Chiang Mai, the capital of the fabled kingdom of Lanna in northern Thailand, is a truly well known holiday destination. One can find a wide range of activities to be enjoyed in the countryside round about, and plenty of attractions in the city itself. It is renowned for its wats or temples – there are literally hundreds in and around the city. You will find a great many guesthouses to pick from. Here are some details of some of them:

The Elegant Lanna Boutique Hotel – your charming accommodation in the center of Chiang Mai. Elegant Lanna gives you Chiang Mai elegance, comfort, style, premium location and tranquility at a fraction of the price of luxury hotels. The guesthouse is only a 5 minute walk to town center, famous temples and major tourist landmarks in Chiang Mai. Elegant Lanna is a pleasant guesthouse with 14 rooms. All Rooms feature modern facilities (air-con, free WIFI, international 60 channel TV, phone). All rooms are furnished in Chiang Mai Lanna Style of North Thailand . The rooms on the second, third and fourth floor have individual balconies with scenic views. The first floor has a garden patio, outdoor seating areas and a coffee shop. Elegant Lanna is positioned very close to Wat Chomphu, close to North Wheel shop on Chaiyaphum road.

Julie’s Guesthouse is an extremely laid-back hostel with a number of clean and cosy rooms and an Adventure-Tour travel agency in the center of Chiang Mai’s historic city. As Adventure Tour specialists, Julie’s organizes fascinating outings to the outlying areas of natural beauty in north Thailand. On offer are:: mountain biking, trekking, rafting, rock climbing, cooking courses, kayaking and lots more. The location offers you a friendly and laid-back ambience making your holiday unforgettable! You can find laundries, internet and other facilities very close by. And if you feel like unwinding after a long day’s travelling or trekking, let Saija Massage (next door) be your place to regenerate and rejuvenate. At the cosy open-air restaurant tasty Western, Thai and Italian food is on the menu. It’s the place to meet fellow travellers while eating, playing pool or chatting. On the rooftop you can read and lay in the hammocks, get a suntan or just watch the sunset over Doi Suthep! Julie’s is more than just a hotel. It is a lively place and ideal for young-at-heart travellers who want to communicate and add to the character of this travellers’ haven. Not the rooms are the main attraction but the atmosphere around them! Hopefully you’ll leave Julie’s having enjoyed some wonderful times and eager to return for more.

The original Chiang Dao Nest has some incredible mountain views and a large slice of sky! It’s also home to Wicha’s world-renowned European Gourmet kitchen, which produces some of the best Western and fusion and European cooking in North Thailand. Nest 1 is located in a small valley surrounded on three sides by mountains and hills with the fourth being covered with trees. It is located very close to the border of the National Park. The road it is on is a no-through road which terminates about 1 km further at Wat Tham Paplong Temple. It’s very tranquil there! Chiang Dao Nest 2 is located very close to Chiang Dao Cave, one of north Thailand’s major attractions. The site is next to a spectacular wall of mountain (Doi Luang Chiang Dao, the third highest mountain in Thailand), and has breathtaking mountain views in all directions.

The Sarah Guesthouse, located in Tapae Road, Chiang Mai, has fan cooled and air conditioned rooms at affordable prices. A big choice of breakfast and other meals are offered. Tour and trekking services are availablealongside Thai culinary courses. A visa service is offered, and there is a selection of books and magazines for guests to read..

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Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Higher prices for turkeys will make Thanksgiving dinner more expensive and means some people who rely on food banks will have to do without a traditional holiday dinner.

The culprit is higher feed prices that have caused an approximate 2 percent drop in production, leading to a 28 percent jump in the wholesale price of turkey over a year ago. Frozen turkeys rose to $1.09 a pound on average Thursday, which was the highest price ever recorded.

Corn is the main ingredient in turkey feed, accounting for 70 percent of the ingredients. Therefore, the fact that corn prices rose by 47 percent in the past year had a huge impact on the cost of raising turkeys.

Look for prices to rise further as competition for corn is heating up because corn is not only used in food for human consumption and in animal feed, but also in the manufacturing of ethanol fuel for vehicles.

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials expect turkey production to fall 1.3 percent this year to 5.514 billion pounds.

Although retailers usually discount turkey prices around holiday time, analysts do not expect to see deep discounts this season because there is not much wiggle room for retailers to sell birds at a steep discount without taking severe losses.

Agriculture Department officials estimate wholesale turkey prices for eastern markets will run about $1 to $1.04 during the fourth quarter of this year compared to 84 cents per pound for Q4 2009. Retail prices for frozen turkeys were $157 per pound in September, the highest prices since 1980 and 7.7 percent higher than a year ago.

Food banks around the country, including some in California and Texas, are already saying they do not expect to have enough turkeys to hand out to poor families this year.

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Every year hundreds of thousands of people find they just don’t have the money to pay for life’s emergencies or even cover the cost of the more enjoyable events. People also borrow money for things like holidays or even a night out or fancy meal at a restaurant. Loans can be used to cover all sorts of costs even if they are not emergencies; everyone needs a treat now and then.

Getting a fast 24 hour payday loan

One method of borrowing that is fast and hassle free is to get a payday loan, this is a type of loan that is borrowed against your next wage payment. Payday loans are similar to bridging loans where the money only needs to be borrowed for a short period of time.

Usually when we borrow money you pay it back over a long period of time which can be anywhere up to 30 years if you borrow for a mortgage. Long term loans take time to set up and arrange and you will usually have to visit a Bank, building society or other high street lender. These sorts of loans can take days or sometimes weeks to sort out.

A payday loan can be arranges over the internet. You can apply online and get an instant decision as to whether you will be lent the money. Once you are approved you can get your loan paid into your bank account within 24 hours which means it will be available to use.

Imagine you are planning on going on holiday but are looking for a last minute deal. The travel agent phones you up and tells you they have an absolute bargain priced holiday which will save you hundreds. The only problem is that its half way through the month and you just don’t have enough money in your account to pay for it.

You don’t want to lose the holiday and end up paying hundreds more for a similar holiday. In this case you can get a payday loan and get the money paid straight into your account. You can pay for the bargain holiday and pay back the loan when your next wage gets paid into your bank account. You have saved yourself money and got your bargain holiday to boot.

Author: Allan Burns
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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