Climbing north from Chiang Mai into the jungle-covered limestone mountains led me to an idyllic small town called Chiang Dao. I planned on spending one night, but upon arrival changed that to two. I based myself in a small cabana style cabin in the middle of a field on a fruit farm and spent my days exploring the local attractions and my evenings wandering through the night market downtown. As usual, my focus was particularly drawn to sampling the street food, and to this end I undoubtedly succeeded. This was my first time getting a little off the beaten track in Thailand, and I could not have been happier. I knew I was heading in the right direction.