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• Chiang Mai 28 September flooding update

  First published: 28 Sep 2011
  

  With the recent heavy rains in Chiang Mai itself and the Ping River filling up with run-off further north the river finally carried out its threat to burst it’s banks around 4.00 pm today, (see VDO clip below). Water is now infiltrating into the night bazaar and Chinatown/Worarot area as well as suburbs close to … read the full post

• Chiang Mai half marathon

  First published: 24 Sep 2011
  

  Just like to draw your attention to the Chiang Mai half-marathon (well, it’s 10kms) and 5km fun walk — for the less energetic — which is taking place on November 13 to raise awareness of NGO BABSEA-CLE or Bridges Across Borders South East Asia Community Legal Education (no wonder they abbreviated it). The organisation aims … read the full post

• Our second favourite thing to do in Lamphun: Wat Phrathat Haripunchai

  First published: 22 Sep 2011
  

  Yes two whole blog posts on Lamphun! (Whatever next — a feature on Phichit!?) Actually one of the best things about Lamphun is getting there — or away — with the Old Lamphun Road being one of the most scenic roads in the kingdom. The views aren’t anything special but it’s the road itself that’s … read the full post

• Great new Chiang Mai restaurant: Kao Soy Nimman

  First published: 16 Sep 2011
  

  On our ongoing search for Chiang Mai’s best khao soi we checked out a new spot on fashionable Nimmanhemin’s Soi 7 with the promising name of Kao Soy Nimman. Spellings may vary but it’s a standard — signature really — north Thai and Chiang Mai dish; both soft and crispy wheat noodles in a curry … read the full post

• The best thing to do in Lamphun

  First published: 13 Sep 2011
  

  Well, more accurately what we enjoyed visiting most in Lamphun was Wat Chama Devi (or Thewi). Without meaning to be rude, and while being a pleasant-enough spot, the small, sleepy, provincial town of Lamphun isn’t exactly the tourist epicentre of northern Thailand. However in an earlier Mon, Dvaravati period incarnation as Haripunchai it was indeed … read the full post

• Chiang Mai’s final frontier: Tha Ton

  First published: 09 Sep 2011
  

  “To boldly go where no tourist has gone before” — well not so many, anyway! The small town of Tha Ton, located on the border of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces and a mere stone’s throw from the Burma border, used to be a popular stop on the backpacker trail. It’s the starting point … read the full post

• A favourite north Thai temple: Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Saen

  First published: 06 Sep 2011
  

  Wat Chedi Luang translates as ‘royal stupa temple’; there are quite a few similarly named temples around but we’re referring to the old Chiang Saen one, so named since it’s thought to have been the principal temple of King Mengrai’s former capital. Located in the northwest of Chiang Rai province on the banks of the … read the full post

• North Thailand’s ethnic minorities: the Palaung

  First published: 02 Sep 2011
  

  The Palaung are not to be confused with the similar sounding Padaung, or the famous “long-neck” Karen whose status in Thailand is that of refugees from Burma. Many of the Paduang have been settled in rather dubious “tourist villages” in certain parts of Northern Thailand where “partnerships” between Thai businesspeople and villagers mean fees are … read the full post

• Chiang Mai: Consulates and visas

  First published: 31 Aug 2011
  

  Due to Chiang Mai’s location and its role as the kingdom’s second city visitors often expect more substantial consular presences in Chiang Mai than there actually are. Yes, it’s close to Burma and Laos, for example, but neither have consulates here. And while it’s nowhere near it, Austria has a consulate — but, say, Switzerland … read the full post

• Not so lost chedis of Chiang Mai

  First published: 26 Aug 2011
  

  I came across a few more of these odd, isolated stupas on our travels around Chiang Mai so here are a few more  images of lost chedis in addition to my last set. Several of this set we found in the grounds of government buildings, so while not immediately obvious to the passerby, it does … read the full post