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Photo of the Week: Akha Ama Coffee Shop

28 Jan

This is the entrance to Akha Ama coffee shop. It is very quaint and almost hidden behind the greenery. I think it is safe to say that Chiang Mai can be considered the coffee capital of Thailand. ... Read more »

Photo of the Week: Our Apartment in Chiang Mai

21 Jan

View from our Apartment in Chiang Mai After almost four months of hotel and guesthouse stays this is our first long-term place again. We’ve spent the holidays at the beaches and islands in Southern Thailand and have ... Read more »

Traveling via Mini-Van from Vientiane to Chiang Mai

4 Dec

After we received our new Thai visas from the consulate in Vientiane, we couldn’t wait to get back to Chiang Mai. So far our experiences traveling via mini-vans in SE Asia has been less than ideal. While ... Read more »

Loy Krathong Parade in Chiang Mai – and what we did instead

3 Dec

Buddha Statue on Wagon in Loi Krathong Parade

The one day my burger-loving husbands feels like eating healthy and having a salad for supper, it seems like the entire universe turns against us in an attempt to keep him from having his salad. Well, maybe ... Read more »

Finding an apartment to rent in Chiang Mai, Thailand

28 Nov

After splurging a couple of months on Bali we returned to Thailand with the plan to rent an apartment for a while. This time we went to the North, Chiang Mai specifically. We had heard and read ... Read more »