Lisu Hilltribe
by imstress
The Lisu or Lisor originated from Yunnan. Lisu villages can be found near Chiang Dao, Pai and Phrao.
Lisu villages are usually built close to water to provide easy access for washing and drinking. Their homes are usually built on the ground and have dirt floors and bamboo walls, although an increasing number of the more affluent Lisu are now building houses from wood or even concrete.
The unique thing about the women in the tribe is that they wear big tubes as earings.
Spoilt by the tourist, the little kids were already asking for money when they see visitors.
Wholesale
by mejlmi about Several different
Buy Nancy Chandler´s map of Chiang mai and take a look where the wholesale factories are. Hire a tuk-tuk and make him drive you whereever you want. He will probably insist to go to places where he gets commission. You need to be strong, keep your spirit up and smile! Make go whereever you want! If he says it's closed, tell him you want to go anyway. Most likely, it will be open!
It's fun and little bit off the beaten path to go to the factories. Cheap shopping and you might see how they work.
I bought handmade paper, ceramic, silverwork... Lots more.
Good luck!
Easy breezy bicycles
by June.b
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A leisure bicycle is your best bet if you're on a shoestring budget.
Slow yet calorie-burning bike is a good way to go around the city and even cycling the nearby mountains. Stay on safe sides of the road though as drivers around there do not have much patience with a slow-moving vehicle.
Cost-effective and most guesthouses rent it for very minimal fee, and most of the time it's free when you are staying with them.
This is it ... the best tom yam noodles by far.
by Tusitala about Mr Chai's noodles
I was taken here by a Thai friend, and what a find (yes, the friend as well as this noodle place!)
It is basically street food served in the most unassuming surroundings, so it's all about the food. And even though it's right in the heart of the touristic Night Bazaar area you never or rarely see any other farangs there.
Basically it's noodle soup, choice of spicy or non-spicy tom yam with pork or mixed meats. Just point at whatever looks good. Believe me, it's all good! Tom yam noodle soup. Level of spiciness just right. Filling meal all on its own, but on a hungry night I've been known to have a couple of bowls to myself.
Umbrella Factory
by easterntrekker
No visit is complete until you visit the umbrella factory in Chaing Mai area, called Bo Sang . Bo sang is a Co-op of artisans which has been making umbrella for 50 years.
It's amazing how beautiful these handmade umbrellas really are. Gorgeous patterns . Very hard to resist . For a small tip the gifted artisans will paint a design on your backpack.
The umbrellas are made of both cloth and paper. They are painted with flowers and landscape view scenes of various kinds . They have beautiful lanterns as well.
Open 08:00-17:00
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Replica of the Emerald Buddha
Buddha image - Wat Doi Suthep
My gf & I posing at the entrace with the egg
Akha
