Doi Suthep-Pui National Park authorities have just announced that they will, this November, be opening a course to train people from the local community how to responsibly become guides along jungle and forest trails. As of next month, guides from the ‘Jungle Trek School’ in Nan province will be on hand in Chiang Mai to take groups of up to 20 students to learn how to responsibly navigate a fores … Continued
In 2021 Citylife came across Buak Chan, a Hmong Village-turned Homestay and resort up the Mae Sa Valley towards Samoeng. We gushed about this pristine and beautiful local enterprise here https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/clg/living/getting-around/falling-in-love-with-buak-jans-spectacular-vista/, talking about the post-pandemic development of this resort which aimed to tow the environmental sustai … Continued
A backpack, two walking sticks, a small flag and a big smile — that’s all Claas Clements needed to set out on her great mission: walking 1,000 kilometres across Thailand to raise awareness and funds for Philanthropy Connections, a Chiang Mai based foundation supporting vulnerable communities across Southeast Asia. Class, who reached the outskirts of Bangkok on the 10th of this month, after having … Continued
The Chiang Mai Gate Market is bustling as vendors rush to apply for the government’s Half-Half Plus programme, inputting their details into the application since earlier this morning. A two minute process will have vendors now participating in the Half-Half Plus programme which many say they hope will help stimulate the economy and ease their financial burdens. “As people have the ability to purc … Continued
A 32 year old foreigner, nationality not specified, was seen wandering naked along the Maya Intersection by Nimmanhaemin and Superhighway Roads around midnight 2 nights ago. Many alarmed citizens called the police when he failed to respond to any questions, suspecting that he was ill or intoxicated. Once intercepted, police noticed that he was not lucid. Soon they were informed that his family wer … Continued
In 14th October rice farmers from multiple Chiang Mai districts gathered at the provincial government centre to demand urgent action from the government over record-low rice prices. According to Jamras Lumma, representative of the Chiang Mai–Lamphun Farmers’ Federation and leader of the protest, the current price for freshly harvested rice has fallen to just 7 baht per kilogram — the lowest in dec … Continued
If you aren’t up on local Chiang Mai social media then you may have missed the fact that Lung Pom Roti, a roti stall along Chang Klan Road which has been open for 35 years, is receiving a lot of netizen love, with daily queues waiting for roti. Lung Pom, the stall’s owner, is now 63 years old and says that he opens his stall every evening and normally runs out of rotis around 2am. He says that the … Continued
The Chiang Mai Zoo has announced that the elderly and children under 12 years old will have free entry into the zoo on the 13th October. This will also include any child under 135ms. All of this is in honour of the public holiday which marks the passing of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The zoo promises a multitude of family fun and friendly activities throughout the day.
Samoeng Intersection will begin construction of a new overpass which will cover the 121 and 108 intersection in Hang Dong. The project was signed off on the 5th of September and the handover is to be delivered on the 19th August 2028. The total area of construction will be around 3.3kms in length. The 919 million baht project will face a 2,299,102 baht per day fine should it extend beyond the pro … Continued
Conde Nast Traveller’s readers have voted and Chiang Mai sits pretty high up the list of best cities for food in the world, at number 4. Tokyo was voted the best, followed by Madrid, Santa Fe and then us. “Ambles through Chiang Mai’s streets are soundtracked by sizzling woks and scented by fiery chillies. Backpackers, locals and high-flying business travellers sit shoulder-to-shoulder in buzzy str … Continued