Chiang Mai Travel Blog

Surrounded by limestone mountains and terraced hillsides, the chalky brown Mekong river crawls through serene and stunning Luang Prabang in Laos. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the city of 100,000 attracted more than 1 million tourists in the past five years, according to LaoVoices, a Lao news and culture...

You are used to the western style pedestal-toilets, yeah?  Don’t sweat, we have them here in the city of Chiang Mai, too.   Occasionally, you will still find some traditional “squat” toilets because they are what the Thais (and most of Asia) are accustomed to using. If you are taking...

Unlike the giant hub at the Bangkok airport, Chiang Mai is a much smaller variety when it comes to airports.  It is located 4 kilometers south of the city and walking distance to the Chiang Mai Immigration office. There is wifi at Burger King at this airport. For the love of Rudolph, will you make...

There really isn’t a “dress code” here in Chiang Mai.  Many locals (the young and the aged alike) pretty much dress much like westerners do.  Unlike the capitol, Bangkok, the northern Rose of Thailand, city of Chiang Mai has a much milder weather, especially in the fall.  This difference...

If you can, I would urge you to plan your stay in Chiang Mai that includes at least one Sunday night.  Why, you ask?  So you can experience one of the famous night markets in Chiang Mai, the “Sunday Night Walking Market.“  Your walk begins at Tha Pae Gate, a major landmark in Chiang Mai,...