[Lil Dancer]

I agree with your assessment of Chiang Mai. I loved the temple there with the curving dragon staircase rail and all the steps, and we went to an elephant conservation camp an hour and a half away that was interesting, but other that CM didn't really grab me. I liked Bangkok a lot better. We went farther north near Burma to a place called Mae Hong Song, and stayed at an ecotourism resort called The Fern Resort, and really loved it there. It was situated at the base of a national park. We did some hiking, went into the small town and enjoyed their night market. It was a small town provincial feel, and the scenery was just gorgeous, located in the mountains. We'd sit at sunset have a glass of wine and look out over the misty rice paddies, like something out of a movie.