Living In Chiang Mai

[Sullani]

Hi all,

Just wondering what life is like in the sunny village of Chiang Mai? Thinking about moving up there, seen a business etc can you advise on the high's, the low's, the potential pit falls etc etc..........

[p1p]

Stay South. South is better.

Too many people up here anyway...

Stay South..

Was that my business you are interested in?

Come North today, don't wait....

[ThaiPauly]

Too many farangs here, especially old ones. try Issan, much cheaper

[p1p]

Too true. We're OLD, Old, old, old. and fading fast. Good market in second hand walkers here.

Go South

South is definitely the place to be...

[cdnvic]

Good points;

-Cooler than the south, less humid.

-Easier to find large sized shoes. (no idea why)

-Still reasonably priced.

-Almost everything Bangkok has in a smaller, more manageable package.

-I like the native culture in the north.

-Wide open spaces.

-Less crime.

-Relatively easy to navigate.

Bad points;

-Air is worse than Bangkok as there's no sea breeze, people think that they can burn anything, and the mountains trap it in.

-Traffic can be bad, though not near as bad as Bangkok.

-Like most Thai cities, it needs a bath, but not as dirty as Phuket.

-Its growing fast and will get more crowded

If you want a bit more quiet but still in the north, take a look at Chiang Rai, Phrae, and some of the other regional centres as well.

cv

[p1p]

Large Size Shoes??? Where?? and what size do you take?? I find it almost impossible.....

[cdnvic]

Large Size Shoes??? Where?? and what size do you take??  I find it almost impossible.....

I take a 13 and I can never find them down south or even BKK without paying big money if available at all. Up north I may have to comb the markets a bit, but they're always there. Ask a vendor who sells the style you want and let them do the work for you. It's worth a couple hundred baht. Never a problem in Mae Sai, or Tachilek, but then again, what can't you find there?

cv

[p1p]

Talichek is no problem, true. But I get up there about once every two years, same as Bangkok. I also take 13s, my eldest son is in 16s now and still growing. (We had a pair of Kayaks made for him!) Even my daughter is size 10 at age 13, poor girl.

My son is totally out of luck and both my daughter and I have great difficulty.

[ThaiPauly]

Talichek is no problem, true. But I get up there about once every two years, same as Bangkok. I also take 13s, my eldest son is in 16s now and still growing. (We had a pair of Kayaks made for him!) Even my daughter is size 10 at age 13, poor girl.

My son is totally out of luck and both my daughter and I have great difficulty.

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P1P Your steak and diddely Pies are not half bad, very good french fries, veg was fresh, gravy lush.

Although patronsing your establishment is NOT a good reason to move to Chaing Mai, as because of my OLD AGE there was nowhere for to park my zimmerframe as it was pis#ing down on Sunday.

Nevertheless have to say that I left my best freiend in there talking about getting back with his G/F who is having his baby and guess what he had Steak and Diddley Pie too and they have decided to give it another go.

The moral of this story is get some of P1P's pies down your neck and live happily ever after

Cheers

TP

[p1p]

Thanks for that!

Very sorry to have missed you! Should have one of the pies meself soon. Haven't indulged for a while.

(Tend to be lazy. Raid the fridge & eat em cold..)