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• Chiang Mai nightlife: Loi Kroh

  First published: 02 Feb 2013
  

  We could almost sub-title this ‘Reclaiming Loi Kroh‘, as usually the mention of this well-known Chiang Mai road tends to bring many locals out in shudders and expats in sniggers. Yes, one small section of the road is, shall we say, sleazy, but the rest of the street is home to some excellent eateries, lively … read the full post

• Chiang Mai’s Lanna Heritage Centre

  First published: 31 Jan 2013
  

  Chiang Mai’s Lanna Heritage Centre, (or Lanna Folklife Museum depending upon which sign you read), is a brand new city museum. Here’s a rundown on what you’ll find here. The compact museum is well laid out, informative with plenty of clear and unusually well translated information and plenty of interesting exhibits. It’s an excellent initiative … read the full post

• Review: Free Bird Cafe, Chiang Mai

  First published: 26 Jan 2013
  

  If you want to try eating something a bit different in Chiang Mai, we strongly recommend Free Bird Cafe, a vegetarian Shan food restaurant, where there really are no meat or fish options, and profits go to a good cause as well. Free Bird Cafe does actually offer Thai, Burmese and Western options as well … read the full post

• The Mae Kok trip, Northern Thailand

  First published: 23 Jan 2013
  

  A boat journey on the Kok River (Mae Kok) between Chiang Mai’s Tha Ton town and Chiang Rai city is one of the most scenic river journeys you can do in Northern Thailand. It’s also a generally reliable, reasonably priced and well organised trip yet a relatively under-used one. Here’s a rundown on this picturesque … read the full post

• Chiang Mai bookstores

  First published: 19 Jan 2013
  

  We’ve written about secondhand bookstores in Chiang Mai so next up is a wrap on where to buy new books, even if the options in Thailand’s northern capital are rather sadly limited. While Thai language readers are spoiled for choice and plenty of excellent secondhand hand options are available, considering the large expat community and … read the full post

• Chiang Mai’s coffee

  First published: 05 Jan 2013
  

  Any visitor to Chiang Mai, or for that matter pretty much anywhere in Northern Thailand, will be struck by the preponderance of coffee shops; they are simply everywhere and, a few international chains excepted, provide cheap and excellent quality coffee. Here’s a rundown on the local brew up here in the north. Coffee cultivation in … read the full post

• Chiang Mai’s Tha Pae Road

  First published: 30 Dec 2012
  

  The slightly grubby and often congested stretch of road running between Chiang Mai’s Narawat Bridge and Tha Pae Gate, which goes by the name of Tha Pae Road, has always been firmly in the say light blue or at best purple set on Chiang Mai’s imaginary Monopoly board but these days, while not yet up … read the full post

• New Year’s Eve in Chiang Mai

  First published: 26 Dec 2012
  

  It’s always any excuse for a party in Thailand (and cynics may say excuse for some merchandising), so Thais are always more than happy to join in a Western New Year celebration, as well as celebrating Thai New Year and Chinese New Year. Here’s a brief rundown on what to expect in Thailand’s northern capital … read the full post

• Review: Siam Celadon, Chiang Mai

  First published: 23 Dec 2012
  

  We’re not specifically targeting the blue-rinse brigade, but since we regularly review the more interesting coffee shops in Chiang Mai why not a tea shop for a change? And the excellent Siam Celadon is certainly one of Chiang Mai’s finest. So for the low down on Earl Grey and cucumber sandwiches in northern Thailand… here … read the full post

• Exploring Lampang

  First published: 09 Dec 2012
  

  Khao San, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Pai and… Lampang? North Thailand’s Lampang city (capital of the province of the same name) has never been and probably never will be on anyone’s itinerary of hot Thai destinations. Well, so much the better for the trickle of more adventurous foreign visitors who do make the worthwhile detour to … read the full post