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,...
Where you find great coffee, artisanal goods and kitschy boutiques, you’re sure to find hipsters, and Chiang Mai is chock full of all the above. While Chiang Mai’s prime hipster hangouts are centered...
For being so small, Chiang Mai has a lot of different areas and about a million hotel options. If you’re visiting Chiang Mai for the first time, I usually suggest staying in the Old City (find...
Chiang Mai is home to some of Thailand’s best luxury hotels and an astonishing variety of boutique accommodation, but even those traveling on a budget will be spoiled for choice. When I first moved...
Living in Chiang Mai means I haven’t stayed in many hotels in Chiang Mai. So when people ask for recommendations, I tend to give the same several answers based off of a couple stays or where I put up family...
It’s a trap I easily fall into whenever I’m in one place for a long time. I stop exploring. I get stuck in a routine of doing the same things, going to the same places and see the same people…even...
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...
It’s amazing how a simple uniform can change your impression of someone. Sure the slum school in Jaipur that I visited with Yogamour Global was small and dingy, a (barely)two-room structure housing...
