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Chiang Mai travel articles
- Slowboat to Laos
- The two-day Mekong boat ride from Chiang Kong to luang Prabang is a popular route into Laos and an adventure not to be missed…more
- Volunteering in Chiang Mai
- Do something rewarding and helpful when visiting Chiang Mai, spend time helping at a local charity venue, here’s some suggestions...more
- Relax in a spa
- One thing you shouldn’t miss while in Chiang Mai is a relaxing afternoon being pampering in a luxury spa, here’s why...more
- Visiting Lampang
- An hour south of Chiang Mai is the little visited but interesting town of Lampang, here’s 10 reasons to visit this ancient town...more
- Chiang Mai’s Elephant camps
- Elephant back rides are the quintessential Northern Thailand travel experience, and visiting an elephant camp is a fun family experience full of surprises...more
- Chiang Mai’s luxury hotels
- Planning to really splash out, here’s our list of the city’s most comfortable and luxurious hotels... more
- City boutique hotels
- Boutique is all the rage in Thailand and Chiang Mai has its fair share of exclusive hotels, here’s a pick of the best... more
- Cruising the Samoeng Loop
- Chiang Mai’s most convenient day trip is a popular excursion offering mountain views and soft adventure for all... more
- Whitewater white knuckle
- Adventurers will be pleased to find out that there is some fantastic whitewater rafting near Chiang Mai... more
- Khantoke culture show
- Don’t visit the North without attending a unique Khantoke evening, an experience of local dance, music and food... more
- Golfing in Chiang Mai
- Fancy a round? Chiang Mai has at least 10 wonderful courses to choose from, well maintained with excellent scenery and affordable facilities, here’s a golfers experience... more
- City’s trendiest street
- Nimminhemin Street in the Western Suburbs of the city may not be on the tourist map bu its restaurants and chic boutiques attract the hip locals... more
- Chaotic Night Market
- One of Chiang Mai’s most popular attractions is a melting pot of foreigners, hustlers, vendors and bargains more
- A brief history of Lanna
- 700 years of Chiang Mai wrapped up in 700 easy-to-read words! From King Mengrai to WWII and lots of temples in-between more
- Opening a bar locally
- Thinking of living your Thailand dream and opening a bar in Chiang Mai? Here’s an insight into the planning and pitfalls more
- Thai handicraft capital
- Get your shopping shoes on, Chiang Mai is a cornucopia of delightful Thai handicrafts made locally. more
- Chiang Mai’s Top 10
- Visiting Chiang Mai for the first time? He’s our recommended 10 ‘must see and do’ attractions, worth getting to…more
- Moated city - historical Chiang Mai, a 700 year story
- Chiang Mai is the grand old dame of Thailand, a living relic with a long and proud past that is still very much evident in this well preserved historic city... more
- City Inthakin Ceremony
- Every year in May Chiang Mai celebrates its Inthakin or City Pillar ceremony, an ancient ritual at the heart of the city's prosperity beliefs. more
- Visiting the Chiang Mai Zoo
- Kids, hang out with clowning pandas, beautiful Bengal tigers and singing gibbons at Chiang Mai's lovely zoo more
- Dhara Dhevi masterpiece
- Chiang Mai's most expensive hotel is a virtual historic park that recreates the past magnificently…more
- Chiang Mai gets a soaking!
- Songkran 2006 descends upon Chiang Mai in a frenzied mayhem of water and fun. Here's what to expect and where to catch all the activities…more
- Visas for staying
- Thinking of retiring or living here? Get the low-down on the visa options to staying in Thailand long-term…more
- Chiang Mai portrait painters
- Pick up the ultimate souvenir in Chiang Mai – a charcoal sketch of your favourite photo or pose, from talented local artists…more
- City temple tour
- The city is noted for its 300 beautiful and ancient temples, a trip here is never complete without visiting some of these…more
- Chiang Mai’s tsunami of aid
- A year on from the devastating Tsunami we look back on Chiang Mai’s aid effort to support the victims in the South…more
- Temple in the sky
- Chiang Mai’s Doi Suithep temple has gazed down on the city like a spiritual guardian angel for 500 years and remains its top attraction…more
- Baan Tawai - a shopper's paradise
- Visit the handicraft centre of Thailand and take home a lot more than you bargained for…more
- The Siamese Court captured on film in the 1850s
- A rare display of mid-nineteenth century photographs captures the life and times of royal and Bangkok during the reign of King Rama IV.…more
- The creepiest museum in the World
- A visit Chiang Mai's Museum of World Insects reveals all manner of creepy crawleys and a fascinating display of (thankfully dead) spiders, beetles, bugs and unmentionables, guaranteed to intrigue the whole family…more
- Visiting the markets of Chiang Mai
- Get you bargaining boots on and visit the many intriguing markets of Chiang Mai to get a true taste of the city’s traditional commercial character. From the bustling Night Bazaar to the art of the Sunday Walking Street and even the tropical splendour of Khamtien Plant market you’re sure to find a bargain…more
- Heading East - looking for Mae Kampong
- Most tourist overlook the mountains to the east of Chiang Mai's Ping Valley, yet the eco-village of Mae Kam Pong and the Doi Mon Larn range produces some lovely surprises, including a tea-growing homestay village, waterfalls and a national park, as well as hot springs and caves…more
- The Akha hill tribes of Northern Thailand
- Northern Thailand’s Akha hill tribes are a colourful tourist attraction and ethnic minority frozen in time, living up in the hills and untouched by development. You can discover this lost tribe during trekking in the area. …more
- Wonderful waterfalls of Chiang Mai province
- Nothing beats mother nature for design and waterfalls are some of the loveliest examples of how mountains, water and gravity can combine to produce some breathtaking sights…more
- Pai in the Sky
- Late in the afternoon, as the travellers rose from their afternoon slumbers and the heat dissipated I sat beside the small Pai river while it quietly gushes through Northern Thailand’s most chilled out destination, and reflected on a week of doing nothing but relaxing…more
- The real story of Thailand’s Akha tribe
- Long treated as the lowest group on Thailand’s status ladder, the Akha are a unique hill tribe who’s survival in Thailand’s Northern provinces is a constant struggle.…more
- Real wild one!
- Rafting the Mae Tang can be a hair raising experience but its certain to be one of the most exciting things you do in Thailand…more
- The edge of a wild frontier
- The Doi Angkhang highlands perch on the Northern border and gaze out over the untamed Shan States. here you really feel like you're on the edge of nothingness…more
- A mountain to climb
- Experience Northern Thailand from the saddle of a bike, with a weeklong ride from Chiang Mai to the Goldern Triangle…more
- Diary of a Dharma Bum
- experience Thailand from a very different perspective and enter a forest retreat temple for a week of total meditation. It's not as easy as it sounds…more
- The best of Thailand
- Here’s the shortlist of the Bangkok Post’s nine month quest to find Thailand’s top nine tourist attractions…more
- Cooking courses
- Spend a day learning to cook Thai food, there are more than a dozen schools to choose from, here are some tips on finding a good one... more
- Songkran Splash
- Join in the world’s biggest water fight as Thailand gets drenched for four days in April, there’s no doubt about it, you’re going to get wet... more
- The King and Thai
- You can’t miss it, December 5th marks the 80th birthday of Thailand’s much loved King, just why is he so popular among his subjects... more
- Cultural faux paux
- Wondering how and when to do a Thai wai, what not to touch and how to use tables manners when visiting Thailand? Here’s a quick low–down on Thai etiquette to help you avoid upsetting the locals.…more
- Doing as locals do
- Thai etiquette plays an important role here and visitors often overlook local manners. Here’s a quick guide to fitting in…more
- Long live the King
- With much pomp and ceremony befitting the world’s longest reigning monarch, Thailand celebrates the sixtieeth anniversary of their beloved king’s coronation…more
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