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While new luxury condo developments compete to out price each other in Chiang Mai, a small group of shrewd ‘redevelopers’ have been snapping up the abundant older units, redecorating them and making some lucrative gains.
Despite the ambitious development going on around the city, there remains a suspiciously large number of mostly empty apartment blocks. They [...]
North of Thailand, is the mountainous city of Chiang Mai. This city is famous for its culture, festivals and rugged terrain. Chiang Mai have wonderful world class holiday resorts and entertainment. That is why tourist arrivals to Chiang Mai keep increasing every year.
Chiang Mai is also famous for its teak wood. Thus you can see [...]
When you come to Thailand do yourself a favor and treat yourself to a massage.
There are different types of massages to choose from. Before I explain the different types I would like to stress that anyone having muscle injuries, problems such as thrombosis, varicose veins, arteriosclerosis, skin disease, heart conditions, cancer, wounds, cuts, ulcers, diabetes [...]
While residents of Chiang Mai are breathing a collective sigh of relief that the Ratchaphruek Royal Flora is now over, developers have keenly noted the windfall some made from the city’s biggest influx of tourists ever. With three million visitors in three months it demonstrated the very real future of this Northern tourist centre, as [...]
Asian massage is very popular as a form of therapy and relaxation. The tradition Asian massage techniques have been developed and refined in India and the Far East over many centuries.
Thai Massage originates in India, Thai massage techniques is a combination of guided stretching and Meridian pressure techniques with Pranayama breathing. This form of massage [...]
Foreigners love their hamburgers, French fries, soft drinks and Thai’s just have to have rice with every meal. But which would I prefer after living most of my life in Canada and now having retired to Chiang Mai, Thailand?
As with any large city there are an abundance of fine restaurants catering to different tastes and [...]
Chiang Mai is perhaps the most serene big city I have ever had the privilege of visiting. Located at the foot of a large mountain, the city nicely meshes older areas with modern conveniences. Serene Buddhist temples stand only a few blocks from bustling universities. Much of the city can be walked, but moped rentals [...]
