http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com visiting and living in Northern Thailand Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:17:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of Thailand’s finest language tuition experts has scheduled a Chiang Mai workshop in reading Thai. The ‘Rapid’ way provides an effortless means of being able to read and recognise the intricacies of the Thai alphabet in courses that last for only 16 hours. People may doubt the claim that ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2012/02/05/read-the-thai-language-in-just-five-days/ Chiang Mai has an abundance of restaurants which as well as serving different dishes from the four regions of Thailand, also feature cooking from many parts of the world. A walk around the streets of the city will turn up restaurants that offer cuisine from countries such as Greece, Italy, ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2012/02/03/enjoying-italian-cooking-in-chiang-mai/ Since the original Thai cooking school opened two decades ago, many visitors to Thailand have combined their trips with the unique opportunity of learning how to create delicious Thai dishes. Although there are now Thai cookery tuition schools all over Thailand, even after 20 years in the business the Chiang ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2012/01/27/learning-to-cook-tasty-thai-food/ It was time for a visa re-entry last week and so a couple of days beforehand I went to the Arcade Bus Station on the eastern outskirts of Chiang Mai to buy tickets. It is not really necessary to pre-book tickets, but it does ensure that you get the bus ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2012/01/20/the-comfy-way-of-getting-to-mae-sai/ It is Thai National Children’s Day tomorrow and places normally closed to the general public throw open their gates to provide youngsters with memories they will treasure forever. The annual celebration in honour of Thailand’s youngest generation falls on the second Saturday in January and is known as wan dek. ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2012/01/12/where-to-go-for-children%e2%80%99s-day/ For those who can handle a small motorcycle the Samoeng Loop presents a great day’s excursion. The roughly 100km route meanders through the western mountains above Chiang Mai on a road that offers a pleasant respite from Chiang Mai’s busy city streets and urban highways. The route can be reached ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2012/01/05/riding-the-samoeng-loop/ When the snow dome at Chiang Mai Zoo opened two years ago it proved an irresistible draw to Thai people. In a tropical country where temperatures rarely drop below 10°C, the chance of frolicking in and holding snow has drawn record amounts of visitors in. For foreign visitors it offers ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2011/12/30/chiang-mai-zoo-snow-dome/ Although there are a number of government accredited massage tuition schools in Chiang Mai now, judging by the number of glowing testimonials it has received the original one, the Old Medicine Hospital, is still the best. This establishment, also known as Shivagakomarpaj, is on Thipanet Road close to the Airport ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2011/12/23/learning-thai-massage-in-chiang-mai/ One of the most eagerly awaited shows on Chiang Mai and Thailand’s events calendar this year has finally opened to the general public. The opening ceremonies for the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2011 took place on Wednesday. The flower expo was originally scheduled to open on 9 November, but due to ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2011/12/15/royal-flora-ratchaphruek-expo-now-open/ Chiang Mai’s iconic Doi Suthep mountain and nearby Doi Inthanon, the highest peak in Thailand, are probably the best locations from which to view tomorrow evening’s lunar eclipse. The mountains’ elevated positions and current cloudless skies more or less guarantee views of the cosmic happening that will be some of ... http://www.blogs.1stopchiangmai.com/2011/12/08/ideal-locations-for-lunar-eclipse-views/