soup noodle. Yum Yum

White Temple - Magnificent. I like how it glistens under the sun.

After WHITE TEMPLE, we had Khao Soi. Som Tam is really great! Delizioso!

Blue Temple

Day 3

It's a chilling day!~

Morning: breakfast beside our hotel (240 Baht)

What a nice day! It's Flower Festival in Chiang Mai! A stretch of road was blocked for parade. The floats were beautifully decorated with flowers and petals and they are really fantastico!

 Flower festival

Lunch: Fuji restaurant in Maya Lifestyle shopping centre (1045 Baht)
I didn't expect the mall to be modern of which I thought it's like one of those in Sandakan. LOL~
But it wasn't! It's a decent mall with really good retailers inside!

We went to Wararot market (I hope I spell it right) to have our last chance of shopping. This place is great for food and fruit shopping actually.

Can't wait to go for Body scrub and massage. it's not the cheapest, but it's definitely cheaper than what I used to have.

I went to Ziam Spa. it's walking distance from where we stayed.


Dinner: Hot Chilli (1595 Baht)
This is the must try place, according to the locals. Don't expect it to be the local style of Thai. The cuisine is of fusion.

Hot Chilli Restaurant

Day 4

It's time to pack and go back.

I like this corner! it's Sunny out there but it's 19 degrees.

Flight at 3.10pm

it's a Sunday so we want to attend church service. We found Acts Church in the website and so we went. The service starts at 9.30am. I like the spiritual atmosphere of the church. From the worship to the end. We were being welcomed. Well, haven't been having this experience for so long already.

We reached airport at 12.30pm. THANKFULLY WE REACHED EARLIER! 10 min after we lined up for the AirAsia check in counter queue, some 50m long queue was being formed!

We had our lunch at Grand Canyon Coffee House.


Let's breakdown our costs so far

Little Bear's Home (4 in a room) - RM750 for 3 nights
Transportation (mixture of Tuk Tuk and Grab for all 4 days) - 965 Baht
Day trip tour to Chiang Rai - RM790 (approximately)
Total meals for 4 of us, 4 days (approximate) - 5450 Baht. we don't really splurge on food though

Secret Lagoon & Lake Kerid - Day 4

We checked out from The Garage...Feeling sad already.

Uncle Siggi was so kind to come out and waved goodbye to us.

Secret lagoon. the water is clear. way too clear. My feet frozen when I walked out from the bathroom to the pool! yuckssss...what an experience! the water is so warm that I don't feel the -5 degree!!!my head is cold though.

Windy windy Lake Kerid!

Part of the Golden circle. 

yes, that's us. the strong wind is too strong. As if, I'd be blown away!!!~ I don't know why they charge 400ISK per person.

Fossatun Guesthouse!!! Checked in!~

Star Gazing...Nature trailers...Day 3

It's getting colder...windier....

but we still woke up extremely early for starssss

The clear skies gave us the opportunity to see numerous shooting stars.

The sky is filled with stars.

Psalm 8:3

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place

I see beyond the universe... in my heart, and I silently wished I could see the northern lights!

Stunning view from the hilltop in Vik

Day 3 - Black Sand Beach, Vik, Skogafoss & Seljalandsfoss

Even the cemetery is more beautiful than ever.

found a gem just outside of our apartment!

black black sand...

The legendary Skogafoss!! We managed to climb to the top!

some parts of the water were frozen

icy roads and slippery...

My favourite spot! sitting in the middle of the road, on the way back from Vik

too bad.... Seljalandsfoss is too windy...we could only take the picture inside the car. my hat flew off when I tried to get down from the car...arggghhh....so difficult!

Here's a cozy place. My favourite stay in Iceland, the Garage! should have stayed here forever!

Have to go to Skogafoss restaurant for dinner! hunt for northern lights!

and true enough!!! we saw northern lights at 7.30pm! 9.30pm, and 10.30pm!!! awwwww..... I wish I had a better camera to capture the lights!

I'll never touch it again. Minke Whale salad

Reindeer meat too >.<

I thought the restaurant has great review. Sometimes you cannot get the best of both worlds.

Iceland! here I am! Day 1 and Day 2

Day 1 at Reykjavik

It was indeed a memorable experience cuz I haven't seen snow in years!!!

It was -1 outside, and the sunrise is 11.22am. Reminds me of why I'm in Iceland again - to see the Northern lights!

We went to Hallgrímskirkja church, a place filled with Christmas seasons feelings....

Strolling along the streets



So already hungry by 12pm!
but we only managed to find a proper restaurant at 1pm. Geiri Smart









I ordered Crackling Pork

Starter: Greek Yoghurt

Wendy ordered Duck leg confit

Dessert: Ris Ala mande (so sour!!!)

It's getting chillier with more snow coming down. It's time to head to The Garage Studio Apartment!
it's about 2 hours drive from Reykjavik!!!

Pleasant surprises from The Garage!! I'm loving it!





Itinerary for Day 1














Day 2 at Vik & Diamond Beach

Here's to more epic road driving experience

More than a scenic drive could offer!



Road is slippery, windy, blurry...







We drove more than 3 hours to Diamond Beach!

But we didn't feel it because it was way too epic! the scenery was breathtaking and I was so so amazed by the creation of God! Awwwwww.......



How could it be.....


it's interesting to see this big cubes of ice just laze around the beach...haha...just like that...

Nobody could have imagined how challenging it was for us to take those photos!!! the wind was blowing so strong that my hands, face, toes were freezing!

Despite how challenging and tough, we still had to smile into the camera!

Then here's what amazed me further!!!

those floating ice...I wonder how they were formed. insane! the blue colour and all...it's truly beautiful!


Day 2 Itinerary