I love Chiang Mai, but hear the air quality gets really atrocious here by March.

I'm looking for a good place to go with the following must haves:

1) Must have good fruit availability at good prices. Chiang Mai has many awesome fruit markets, including a large wholesale one. Something on this scale would be great.

2) Not polluted

3) Must have good internet access with speeds comparable to Bangkok or Chiang Mai

4) If it has a beach, access to hiking, or yoga opportunities, all the better.

With the way almost farmers all over Southeast Asia burn the paddies every year you may have to go a ways to find what you are looking for. I can only think of one place that would work and that would be parts of the central coast of Florida. Good luck

chiang mai isn't any prize.The city is bad for your lings,health.

Central Thailand, Phetchabun to be precise, Khao Kor Mountains within 15-20 minutes, pleanty of national parks around for hiking/camping etc

NO beaches but who needs the commercialism that goes with that.

Do a Google search for Khao Kor and you'll see what I mean.

or look here: http://mountains-thailand.blogspot.com/2008/03/khao-kor-mountain-phetchabun-province.html

Edited February 6, 201115 yr by CharlieH

Chanthaburi.

fruit, hills, beaches, and few farang.