Use yellow bank Krungsri Bank for ATM withdrawal, you can get 30,000 THB per withdrawal, higher than any other banks. Look for yellow ATMs.

Chiang Mai goes through 4 seasons: burning season, hot season, wet season and touristy season

February - April: Burning / Smoky Season

• What is it:
• This is the…

In Chiang Mai, you'll see a lot of cars that look like this:

• It's called Songthaew (pronounced like song-tau)
• They usually just drive around along the main streets…

I've been living in Chiang Mai for about 6 months now, below is a break down of my actual average monthly expenses

Bare essentials (23,000 - 33,000 baht

Many people ride scooters in Chiang Mai without a license, which is illegal. You can still rent them (rental place won't care if you have or don't have…

There are more than 300 temples in Chiang Mai, if you can only visit one, which one would you go? My go-to place is Wat Umong. It is…

Timing & Dates:

• The festival dates vary year by year following the Thai calendar, normally it falls in mid -late Nov.
• Exact dates are announced a month or…

• If you're going to have cellular data (which you should. See below): Grab is definitely the easiest and most convenient way to get to and from the airport…

Chiang Mai is pretty cheap compared to North America (where I'm from) and Europe. Here's a sample of what things typically costs around here to give you a…

I recentled relocated to Chiang Mai (CM) to experience the Digital Nomad scene here. Before coming I spoke with a local friend and did some digging myself. In…