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Christmas Events in Chiang Mai

Falalalalalalalala! ‘Tis time to get festive, feasting and fabulous.

Getting to Know Kuan Khama Community

The fair which will feature exhibitions, video mapping, live painting and music along side with kad mua market of aunties and grannies in the community.

Thailand Hilltribe Holidays – Visiting the Hill Tribes with a Heart

Tucked away in the fertile forests of Chiang Mai, deep in the heart of Sameong district, lies a hamlet of traditional villages where the Karen hill tribe live. In these remote communities, the women still wear native handwoven Karen tunics, and the men herd water buffaloes to plough the farm, as they once did 50 years ago.

Temporary residents seek respite in Chiang Mai, but aren’t interested in staying long-term

Digital Nomads are permanently relocating to Chiang Mai in droves. It currently holds the #2 spot of Best Cities for Digital Nomads

7 Reasons to Celebrate Yee Ping

No matter how epic, gorgeous and stunning photos and videos are, they don’t do justice capturing Yee Peng’s beauty. On top of being visually stimulating, there’s an indescribable feeling that comes with celebrating Yee Peng in person.

Local Charity Opens the World of Books for Seeing and Blind Children Alike

The Bumpy Book is designated as medium of entertainment as much as learning imagination and motor skills. Furthermore, it can be used to bridge the gap between children with and without disabilities.

First World War Centennial this Sunday

There will be a remembrance day ceremony held at the Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery from 10.30 am this Sunday 11th November 2018.

Theatre Review: Almost, Maine by John Cariani, Presented by the Gate Theatre

The Gate Theatre opened its 11th season with a trio of performances October 25 – 28, 2018. The season opener was Almost, Maine, a play by John Cariani, set in an eponymous fictional town. Structured as a series of vignettes that take place over one night under the Aurora Borealis in the far north of Maine, United States, each scene explores complex facets of love – intimacy, heartbreak, communication, vulnerability – through humour and magic realism.

Write for Chiang Mai Citylife Magazine!

We’re looking for content creators to produce well-written, relevant, researched, and interesting articles for Citylife Magazine and/or Citylife Online. We appreciate expressions of interest from established writers, but we also welcome up and coming writers and bloggers.

Thailand’s Strongest Man 2018

Thailand’s Strongest Man 2018 is hosted and organised by Moo Baa Strongman Gym and will take place 22-24 November at Tha Phae Gate from 9.30am to 3.00pm each day. The five strength competitions — including a bus pull — will test the limits of competitors from around the world.

Walking for Dogs

That means all the cash raised will be going to Chiang Mai’s homeless dogs that have found themselves in need of being rescued.

Monk Chat: Let’s Do Meditation

This meditation practice is called “Anapanasati” or Mindfulness of Breathing. It is the observing of your exhalation and inhalation. If you like to practice just follow the simple instructions as follows:

Local Outfitter Wins Design Contest Using Upcycled Plastic Bottles

Brian Carraway and Tanawan Samleerat of Chiang Mai’s own Flying Squirrel Outfitters recently won a design contest with products made from upcycled plastic bottles recovered from the beaches of Rayong.

Citylife Garden Fair Supported Charity: Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary

This grant will enable us to set up a community-based beehive fencing program, which will alleviate the need for night time confinement of elephants and keep them, local communities and their livelihoods safe.

Citylife Garden Fair Supported Charity: Baan Dek Foundation / DAO Social Enterprise

Founded in 2002, The Baan Dek Foundation (BDF) is a fully registered Thai foundation based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. According to our joint research publication with UNICEF entitled ‘Building Better Futures in Thailand’ (March 2018), there are around 60,000 children of construction workers in Thailand, moving from one site to another with their families and living in temporary shelters with little access to education, public services or proper healthcare.

Citylife Garden Fair Supported Charity: Philanthropy Connections Foundation (PCF)

A stage for students to connect to others.

Citylife Garden Fair Supported Charity: The SWAN Foundation

The SWAN Foundation is a Thai registered not-for-profit based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, officially established in 2011.

Cricket bestows unlikely celebrity on rural Thai women

Fighting poverty and prejudice, hilltribe girls become national champions

Where is YOUR money going?

Well, if you come and support our Citylife Garden Fair 2018 this year’s recipients of your bidding, donations and raffle/tombola ticket sales will go to: Six Chiang Mai based foundations/charities!

MCU University and Monk Chat staff hold international seminar

The six topics discussed were: The Law of Karma; Buddhist Art and Culture in the Lanna Kingdom; Women’s role in Buddhism; Monks and Technology; and Comparative Religion and Meditation.

Chiang Mai Citylife is now hiring 2-4 Sales Executives

Chiang Mai Citylife is now hiring 2-4 Sales Executives.

Garden Fair Recipients Share Their Donation Suceesses

Citylife Garden Fair recipients reveal the projects paid for by all of your kind donations and support.

Up in Flames: watching my neighbour’s house burning to the ground last night

There was a fire last night at a house just across the street from mine. It was about 3am in the morning. In my sleep, I heard a noise but I refused to wake up until I heard my mom terrifyingly yelling ‘fire!’ The image I saw through the window was shocking. We grabbed our jackets and stepped outside.

Toot Yung: A Beautiful New Art Space

The current exhibition is by up and coming Montri Toemsombat, whose exhibition ‘Plateau Rouge’ combines paintings, photography and installations, an ongoing narrative as he attempts to find balance between his hometown of rural Chayaphum and his artistic life in France.

Unveiling of the Wine Dinner at Sapori D’Italia, Kireethara Boutique Resort

At the newly unveiled wine dinner, it’s really a family affair: the young chef delivers elegant fare while his father provides the sage wine pairing. Thanks to their skill and collaboration, the four-course prix fixe dinner plays like a well-choreographed dance.

Monk Chat: Tips for the Happiness

Being an ancient city in a Buddhist country with many visitors curious about our customs, beliefs and traditions, Chiang Mai’s Monk Chat, founded in 2000, provides visitors with a unique opportunity for visitors to experience Buddhism by chatting with monks, asking questions about Buddhism, culture, tradition, ways of life of monks or simply meditating.

African-American Theatre Comes to Life in Chiang Mai, Thailand

The Back Gate Group performed James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner in front of a full house of multicultural theater lovers on Friday, August 31st. Housed in Chiang Mai’s AUA Language Center, the Gate Theater is northern Thailand’s first English-language theatre company.

Who Wants to Receive Funds from our Citylife Garden Fair?

One of the biggest charity events in town, the Citylife Garden Fair, is returning this year and promises to be better than ever. From a small fundraiser to help victims of the 2004 tsunami, the fair has grown exponentially with over 10,000 visitors last year, 400 booths and raising nearly 500,000 baht for eight local charities in one amazing day.

On Every Street

We live in Chiang Mai one of the most beautiful cities in the world, with the most beautiful culture, the most beautiful people, amazing food and so much more. Yet, looking around, on every street, trash, rubbish, garbage laying there everywhere. Straws, one use plastic bottles, plastic cups, glass bottles, cigarette butts and plastic bags strewn on every street.

Townhome for Rent at The Urbana 3+

A two storey townhome at the The Urbana 3+ features 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.

A New Chapter In Bangkok’s Rich Cultural History

The heart of our vibrant capital city is about to beat to a different rhythm this October when it becomes host to the internationally revered Art Biennale for the first time. Aptly positioned along the coastline of its cultural center, the Chao Phraya River, the city’s pulsating artery will welcome 75 artists from 33 countries in a number of historically significant locations.

Chiang Mai on the Cheap

Enjoy all Chiang Mai has to offer, on the cheap, while getting a better taste for this amazing place, having fun, and meeting interesting people. There are many free or inexpensive things to do every day!

Obituary of Don Willcox, Champion of Thailand’s Disabled

Don Willcox, died peacefully in his sleep at age 85, in July 24th. Many long timers in Chiang Mai will have known him as a rather cantankerous, but always passionate and deeply dedicated, champion of Thailand’s disabled.

A Rare French Feast Featuring Gascony’s Rich and Bold Cuisine

While our first dish had us thinking of fields of daffodils in spring, the second dish was all about Chef Pascal’s roots with the rich flavours and velvety texture of foie gras mixed in with bites of crab meat in a piparade served with what almost appeared to be a mini Yorkshire pudding, the flavours and textures coming together in the mouth like a melody.

A Tale of Two Teatimes

It’s a fairly safe bet that this was no ordinary British cup of tea, or cuppa. Instead we can picture an elegant drawing room, where a butler pours the most exquisite single-estate tea into a fine porcelain tea set.

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Fri 23rd Oct

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Scholar Gateway Hosts Workshop on Modern Challenges of University Admissions

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