The Terrific3 travel blog

We were looking for something local to do today so as not to endure the 30 minute ride into bustling Chiang Mai.

This garden is about a 5 minute taxi ride from our villa, and admittance for the 3 of us was about $15, and $2 each to rent bikes.

The gardens were beautiful and well taken of, there were a couple of temples, and there were pavilions dedicated to different countries in the world. Traffic was closed off except to their shuttles, so it was the perfect place to ride around and explore.

And we got to use our selfie stick!

On another note, we are at the 2 week mark of our trip. Still 7 weeks left. Which, honestly, feels like a long time as I feel we’ve already been here forever. Time moves differently in developing countries sometimes.

I’m feeling a mix of strange emotions—not sure if it’s homesickness, lack of any real adult conversation, having not much break from the doldrums of parenting, or not having enough intellectual stimulation, I’m feeling like my brain is turning to mush. Maybe it’s time to pick up a book and read to get some stimulation. It’s also strange to have to keep planning all our activities. It would be so nice to not have to do that, but there’s no one to pass a baton to. Next week, we go to Chiang raí for a 3 day trip, and we’ll be doing lots of sights and activities along the way. After we return, we’ll have about a week left before we leave Thailand.

Based on this feeling, I’m re-evaluating our time in Bali, but I think it’s just too hard to know how about I will feel there. Right now, we have a week booked in Nusa Dua on the beach and then 3 weeks in Ubud, in a more central place than our villa in chiang mai, so it may be more stimulating. I’m starting to look at the last week and see if we want to head back to the beach, or go to Singapore for a few days. Not sure what the “right” choice is, and I’m aware that I’m privileged to even have the option to decide…

Will do some research and ride out this “feeling” and see where it takes me.