Physherman Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 What's on your list? For me; Friendly, helpful local folk Variety of ethnic foods and restaurants Ease of shopping Access to a great variety of cultural experiences Quick access to rural landscapes and environments Constant flow of new people from other countries to chat with and... it's not Pattaya! The Fly Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I can do anything I want to, and nobody bothers me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dan Sai Kid Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I can do anything I want to, and nobody bothers me... It offers a lot of the same ammenities as Bangkok, without the incrediblly bad traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbeer Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 saw suay maak maak ley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 It only takes about 15 minutes to get outside of Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiangmai Foxy Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 many things - but the main things are - the laid back attitude to life cooler than bangkok,especially the evening when drinking! very cheap the people are so friendly to me and very helpful so easy to make friends(if you want to) none or very little CHAVS,as its too far to travel for them! (ibiza,benidorm,faliraki,magaluf much closer to england lol) chilled out bars and clubs many more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puwa Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 1) Kon muang are in general very nice people 2) The cool season 2) Doi Suthep and the adjacent hills 3) Temples and stupas 4) Good food from all over 5) Sao muang ngaam kanaat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Strawberries! Can't wait until next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruittbatt Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 the pace....generally laid-back and provincial the people....friendly, helpful and encouraging the mountains the wats the food the climate attracts interesting travellers and some great ex-pats plenty ....in fact way too much....to do proximity to some great natural attractions the moat and the river and Doi Suthep prices markets, esp Warorot area good second hand bookshops an hour's flight to shopping, movies, hospitals in Bangkok (close but not too close) the list is endless........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 The very attractive Women Plus all of the above of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinky Bill Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I can do anything I want to, and nobody bothers me... Are you sure Ajarn? I've noticed a little aggravation in some of your posts...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchao Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) > it's not Pattaya! Almost anywhere in Thailand isn't Pattaya. But speaking of Pattaya, wouldn't it be great if Chiang Mai had a beach nearby too? Not DIRECTLY in town of course or it WOULD be Pattaya, but I mean a beach somewhere Lampoon-Lampang-ish. (If only climate change would hurry up a bit. ) Edited November 8, 2006 by chanchao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruittbatt Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 > it's not Pattaya!Almost anywhere in Thailand isn't Pattaya. But speaking of Pattaya, wouldn't it be great if Chiang Mai had a beach nearby too? Yeah - the one thing I really miss. The upside is that it is one hour to Bkk and a connecting flight to an island OR 2 hours by taxi, 3 by bus to Hua Hin. From there you can get to less touristed beaches and small islands further south at your leisure. I get by on a summer pilgrimage as described above and a swimming pool for the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I can do anything I want to, and nobody bothers me... Are you sure Ajarn? I've noticed a little aggravation in some of your posts...... Ajarn has some pretty major health problems Blinky. He has good reason to be grumpy from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john b good Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I can do anything I want to, and nobody bothers me... Are you sure Ajarn? I've noticed a little aggravation in some of your posts...... Ajarn has some pretty major health problems Blinky. He has good reason to be grumpy from time to time. So that explains it. And, if correct best wishes for a quick return to full health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too true Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 saw suay maak maak ley. I've always said that I could never live somewhere where I didn't find the people attractive.... and I definitely cannot complain for lack of eye candy in Chiang Mai. (and I'm not looking at the girls ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chownah Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 The nicest thing about Chiangmai City is that is is far away from where I live. Chownah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pichai Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I bike/brisk walk every morning because of the cool fresh air. Vegetables and fruits are freshly harvest and deliver straight to market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronw Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I totally agree with all statements so far......but I must add the fact that the best part of CM is the road to Pai!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard10365 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 It's just a nice place to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchao Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 > but I must add the fact that the best part of CM is the road to Pai!! About half of that road is technically Mae Hong Son. (Roughly once you get past Huay Nam Dang National Park HQ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 > but I must add the fact that the best part of CM is the road to Pai!!About half of that road is technically Mae Hong Son. (Roughly once you get past Huay Nam Dang National Park HQ) The chiang mai part is the most beautiful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I can do anything I want to, and nobody bothers me... Are you sure Ajarn? I've noticed a little aggravation in some of your posts...... 'Here' isn't Chiang Mai, from my point of view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too true Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I love that we regularly share food with our neighbours and they reciprocate. I love that I don't have to own a dining room table and chairs set, that we can just eat on the floor with our hands. I love that I've had the opportunity to get to know some wonderful and inspiring people (Thai and farang) that, for various reasons, I wouldn't have had the chance or inkling to get to know had we met at home (out of Thailand, I mean) I love hot season mornings in the mountains, from 6 until 9, when the sun is up and the sky is an absolutely glorious colour of blue. I love cold season nights, bundled up around a fire with a glass of beer and a guitar and barbecuing sticky rice with egg (khao jee). I love that my laundry dries in half an hour. What a great thread. I haven't thought about Chiang Mai like this in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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