If you’re around Chiang Rai for over a week, like I was (no, I didn’t consume this much coffee over a long weekend!), you will probably want to take a day or two to escape the city and enjoy the surroundings. Nearly every coffee brand I ran into in Thailand had doi in the name. What does…
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Eight cafés to work at in Chiang Rai
On the heels of my post touting Chiang Rai as the next digital nomad hotspot, here is a quick list of cafés dotted around the centre where you can find a good cuppa, some snacks and speedy internets. At the time of writing 100 baht is about $3 US. Internet speeds were checked at three…
Goldilocks and the three Thai cities: Chiang Rai
Clattering, honking, flashing, zooming, hawking cities like Bangkok offer endless charm and excitement when they are faced with one’s full energy and an equal portion of patience. The city bubbles at a rolling boil, overflowing with the interesting, the worrying and the extreme – just on the brink of tumbling irrevocably out of control at any moment. On…
Budget breakdown for one month in Northern Thailand
Another month has passed, another 30-day tourist visa has expired and another (small) dent has been made in my bank account. This month it was Thailand, which is notoriously more expensive than some of its neighbouring south-east Asian countries. However, the north is cheaper than the south, so I didn’t head below the Bangkok belt…
Explain yourself, wayward traveller!
“WHY YOU COME TO MAE SOT?!” The speed and volume with which he spit the words at me belied his good intentions, and suddenly I felt I was on trial. I looked around the overly air-conditioned reception bungalow, with its green lianas and teak furnishings, as if I might find an answer in close proximity. Unfortunately, this just…
Ten ways to pass the day in Pai
There is a pocket in Northern Thailand where time falls between the cracks in the hills, which are inexplicable opening up. Luckily generous portions of homegrown roselle tea and banana chips are served, with jam on the side, so there are worse places to trip into a temporal oblivion. Though Pai is pretty clearly on the Thai…
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