Sri Chiang Mai

Sri Chiang Mai reviews

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• No More Spring Roll Wrappers :-(

  I stopped through Sri Chiang Mai twice in early January 2010 and didn't see a single spring roll wrapper drying in the sun, so it looks like this most charming tradition may have finally ended. I didn't see any signs of life at the former Tim Guesthouse either, and it doesn't look like it will open again soon, if ever, although the caretaker does sometimes sell ice cream from a cart out front to people passing by on the riverfront promenade. It is in between Soi 16 and 17 if you want to swing by and have a look.
  
  There are still other spots in town to stay, so for those coming through town on a bicycling trip or who mistakenly wound up here after an all-nighter in Bangkok thinking they were heading to the Rose of the North, don't panic. The best of the other accommodation options looks to be the Sitsuwan Hotel, in the same area as the former Tim's, near the end of Soi 16 along the riverfront.
  
  Sri Chiang Mai is a small, typically Thai town, and the promenade is pleasant with excellent views of Vientiane across the river, but there isn't much else going on here. Given the better river views upstream in places like Sangkhom, apart from a necessary stopover on a bike trip, I can't think of much reason to stay here any more.

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  By exacto (dabbler)
  Written on 17th February, 2010 after a visit to Sri Chiang Mai in January, 2010

  Also reviewed by exacto: Champasak, Chiang Mai, Kamphaeng Phet, Ko Maak, Lopburi, Mukdahan, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nong Khai, Pakse, Phitsanulok,

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