A bit about Chiang Mai

As the northern capital of Thailand, Chiang Mai (and the province that shares its name) feels a world apart from the urban intensity of Bangkok to the south. Forest-clad foothills and old brick monasteries are monuments to the city's former role as the seat of the Lanna Kingdom, interspersed with the touches of modern life that have seen the region flourish as a holidamking destination. Walk, ride or drive in any direction and you'll soon find yourself on a peacful piece of greenland, where the earth itself seems to reflect on its pastoral prosperity.