Chiang Mai Travel Blog

This Chinese Buddhist influenced annual vegetarian festival known as Kin Jay, a time of abstinence and purification of body and soul, takes place during the ninth month of the lunar calendar lasting about 9 days (Oct 8-16, 2010). During this time, traditionally, participants abstain from consuming alcohol,...

View over the famous Doi Suthep from our apartment in Chiang Mai. This picture was taken on a September evening around 6:20pm after a stormy late afternoon pour.   Are you in Chiang Mai?  Be sure to look for these beautiful sunsets amongst the temples and over the mountains.  Chiang Mai will surprise...

How Cheap Is Cheap? Five USD is about 150 baht and this is quite a chunk.  Here in Chiang Mai, this nice chunk of baht will buy you a meal for two, a visit to the zoo including Song Taeo bus fair or a nice pair of fancy sandals at one of the night markets.   You could even receive a Thai massage for...