2018-11-01_The_Simple_Things

CHRIS AND ANGELA’S PERSONAL TOUR

Favourite shops

B AAN TAWA I

Less a shop, more a community

of wood-carvers: get lost among

the incredible sculptures,

home décor items and

custom-designed furniture,

all made from beautiful

hand-carved wood.

Favourite café

CLAY STUDIO COFFEE IN

THE GARDEN

This ancient-looking garden is

actually an art studio filled with

terracotta pottery. Enjoy tea and

coffee among the cool shade of

trees and ferns. Search for ‘Clay

Studio Coffee’ on Facebook.

Favourite restaurant

HUEN MUAN JAI

This open-air, garden-style

restaurant serves authentic

Northern Thai dishes. Be sure to

order several; portions are small.

huenmuanjai.com

Favourite market

WAROROT MARKET

Like a modern-day supermarket

outdoors. You’ll find everything

from fresh produce and fresh cut

flowers to handcrafted

accessories, home décor items

and kitchenware. Off Chang Moi

Road, near the river.

Favourite hotel

BAAN BOO LOO

For a unique experience,

spend a night in a traditional

stilted bungalow.

baanbooloovillage.com

Places to see by night

The Iron Bridge that crosses

over the Ping river, and the

Silver Temple, which is just off

the Saturday night walking

street market of Wulai Road.

Both are lit up at night with

beautiful rainbow lights.

Favourite way to spend

an hour

Hands down, it has to be a Thai

massage! Massage prices are so

affordable here that anyone can

enjoy one in Thailand. Try

Daracha Thai Massage, a minute’s

walk from Chiang Mai Gate.

Best view

The view from the Wat Phra

That temple. From its grand

marble balcony on the

mountainside, you can see the

Old City in the valley below. It’s

enchanting in the morning as the

sun rises, when you can hear the

monks chanting.

(^1) More down to earth,
but no less beautiful is
the shady garden of
Clay Studio Coffee.
(^2) Viewtoathrill:Doi
Inthanon mountain’s
overlook point.
(^3) Gaeng Hunglay (Thai
pork belly), at Huen
Muan Jai restaurant.
(^4) A Buddha statue at
Chiang Mai’s stunning
Silver Temple
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CHRIS AND ANGELA SCOTT
set up their travel and lifestyle blog,
tielandtothailand.com, in 2013, after
leaving the US and settling in Chiang
Mai. Through articles, photography and
live video streaming they hope to
inspire others to visit; on Twitter
@tielandthailand.