English: Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

攝於泰國清邁วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพ(Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep)前的Naga (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The chedi at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, in Chiang Mai (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Location: Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep Chiang Mai. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

From the turbo prop plane, on our one hour flight from Luang Prabang, Laos to Chiang Mai, Thailand, we had wonderful views of the Mekong River and the countryside below. {For some amazing photos of the Mekong River open this link}. We were pleased that we had chosen against the two-day boat trip, as the boats were noisy and probably not that safe. We were en route from Laos to Myanmar (Burma), and it was cheaper for us to join the Air Asia network in