Dave, Fintan and Paul at the shooting rangeFinto, Paul and Dave got up at 1 to get some lunch and checkout Chiang Mai town while Rhys and Chuck stayed in bed. Chiang Mai is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand. The city acts a gateway for travellers into Northern Thailand, Laos and Burma. The heart of the town is confined within a mad-made square canal and has the same hustle and bustle feel to it that we've become used to in Thailand. Driving around town we couldn't help but notice an abundance of middle aged and old western men usually on their own with young Thai ladies. It is evident that sex-tourism is rife in this region and to be honest we found it difficult not to be disturbed by it.
The sighting of a moto-cross rental shop was enough to set Dave's petrol head desires in motion and he decided to get himself a bike for the day. Paul and Fintan followed Dave home in a tuk-tuk which had a sign advertising a shooting range, so we all decided to head there for an hour of 'harmless' fun! The tuk-tuk driver was a great laugh and on the way to the shooting range he was racing Dave's bike and doing wheelies for us at every traffic light. The shooting range was an extension of the local army barracks and as you would expect in Thailand, wasn't very regulated. See video below for highlights.
We all got together in the evening and after a useless dinner in the hotel, we all went to the night bazaar to have a wander. A mate of ours, Walshy who we had previously seen on Ko Phangan came to meet us for a few days and went out with the Aussie boys to a few bars while Dave, Finto and Paul stayed in to get footage together for our first documentary release.
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