Chiang Mai

Gingerbread architecture in Thailand – what is it and where can you find it

Rare animals in the wild, ruined temples in the forest, nature trails, a convenient location and free entrance, we’re baffled as to why the excellent Choeng Doi Wildlife Rehabilitation Center sees so few visitors

Our choice of the most interesting, most picturesque and most highly recommended

Surprising the number of guests who arrive expressing no particular interest in birdwatching but by the end of the tour are compiling bird lists or purchasing a birds of Thailand guide

Thailand Museums Our Thailand museums post doesn’t pretend to be a ‘best of’ list – there are simply too many and obviously we haven’t visited every one – nor is it necessarily our 10 favourites (along the lines of our recent Cambodia museums and Vietnam museums posts). We’ll include a few of the most famous – mainly Bangkok and Chiang…

Some of our favourite Chiang Mai street food; what is it, where to find it and how much should it cost?

Wild and domesticated elephants in Southeast Asia and where to see them

Descriptions and photographs of some of the spectacular national parks featured on our various Thailand small group tours

A rundown on Thai airports you’re likely to come across on your Thailand small group tour

A brief rundown on the history and origins of the Hmong and the regions of Southeast Asia they inhabit today

When’s the best time to visit North Thailand? Thailand’s unusual shape and complex geography make any single answer for the whole country impossible so to keep our post to a manageable length we’ve split it into two with part 1 attempting to describe the best time to visit North Thailand and a follow-up post dealing with the south. Thailand could…

Chiang Mai Markets Any visitors wandering the lanes and ancient temples of what passes for downtown Chiang Mai would be forgiven some distinct small-town impressions but the city does sprawl and, as home to some 1 and a quarter million residents, is officially Thailand’s second city. Every district has its own local market while you’ll find several more handicraft-orientated, weekly,…