ตายแล้วไปสวรรค์ครับ I’ve died and gone to heaven. #ChiangMai #siamstr

Good resource for learning Thai language, from beginner to advanced. Just started watching these for 15 minutes every morning. https://www.youtube.com/@ComprehensibleThai #siamstr #Thailand #ChiangMai #Bangkok

Today’s myth about Thailand 🇹🇭 (#11) is that the Smokey season makes it impossible to live in the north of Thailand. This is totally false ❌ Let me explain Smokey season and then the overall seasonal patterns, from smoke to cool to rain. You might be surprised to hear that it can go below freezing in Thailand in the mountains during winter! - Smoky season (March-April): dry land with field burns + forest fires makes for bad air quality. Also very hot. Bad air peaks for ~2 weeks with haze throughout. Plan your Chiang Mai trip accordingly! - Rainy season (May-September): 70-85°F / 20-30°C with occasional rains and high humidity. Often very pleasant. - Cool Season / Winter (October-February): 50-75°F / 10-25°C, beautiful scenery, tourist high season in the North of Thailand. Growing up in Chicago, I treat smoky season like winter: stay indoors with air filter & AC or escape to Bangkok/southern beaches. Don’t sleep on Thailand 🇹🇭 #ChiangMai #Bangkok #Thailand #siamstr

Today's myth about Thailand 🇹🇭 (#10) is a touchy one that I unfortunately hear all too often… MYTH: the sex industry is rampant here. Just like I said in myth #4 about safety, you’re more likely to see the sex industry on display in a major American city than anywhere in Thailand. There are a few streets in the entire country which are known for this, and unfortunately they’ve become all some people obsess about - which says more about them than this country. Given the safety, great food, lush nature and friendly people Thailand is very family-friendly and wholesome. Here in Chiang Mai you have a large variety of international schools, family-friendly parks and outdoor activities like hiking and dirt biking. Don’t let some secondhand information throw you off from the beauty of this land and its people. And don't sleep on Thailand 🇹🇭

Today's myth about Thailand 🇹🇭 (#9) is that it’s all beaches and parties. The truth is Thailand has much more to offer. 🏖️⛰️🏙️ For instance: 1. Bangkok: Huge world class metropolitan city: amazing food, luxury condos, rooftop bars, world class nightlife, sleek and modern malls, skytrain 2. Northern Thailand: mountains for miles, great for motorcycling (hence the Ride of Passage), cool temps in winter, beautiful mountain villages 3. Southern Thailand: Beaches, beach clubs, high end resorts, amazing seafood. There is something for everyone here. Don't sleep on Thailand 🇹🇭 #ChiangMai #Bangkok #Thailand #siamstr

Looking through old pictures. This is a photo from a festival I went to in late 2021 hosted with a hill tribe in Northern Thailand. We ate the hill tribe’s local food, bathed in the stream, hung out with the cows and napped on piles of rice straw. And also listened to music all night on a set of incredibly epic Function One speakers. A blissful experience. ☀️