Bangkok is one of the world’s meccas for antiquities, fine arts, and crafts shopping. Here, you’ll find everything from age-old statuary to stunning tribal crafts, in venues ranging from the large to the out-of the way. Virtually every Bangkok visitor will have heard of the venerable Chatuchak weekend market, but for the buyer with a […]
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The Good Manner: When your lady friend has wrecked your apartment
The Good Manner: Love & Relationship Advice from WoWasis’ Pa Farang This week’s dilemma: When your lady friend has wrecked your apartment Dear Pa Farang, My heart is heavy, and I am seeking your advice. I have just come home, and my apartment has been wrecked. I am a farang, in this country for six […]
Read the rest of this entry »Silver and Metal Crafts in Chiang Mai
Influenced by Shan and Burmese traditions, Chiang Mai silverwork is different from that which you’ll find further south. Silver has been a tradition in the Lanna area since a large influx of Burmese silversmiths arrived here in the 13th century. In the Wua Lai village, just south, and within walking distance, of the Chiang Mai […]
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Chiang Mai is the festival capital of Thailand. Every month, there’s a festival that’s fun, interesting, and should be an essential part of your Chiang Mai experience. Here’s what to look for in the yearly festival calendar: January What: Winter Fair When: December 30 through January 8 Note: This fair combines food, dance, music, and […]
Read the rest of this entry »The extraordinary wats (temples) in Chiang Mai, Thailand
There are over 120 wats within the municipal limits of the city of Chiang Mai, and they are the cultural — and to many degrees the social — hub of the city. They are held in such respect than there is a building ban on building any high-rise structure within 93 meters of a wat, […]
Read the rest of this entry »River Cruises on Chiang Mai’s Mae Ping River
To get a uniquely interesting view of Chiang Mai, Thailand, Mae Ping Cruises (053) 274-822, offers three short voyages along the Ping River, as follows: Dinner cruise: Two tours, the first begins at 7pm, and they will pick you up from your hotel. Price is 450 baht. Day cruise 1: an 8 kilometer cruise taking […]
Read the rest of this entry »Art galleries and art experiences in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Everyone seems to agree: while Chiang Mai is incredibly rich in antiquities and crafts shops, fashion venues, and museums, it still has a way to go in terms of the number of art galleries operating within the city environs. Three of our favorite galleries are listed below, as well as a couple of art schools that promise to […]
Read the rest of this entry »All things mosquito: an hour at Chiang Mai’s incredible World Insects and Natural Wonders Museum
Some people have passions for cars, others for art, others for cooking. Manop Rattanarithikul has one for mosquitoes, and since 2000, he, along with wife Dr. Rampa Rattanarithikul, has hosted his own museum in Chiang Mai, Thailand, largely a tribute to his favorite insect. After ringing the doorbell (it’s always locked, but visitors are welcome), one […]
Read the rest of this entry »Museums in Chiang Mai and Mae Rim Valley, Thailand
There are a number of interesting museums worth visiting in Chiang Mai proper, and in the Mae Rim Valley to the northwest. Museums in the city of Chiang Mai Chiang Mai National Museum, Highway 11, Chiang Mai. Tel: (053) 221-308. Located 2 km north of the city, the museum specializes in Buddha images, work implements, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Antiquities shopping in Phuket, Thailand
Given its significant number of yearly visitors, it’s not really surprising that the island of Phuket has a number of good stores dealing in antiquities. As in the rest of Thailand, much of the best that you’ll find in these shops in Burmese in origin. With the exception of the Soul of Asia shop in […]
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