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Obituary of an expatriate Chiang Mai resident
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Roongroj Piamyossak, an artist, activist and retired village head has spent the past two years chronicling the teak old houses of Sanpatong District.
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It’s easy to scoff at all the nonsense found on Facebook, but then you would miss out on the absolute gem that is Chiang Mai Memories.
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In the 1960s Thea Hanson's grandparents were pioneering medical missionaries training hospital teams in Chiang Mai. Fifty years later she retraced their steps.
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If you are travelling to Taiwan you have a unique opportunity to wiew some of China’s most treasured artefacts. Check it out.
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What's in a name? Pim Kemasingki provides a brief history of the many derivations of the name of Chiang Mai city.
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The Lanna Folklife Museum, situated across from the Three Kings Monument, displays arts and crafts of Northern Thailand.
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Tom Yum Kung is a arguably Thailand's most famous dish and it has a royal connection stretching back to 1888.
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The legendary story of Wat Phra That Doi Suthep and its connection with a fabled white elephant. It's a story every Chiang Mai school child knows - do you?
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Magokoro Teahouse and Matcha Café allows visitors and local to enjoy a traditional Japanese tea ceremony in their Japanese-style tea garden.
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Sanongpanyakun Yomcharoen is a Thai veteran of the Vietnam War. He speaks to Citylife about his story.
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Thailand's legendary King, His Majesty Rama V, had a passion for cooking.
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