Visiting Chiang Mai on a Budget

Exchanging Lao kip in Chiang Mai Thailand

Lao kip are hard to exchange outside Laos. But if you happen to be in Chiang Mai, there is a currency exchange that accepts LAK (Lao kip). The exchange rate is not the best, but it's better...

Chiang Mai in 3 Days – Experience the Culture Capital of Thailand

If something was built in 1296, we can hardly call it “new”, but that's what “Chiang Mai” means- “New City”! Mangrai, the legendary King of the Lanna kingdom changed his capital many a...

Must Do in "The North of Thailand"

There were two things I wanted to do in the North. First one was the Yee Peng-festival: been there, done that. The second one was doing a loop in Thailand with a scooter. There are several loops...

Chiang Mai and the Loy Krathong Festival (2019)

Hello everybody! Everyone knows Loy Krathong, one would think. If I only mentioned the name to friends, I looked into many unsuspecting faces, after I then named the appropriate picture with the...

Visiting an Elephant Sanctuary in Chang Mai

This was a question I took a lot of thought over. I am a huge animal lover and I wasn’t sure if I felt comfortable with the idea of 'petting' these beautiful animals, as they are not on this earth...

Best Ways to Get around Chiang Mai: The Best and the Brave

Transport options are plentiful in Chiang Mai, but which is the best? Well, I just got home from an outing in Chiang Mai and I feel like I’ve just sucked down two packets of Camel unfiltered...