Chiang Mai Gate

... eastern border of the old town. The first four days in CM we stayed at the absolutely beautiful Baan Klang Wiang near Chiang Mai Gate at the southeast corner of the Old Town. We have never been in a more beautifully designed space with words like elegant ...

... restaurants within the immediate vicinity of the apartment and many more within a fifteen minute walk. The most evocative of these is the Chiang Mai Gate night market where very cheap meals can be had for about 50 - 60 pence a dish at the food stalls that ...

... , such as elephant camps, ziplining, water rafting, etc.  But the old city itself is very charming.  We stayed at the Chiang Mai Gate Hotel.  To sum it up, we had a great room, the place was very clean and well appointed, but we got weird ...

... a social worker, but says he likes animals betters.  I think he was talking to dad when he said that. Then we went to the Chiang Mai Zoo and Aquarium. It is huge. The first thing we ran into is some huge hippos who wanted to be fed.  ...

... stayed at - Chiang Mai Inn. We pay 180 baht a night here (2.50 quid) for a nice big room with hot water, definitely a bargain. Chiang Mai is a great city and very easy to stay a while: it's not like the mad, hectic Bangkok. There's a great night market ...

... home, except for the lack of snow!.  We spent Christmas here in 2008 and decided to come back and keep our Chiang Mai tradition of playing golf on Christmas day.  Once again, the price included caddies, and the caddies were ...

... Etter en liten dusjpause på hotellet var det på tide å sjekke ut gatene i selve byen. Nattmarked I 9 tia vandra vi langs elva i Chiang Mai på jakt etter nattmarkedet. Og etter å ha vandret ett stykke ned en mørk gate, subla vi helt tilfeldig over ...

... , staff so much friendlier than rest of thailand so far and all for 3 quid. As soon as I arrived I got a great vibe from Chiang Mai. We went straight in to town to the night market. Tommy's dream market. Knock off fake t-shirts and watches. Unlike ...

Don't bother staying at the Home Place Hotel in Chiang Mai Thaipae gate! I stayed here about a year ago and it was OK, but the new staff are totally dismissive and rude. When I first walked in there was already a guy at the front desk saying, "The ...

Don't bother staying at the Home Place Hotel in Chiang Mai Thaipae gate! I stayed here about a year ago and it was OK, but the new staff are totally dismissive and rude. When I first walked in there was already a guy at the front desk saying, "The ...

... sun sets all the pretty lights are put on and a whole festive atmosphere takes over.  You just walk along the roads and enjoy the whole scene.  So if you ever go to Chiang Mai you have to be there over a weekend to experience this Sunday ...

... thank goodness I rode in a larger "VIP" bus this time and had two seats to myself - oh, the glory!), I arrived back in Chiang Mai at about 5:30pm yesterday evening. I checked into a guesthouse called ThaPae Gate Lodge and got a large room with double ...

... money we have remaining to take us home we head back, it was such a lovely warm night and the festivities were electric. Chiang Mai is such a traditional place with such warm and friendly faces inviting us to join in. On the Sunday, the most religious ...

... we have made it to Northern Thailand after spending most of yesterday in Bangkok airport trying our best not to spend too much money. Chiang Mai is a vibrant city that seems to a bit more in-tune with Thai culture than the busy tourist hot spots in the ...