Chiang Mai

Quiet Alleyway in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Today's travel photo is of a quiet alleyway in the Old City of Chiang Mai, Thailand. Something that I love about Chiang Mai is that it is a large, busy city with everything that you need, but once you turn off the main roads it feels like a small country town. I absolutely loved just [...]

By |2016-02-27T11:43:59+10:00November 7th, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Photos, Thailand|1 Comment

Life in Chiang Mai

I’m sitting at my favourite beer spot in Chiang Mai. It’s Friday afternoon and I've spent the day typing away in my apartment, so it’s good to get out for some fresh air. I’m sitting out the front of the bar where I can look out over the street, chatting to my wife about our [...]

By |2018-05-29T19:21:05+10:00October 8th, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Inspiration, Motivation, Thailand|21 Comments

Fruit Shake Cart in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Today's travel photo is of our favourite fruit shake cart in Chiang Mai, Thailand. For the two months that we were in Chiang Mai, we got a fruit shake (smoothie) from here nearly every night. The street food carts and restaurants along Moon Muang near Sompet Market in the Old City serve up some great [...]

By |2016-03-05T10:43:22+10:00September 28th, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Photos, Thailand|2 Comments

Six Cheap and Tasty Thai Food Restaurants in Chiang Mai

I know I’m still writing about Cambodia on the blog, but we’ve actually been living in Chiang Mai, Thailand for the past two months. We've been on the road for most of this year, and after three months of continuous travel in Southeast Asia, it has been great to just stay put here in Chiang [...]

By |2016-03-05T10:49:23+10:00September 24th, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Food and Drinks, Thailand, Travel Tips|8 Comments

White Karen women making traditional garments at a village in Thailand

During our trip to Thailand in 2011, we visited a White Karen village near Chiang Mai in the north of the country. The White Karen are a minority ethnic group in Northern Thailand and take their name from the white clothing that the women must wear before they are married. After marriage they can wear [...]

By |2016-05-21T10:49:55+10:00April 29th, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Photos, Thailand|4 Comments

An elephant painting a picture in Chiang Mai, Thailand

I have spoken briefly before about the whole elephant tourism thing in Thailand, but I could never really find the words to describe how I felt about it. Instead, I posted a black and white photo essay to try and portray the elephant camp experience. Is it right that elephants are being used for rides [...]

By |2016-02-02T22:13:45+10:00January 22nd, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Photos, Thailand|43 Comments

Curry Paste at a Fresh Food Market in Chiang Mai, Thailand | Travel Photo

I've written quite a lot on this blog about my love for visiting markets when I travel, and my favourite part of the world to do this would have to be Asia. When we were in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Veronika and I decided to do a Thai food cooking course, which combined my love for [...]

By |2012-12-06T08:23:44+10:00November 27th, 2012|Asia, Destinations, Photos, Thailand|3 Comments

The delight that is Sticky Rice with Mango and how to cook it

If you have been to Thailand, there is a very good chance that you have sampled the delight that is sticky rice with mango. I find the texture of sticky rice to be very inviting and I ate it with a lot of street food that I came across in the country. The combination of [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:25:59+10:00May 15th, 2012|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Food and Drinks, Thailand|14 Comments

Visiting a White Karen Village in Northern Thailand

The final part to our tour of Doi Inthanon National Park in Northern Thailand was to stop in at one of the minority hill tribe villages on the way back to Chiang Mai. The particular tribe that we would be visiting is the White Karen, which is characterized by the women who must wear all [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:44:25+10:00April 24th, 2012|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Thailand|5 Comments
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