Chiang Mai may not be the first honeymoon destination that comes to mind but in the past few years a number of darling boutique hotels have popped up that are surprisingly beautiful…and surprisingly...
Between chatting with monks and getting a tattoo, to learning salsa and even scoring a free yoga class, there’s something for everyone on this list. I first wrote this post in 2013 and since then,...
It’s no secret I adore Chiang Mai’s coffee scene. It’s mind boggling the number of cafes that have sprung up here over the past several years and the trend doesn’t seem to be stopping....
The first year I lived in Chiang Mai I saw a documentary that looked at a few permaculture communities across Asia and India. I had never heard of the concept or knew such communities existed and was particularly...
When I was writing my ‘how to order in Thailand‘ post, a lot of questions came up about how to order safely for certain dietary restrictions, mainly regarding gluten and peanut sensitivities...
2016 was kind of a strange travel year for me. I probably traveled the least out of the past several years, but when I did, I made it count by staying in some truly incredible places and traveling with...
While Chiang Mai is a relatively small city, it still is home to a number of different areas and neighborhoods each with their own look and feel…and that go well beyond just the Old City and Nimmanhaemin...
I’ve been meaning to publish this post for a while now but kept putting it off thinking that as soon as I posted it saying I had been riding a motorbike in Thailand for years without any problems...
When I first lived abroad after college then when I first backpacked around Southeast Asia, my budget was tight. I wanted to squeeze everything I could out of every dollar, pound, euro, baht, rupee, whatever,...
“It’s called Bangkok, not Bangcunt, honey.” – Ladyboy from The Hangover II Though not quite relating to the quote above, I found myself in Bangkok last month with a funny bit of time...
