Category: chiang mai
Holiday Inn Chiang Mai
I have been staying at the Holiday Inn Chiang Mai, 318/1 Chiang Mai-Lamphun Rd., Chiang Mai, 50000, Thailand, Hotel Front Desk: 66-53-275300 and Hotel Fax: 66-53-275299, for over a month. The Holiday Inn Chiang Mai, formerly a Westin and then a Sheraton, is a super value for the money. Currently, I am booked at an amazing off season rate [...]
Read moreChiangmai Fai Thong for Fabrics
I have been enjoying taking the best Northern Thai cotton fabrics I can find and converting them into shirts. Finding a nice fabric job can be difficult if you do not speak Thai and only have a few days in Chiang Mai. So, I recommend you visit Chaing Mai Fai Thong, 39/2 Kuang Men Road, [...]
Read moreRare Earth Tribal Art
If you are interested in tribal art, stop by and visit Rare Earth Tribal Art, Room 2, 2nd Floor, Night Bazaar, Changklan Road, Chiang Mai 50100. Rare Earth features antique textiles, ethnic costumes, old silver ornaments, ancient beads, and other rare objects of beauty. Rare Earth is one of the oldest and most reliable tribal [...]
Read moreU-Raiwun Shop for Buttons
After you have selected some nice Northern Thai (Lanna) village fabrics from Chiangmai Fai Thong you need to pick out some buttons. This can be challenging, so I recommend you go to a small shop on the second floor of Warorot Market called U-Raiwan. This is a very small shop with a very large selection [...]
Read moreFashion King Chiang Mai
The next step after finding your favorite fabric by visiting Chiangmai Fai Thong and selecting your buttons at U-Raiwun Shop is, of course selecting a tailor. I had three shirts of my carefully selected fabric made at Fashion King, 89/2 Room G, 113-114 Kalae Food and Shopping Center, Chang Klan Road, Chiang Mai, 50100. This [...]
Read moreTrip Advisor Reviews and Ratings are Fraud
We have stay at a number of places based on reviews on Trip Advisor in both Bangkok and Chiang Mai. In almost every case, the ratings and reviews on Trip Advisor did not resemble the actual property. In addition, when we submit accurate, factual reviews to Trip Advisor, they are not published. Trip Advisor is simply [...]
Read moreSinativa Spa Club
Today we took a visit to Sinativa Spa, 22/1 Nimmanhaemin Road, Soi 9, T. Suthep A. Muang, Chiangmai, Thailand 50200, Tel. 053 217 928, Mobile : 086 659 2545. to try their herbal steam treatment. Unfortunately, this spa was simply dirty and unclean. We found the environment not healthy. As we all know, mold is a very [...]
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