A few years ago, I spent three months living in Chiang Mai as a digital nomad to escape the Canadian winter, focus on my blog, and freelance as a travel writer and photographer. Thailand — Chiang Mai especially — is known the world over as a haven for location-independent entrepreneurs and for good reason. If […]
Things to Do in Chiang Rai
Visitors to northern Thailand often overlook the small city of Chiang Rai, but not me. Just a three-hour bus ride from its larger, more popular sister city Chiang Mai, this laid-back destination is a convenient base for touring the surrounding countryside like Mae Salong (read this post for my day trip to this mountainous region). […]
Wat Rong Khun: The White Temple of Thailand
Wat Rong Khun, commonly known as the White Temple, is the reason I made the three-hour bus journey from Chiang Mai to the small city of Chiang Rai. I had been wanting to visit this extraordinary temple for years. I was a bit unlucky though. The complex was partially closed for repairs following an earthquake […]
A Day Trip to Mae Salong
Mae Salong, situated in the hills of Chiang Rai province of northern Thailand, is a region as picturesque as they come: waves of lush tea plantations row upon row and, in January, the pink glory of delicate cherry blossoms in full bloom. But you’ll also find the unexpected: a distinctly Chinese feel found nowhere else […]
Elephant Nature Park: A More Ethical Alternative to Elephant Trekking
Spend enough time in Thailand, and you’ll learn about the dark side of elephant tourism: chains, bullhooks, torture. But Elephant Nature Park, a popular rescue and rehabilitation centre for the country’s national animal, offers an experience more ethical than — and arguably just as thrilling — as elephant riding and shows. Before reading on, I […]
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