Ebenweb Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 My wife and I have moved here recently and are looking to meet people. We're 33 and 40, Canadian and South African and have been living in Australia for the last few years. She's an artist and I'm in marketing. Is there a "meet people and get together" expat site? What's a good way to reach out? Any FB pages we should know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMNightRider Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The Chiang Mai expat club meets on the 4th Saturday of every month at Le Meridien Hotel. You can look them up on their web site. They generally have a lot of people in attendance. At the beginning of each meeting, they give new comers to CM an opportunity to say a little about themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Aren't they a bit young for that? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMNightRider Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Aren't they a bit young for that? Possibly, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thailand Posted February 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2014 The Chiang Mai expat club meets on the 4th Saturday of every month at Le Meridien Hotel. You can look them up on their web site. They generally have a lot of people in attendance. At the beginning of each meeting, they give new comers to CM an opportunity to say a little about themselves. Sounds a bit like AA?My name is Fred and I'm an expat? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Aren't they a bit young for that? Possibly, lol. They do how ever have a lot of outside groups for many different interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chicog Posted February 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2014 Aren't they a bit young for that? Possibly, lol. They do how ever have a lot of outside groups for many different interests. Like coffin dodging. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearless1 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 What type of activities are you interested in? There are running, biking, and hiking groups, as well as others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) If she's an artist, head down to Sangdee for a drink and chat. They're open at 11am until midnight. Usually quite quiet during the day but there's always a nice crowd in the evenings. Map Edited February 28, 2014 by Chicog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippydedodah Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 many facebook pages, dedicated to chiang mai activites... what,where,when-chiangmai lists a lot of events that may appeal to you. where you live in town, your ability to get around town, your personal preferences in activities... hell, there are folks begging for people to play softball on weekends, other folks joining up at small clubs/bars... and most of that info will be found on the FB pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkGuitar Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 The Chiang Mai Fencing Club is always looking for new members regardless of skill levels. Msg me for details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Have a look at Chiang-Mai Mail.com Might give you a few ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I don't live in CM, but will tell you where I've met some great new friends. We just met some nice people at a jazz event hosted by a small restaurant. While sitting there, we started up a conversation with a coupe and a single guy and now are quite good friends. Don't be shy! We met a fantastic couple at a condo opening party. Of all places. He's a former high commissioner from Canada. Just watched the Canadian hockey games with him and his friends in Bangkok. I think every Canadian in Bangkok was at that bar. Speaking of that, he invited us to the Thai-Canadian chamber of commerce Xmas party last year. We met some wonderful people there. Including the current high commissioner to Thailand. Great fun. Probably our closest friends have been met at various backyard BBQs around town, and also here on thaivisa! Do you have Mover and Shaker meets up there? Lighthouse Club? Ladies expat clubs? Biking clubs are also great. As always, some work out, some don't. But that's life. It's harder to meet people in your age bracket because of their jobs. A lot of the people we hang out with are quite older than us, but that's just fine. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebenweb Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 What type of activities are you interested in? There are running, biking, and hiking groups, as well as others. She's mainly a jeweller but also photography/visual arts. We're both pretty outdoorsy, though she's less into hiking. We'd be up for softball and the like if the group is fun and not too serious about it--we've never swung a bat in our lives. I'm into rock climbing, martial arts and I write in my spare time. Pretty much up for anything. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 How about this? http://www.meetup.com/cities/th/chiang_mai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebenweb Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 How about this? http://www.meetup.com/cities/th/chiang_mai/ Have you tried it for Chiang Mai? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 How about this? http://www.meetup.com/cities/th/chiang_mai/ Have you tried it for Chiang Mai? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand I did in Bangkok, but was hard for me to participate much as I don't live there any more. A bit too far for me to drive for the events. But they had some really good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebenweb Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 If she's an artist, head down to Sangdee for a drink and chat. They're open at 11am until midnight. Usually quite quiet during the day but there's always a nice crowd in the evenings. Map Sounds good. Where's that? Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 ^ Hit the link that says "map". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 The Chiang Mai expat club meets on the 4th Saturday of every month at Le Meridien Hotel. You can look them up on their web site. They generally have a lot of people in attendance. At the beginning of each meeting, they give new comers to CM an opportunity to say a little about themselves. Sounds a bit like AA?My name is Fred and I'm an expat? image.jpg Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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