Single travel or traveling alone Single travel or traveling alone is expensive, especially if you do a private trip. All the tours on this website are private. They have been priced and can be booked from two persons up. The reason is that we don’t recommend private tours if you travel alone. It’s very expensive. […]
Private tours vs join tours Most of our tours are private. This means that our guide and our vehicle are at your service throughout the tour. Private tours are not cheap but if you can afford them, private tours are definitely worth the money. There are, for instance, cheaper ways to visit Doi Inthanon on […]
Chiang Mai Loy Krathong program 2019 This is the tentative Chiang Mai Loy Krathong program for November, 2019. The full moon day is November 11. Many websites mention November 13, which is incorrect as far as we know. So below dates and program are tentative and unconfirmed. We are waiting for information from the Tourist […]
Salak Yom Festival Lamphun 2018 Here is the schedule of the Salak Yom Festival Lamphun 2018. All events will take place in and around Wat Phrathat Hariphunchai. Salak Yom” is an ancient merit making ceremony, originally for women of the Tai Yong minority. The Tai Yong came from Myanmar and migrated to Lamphun in the early 19th […]
Chiang Mai Markets Chiang Mai has many interesng .The adjoining Ton Lamyai and Warorot markets are two of the most attractive Chiang Mai markets. We will take our time to take in the atmosphere of these wonderful places and let you taste some of the typical Northern Thai products that are for sale here. Both […]
Leow Yong Nguan House The Leow Yong Nguan House is located on Tha Phae Road in Chiang Mai. The only book that gives information on this house is one of the two books on old houses in Chiang Mai by Anu Nernhard. It’s only available in Thai language though. This house belongs to the Saeleow […]
The Phrae missionary houses Phrae was an important mission station of the American Presbyterian Church in North Thailand. Missionaries built the two houses in the late 19th Century on the Yom River. The architectural style is different from other old buildings in the province. They were built in an American colonial style mixed with local traditional […]
Kitipanit Store Chiang Mai The Kitipanit store Chiang Mai on Thapae Road was probably the first department store in the town. The building was constructed in 1925. The arrival of the railroad in Chiang Mai in 1922 had a profound impact on the city. The Wat Ket and Kad Luang areas were the centers of […]
The Louis T.Leonowens House in Lampang The “Louis House” (บ้านหลุยส์) is the former residence of Louis T. Leonowens and office of the Louis T.Leonowens company. It is located in the “forestry” neighbourhood of Lampang, not far from the Wang River and the iconic Rachadapisek Bridge. Louis (1856-1919) was the son of Anna Leonowens, the British […]
Chiang Mai Things to do Tourism in Chiang Mai has developed enormously over the past decades. If you would look for “Chiang Mai things to do” about 30 years ago you would be finished quite quickly. Tourists would visit Wat Doi Suthep, Wat Phra Singh and visit some of the hill tribe villages such as […]