Randy and Darryle Lovernich have had a good life. Partners for decades, this American couple moved to Thailand fifteen years ago with no ambition further than enjoying their well-earned retirement.

Shangri-La’s upcoming culinary event will feature Head Chef Luca Piscazzi from one Michelin star restaurant La Dame de Pic, London.

Following our highly successful article about tattoos in Chiang Mai published several years ago, we thought we should bring you an update and add another list of the best tattoo studios in Chiang Mai.

After exhaustive research we have settled on taking our cue from the Asian Captive Elephant Working Group (ACEWG), a working group of volunteers from around the world who are setting standards and dispelling myths concerning captive Asian elephants. This is a non-profit group, not in any way affiliated to any interest and their experts are highly regarded on an international level in their fields.

I soon discovered that a concert was taking place at the venue that night, with a few popular Thai indy bands gracing the stage.

There are three used bookshops in Chiang Mai that are especially worth visiting. These bookstores are quite large, and offer a wide variation in literature.

There is a lot going on at Free Bird Café, and it all comes together efficiently, seamlessly, and with a bounce to its steps, thanks to Lisa Nesser, the remarkable woman behind it all.

The good news is that the battle was won, the land was given to the city by the Treasury Department to turn into a park and it has just opened to the public!

Dogs are just the best: loyal, loving, and simply adorable. However, there are a few diseases to watch out for if you spend time with dogs.

There is something to be said about stepping out of your hotel and being within mere minutes’ walk of some of the city’s most iconic and important sites. Check these new sleeps in Phra Singh.

While Chiang Mai is awash with Japanese restaurants, sometimes you just want to have some at home, or serve food to visiting guests. So why not try the high quality pre-cooked foods and frozen foods from Sun Bridge Foods?

This latest project by Palm Springs, a property developer which has been around for over three decades, will entice those looking for a lavish and modern lifestyle which comes with all the convenience, comfort and safety expected from discerning buyers.

Soon after retiring from the international school where he taught, Turner, with the help of some English teacher friends, opened a branch of The Gate Theatre, originally based in Northwest Indiana, right here in Chiang Mai.

An ambitious young chef who had his first experience in front of the stove when he was a remarkably young 5 years old, Chef Puri has been on a non-stop culinary journey back and forth between Thailand and the US for much of his life.

As we all know, Chiang Mai is more than the sum of its old city. So if you fancy staying by the river or near the bustling Nimman, we’ve got you.

This non-profit organisation has been truly instrumental in reshaping many children’s futures, forever changing the course of these kids’ lives.

I will present many of the ideas and suggestions generated from the meeting to working committees here in Chiang Mai and report on them as they — fingers crossed — develop or bear fruit.

Interestingly enough, Chiang Mai University is developing its own parallel initiative, in hopes that Chiang Mai can learn from (and perhaps even speed up) its own implementation.

These are personal restaurants, and you really feel the passion of their owners when you step in.

Leo has a limitless desire to seek out books; and not necessarily for his shop. He insists that he couldn’t care less about money, but instead has a general thirst for the written word that has driven him to many a corner and alleyway around the globe.

In days of yore, travel in this part of the world was challenging at best, and life-threateningly dangerous at worst. One of the difficulties for travelerss was in how they get this food while travelling through thick jungles or remote mountain regions.

กว่าจะผ่านวันเวลาของแต่ละคนแต่ละครอบครัว เราต่างมีเรื่องเล่ามากมาย บางเรื่องก็คล้ายหลงลืมไป บางเรื่องคล้ายไม่สลักสำคัญแต่บางเรื่องก็กลายเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของครัวเรือน ซึ่งหมายถึงเกิดการปรุงอาหารอันเป็นผลสืบเนื่องของเรื่องราวในครั้งโน้นและฉันก็มักสนใจที่จะนั่งฟังรวมถึงการได้กินจากฝีมือของคนเล่าเสมอ ขณะเดียวกันก็ไม่ควรที่จะปล่อยให้ผ่านเลยไปด้วยการลงมือทำด้วยตัวเอง จนในที่สุดก็กลายเป็นอาหารในครอบครัวของตัวเองในบางมื้อเสมอๆค่ะ

Le Crystal restaurant has long cemented its reputation as one of the city’s best fine dining destinations. Set in an elegant purpose-built hardwood and glass building, a manicured lawn, garden and a quiet gentle bend of the Ping River. Le Crystal serves up haute French fare with a focus on quality. This wonderful restaurant offers a variety of classic French flavours, and an impeccable dining experience fit for all occasions.

อาคารไม้แบบล้านนาหลังสวยริมแม่น้ำปิงแห่งนี้เป็นที่ตั้งของภัตตาคารอาหารฝรั่งเศส เลอ คริสตัล เมื่อมองผ่านผนังกระจกออกไป จะเห็นสวนสวยเล็กๆ ด้านหลังที่ชวนให้ไปเดินชม สวนแห่งนี้เป็นดั่งสวนลับที่ถ้าไม่ย่างกรายเข้ามาที่นี่คงไม่รู้ว่ามีอยู่ หรือถ้าอยู่อีกฝั่งแม่น้ำก็คงทำได้แค่เมียงมองและรอวันมาเยือนสักครั้ง เชฟผู้ปรุงอาหารอย่างพิถีพิถันแต่ละจานของที่นี่ก็เช่นกัน ถ้าหากไม่ลองมาสัมผัสดูสักครั้งก็คงไม่ค้นพบว่ามีเพชรเม็ดงามซ่อนอยู่ และเป็นเหมือนตัวละครลับผู้รังสรรค์ความอร่อยให้กับแต่ละจานที่ภัตตาคารแห่งนี้