Travel: Chiang Mai

Bangkok to Chiang Mai
As always, check www.airasia.com for cheap flights. I paid about $70 US for a round trip, that includes the heavy taxes. At the airport hop a taxi to your guesthouse. Pun-Pun guesthouse is nice, if you say Pun Pun the driver will know. The guesthouse has good food and the owner is from Fredericksburg, VA.

I used him to book a one night trek. The trek was ok, nothing impressive, very canned and touristy. But it was fun and my time there was limited.

If you have lots of time consider going to someplace close to the Burmese border, like Pai or further. Its possible to find some treks that actually go out and search for hill tribes, as in nobody really knows where they are, the guide just has an idea where to look.