Popularly known as ‘The Rose of the North’ and with an enchanting location on the banks of the Ping river, the city and its surroundings are blessed with stunning natural beauty and a uniquely indigenous cultural identity.
Picture Credits: Wat Wimuttayaram Songkran is an annual festival which takes place over three days during the traditional Thai New Year, April 13th-15th (in almost all provinces). The official Songkran festival lasts three days but in reality, the whole week…
“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there.” ― Pascal Mercier, Night Train to Lisbon…
Thailand is not all that brazen as one assumes. In the north, there are nonchalant cities such as Chiang Mai which is also the second biggest tourist city in the country. A quiet mix of true Thai elements including temples,…
We stayed in Chiang Mai on two occasions, and had different opinions of the city during each stay. The first time we made our home in this northern city was after the chaos of Halloween in Bangkok. We stayed on…
The province of Chiang Mai, located 700 kilometers north of Bangkok epitomizes the charm and attractions that typify northern Thailand. Nestled amongst forested foothills, Chiang Mai is much older than it first appears. During the medieval times, almost everything was…