One of the things I wanted to take the kids to was a silk factory. Funny enough, the materials I’m using to homeschool actually talked about silk in Asia and how silk is made. So I was able to tie a trip to Thai Silk Village into an educational opportunity…
One fun little diversion for us was a visit to the Siam Insect Zoo. It’s about 30 minutes out of town, near Mae Rim, Tiger Kingdom and a bunch of other attractions. There’s a decent butterfly garden, a section where you see lots of insect specimens pinned, mounted, and labeled,…
For my birthday, I wanted to attend a Traditional Khantoke dinner. A khantoke is a special pedestal tray used in Northern Thailand as a small dining table for special occasions. The Traditional Khantoke dinner we attended at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Center consisted of sitting on the floor and…
We’d seen signs for Chiangmai F.C. (FC = football club / soccer in U.S) around town and figured it would be cool to get out to a sporting event with the kids while we’re here. We enjoyed it so much, we’ve gone back 2 more times! They play in a…