Living and Traveling in Chiang Mai: An Expat’s Guide to Northern Thailand’s Culture, Food, Nightlife and Best Places to Visit0

• Travel
• August 21, 2026

There is a moment when Chiang Mai stops feeling like a place you are visiting and starts feeling like somewhere you could actually live. For me, that is what separates Chiang Mai from many of Thailand’s other major destinations. Bangkok has extraordinary energy. Phuket has beaches. The southern islands offer tropical escapes. But Chiang Mai