feels very pleasant doesn't it yeah it's much cooler up here than in Chiang Mai
we have made our way to the beautiful province of Chiang Mai which was our first home when we
moved to Thailand we lived here for around two years before relocating to Koh Samui so it's
really nice to be back here but today we are not staying in the city we are
currently heading towards a small mountain village called Mae Kampong which is only an
hour away from the city of Chiang Mai we found a cozy little homestay there so come with us as we
enjoy an overnight trip in the small local village up in the beautiful mountains of Northern Thailand
so we're here now at the village called Mae Kampong and it's quite small and there's not
much parking around here so we parked at the temple which has roughly like
20 parking spots and we have to walk up to our homestay which is nine minutes from here
so do we have to pay for parking no the parking is free but they have a donation box here
on your way out so just pay as you wish just helps to maintain the facilities yeah okay
we are already right here on the main street how convenient is that oh
can you smell can you smell that smells like northern sausage they have sai oua
which is the spicy northern sausage and they have grilled pork yeah let's check in
and then we'll come down here grab a few things to eat and maybe coffee yes yeah
so walking on the main road here you can already see that there are some tourists
but this is nothing compared to what this place is like on the weekend because it is so close to the
city of Chiang Mai it is usually packed with local tourists on friday saturday and sundays that's
why we decided to come today which is monday are you okay one night and we have three bags
what do you mean we packed light
i think we finally made it it's that one right yeah it's a
Preanhuan Homestay we got the best room yeah okay let's go check it out
so our room is called the pawana room it is not very big but it is very cozy
we have a lounging area just over here a beautiful queen-sized bed that comes with the mosquito net
and we also have towels and bathrobes and there is a little vanity that is very beautifully decorated
in kind of a lanna style and just behind here we have our own private bathroom there is hot
water for the shower as well one thing the room is missing though is air conditioning we don't have
that but we have a fan which i think should be good enough for us because we are really high up
in the mountains and it feels significantly cooler than in the city so i think that won't be an issue
for us today so one thing that's really neat about this room is that we also have a lower level which
is a lounging area where we'll be having our dinner tonight and our breakfast tomorrow
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just went into the store to grab something very essential the mosquitoes here can be quite bad
i feel like you already used half the bottle i'm gonna shower with it just in case
okay i think we're going to repel people as well let's go check out the creek real quick
okay this is actually just like right below our room that's why we heard it from up there whoa
it's super calming isn't it the sound of the water flowing
surrounded by nature you like the sound of this more or the sound of the wave by the beach
probably this one
it's really cold
i never tried this before what is this um
pork intestines but she boiled them first and then she grilled
them
information
oh now he wants to play he didn't want me to play with him before huh
it's really creamy and the spicy sauce is nice
you want to try to grilled egg too you can only find this in northern thailand
put some pepper some maggi
i always like this
it tastes like steamed egg but it has that burnt taste from the grill which makes it
yeah which makes it even more delicious like the bottom is kind of crispy and soft in the middle
so the village of Mae Kampong is really not that big it's maybe around 500 people that live here
and just a little over a hundred families this is like their main street this is this is
the one street now yeah walking down here it's so relaxing the food is delicious and
cheap 10 baht 20 baht snacks it's really like a local place that's why it attracts a lot of
local Thais to come and visit this village because of all the like really rustic
houses that are still here a lot of northern snacks the homestays are a big draw as well
i think there's probably like 10 to 20 homestays here yeah our place is a little bit nicer than the
rest but if you're looking for something a little bit more budget i'm sure you can find homestays
that are like around a 1000 baht as well this is called "khao book nga" it's just rice flour
so sprinkle with sugar cane
powder and top with condensed milk oh wow i think this will be very sweet they look
delicious it's more like a dessert like a mochi yeah yeah mochi is a good way to describe it
you will love this
can
i order one more delicious right it's so crispy on the outside because they grill it
this is really good i'm actually going to get one more we rarely see this in town i never see this
this is so good is it northern thing or is it like um like a bolan thing like uh no it's northern
it's a northern also traditional northern
you want to learn how to say it very delicious in northern thai
it's getting cold now oh no they're making a fire
we might have to do that tonight
wow this is amazing we have like one two three four five six seven items well and
vegetables and different types of pork rinds and it comes with
rice berry like brown rice you know what this dinner is called in northern thailand "khantoke"
yes right yeah so we're just eating on the floor eating on the floor and they use this beautiful
this is made of bamboo this beautiful bamboo tray
so now that i'm dressed to eat northern food i'll show you what these dishes are so the first one
here is "nam prik noom" which is a roasted green chili dip and then this one is called "nam prik
ong" it's roasted chilies with minced pork and tomatoes this soup i'm not sure what it is though
i know it's called "gaeng kae" but i have no idea what's inside like a special type of vegetable
maybe yeah this one is one of my favorites this one is called "gaeng hung lay" which is a braised
pork belly curry this one i also don't know it could be some type of gourd and chilies we'll
have to try that one and of course Thai omelet and my favorite Thai northern sausage called "sai oua"
that's a really good gaeng hung lay
everything delicious
oh this one's good very spicy it's like tom yum but it's not as creamy as tom yum
and it has like a little bit of the fermented taste but not too bad quite delicious what did
you say before i said they really set the mood for you but like the music the lanna music the outfit
sitting on the floor it's just a whole experience and i love it i love Northern Thailand
good morning
grilled salmon and a bowl of salad for breakfast it's different they give you a lot of vegetables
we already had a big plate of vegetables last night this is some minced pork congee
how did you sleep last night very well the sound of the waterfall put me to sleep yeah
it has like a steady rhythm to it and it kind of makes you just relax we can hear it all night it
was really nice it was quite cold last night yeah we were both wearing our sweaters for most of i
think most of the night so we haven't mentioned the price of our whole homestay experience here
it is how much 3850 Baht which is roughly around 100 US dollars and it does include the breakfast
but it didn't include our dinner last night that was an additional 330 Baht per person yeah 350
Baht per person uh if you stay two nights though then the dinner is included so i wouldn't say the
homestay experience up here is is cheap like it is a little expensive but it is something
that is very unique like staying up here in the mountains in a small village keep in mind
it's a small community and this is like a family business so although they have four rooms yeah
but they don't get business every day yeah and a lot of people don't come here to stay overnight
they come for a day trip and they visit the famous coffee shop up in the hill there's also
like a waterfall and then the main street and so that's easily like a nice day trip if you don't
stay overnight we hope you enjoyed coming to Mae Kampong with us we are looking forward to showing
you more of Chiang Mai in the next two videos as always thank you so much for watching and
have a wonderflo day bye bloopers welcome to our room it is called the powwow uh pawana helena
that's for the spirits you shouldn't do that
it fits perfectly aren't you a beauty i don't think you're supposed to sit like that
that's better