Chiang Mai

Thailand’s Grittiest Old Trading Alley Just Became an Open-Air Art Gallery — And City Hall Says This Is Only the Beginning

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Tucked behind Chiang Mai’s tourist-clogged night bazaar sits a neighborhood most visitors walk straight past: Chang Moi, a warren of aging shophouses that once thrived as the city’s river-trade hub before fading into the background of Thailand’s most photographed province. That is now changing on purpose. Chiang Mai’s city government has turned faded walls, old … Read more

Chiang Mai’s New Growth Engine Isn’t Tourism — It’s 20,000 Remote Workers Spending Like Locals

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For decades, Chiang Mai built its reputation on temples, night markets, and the kind of slow, cafe-culture charm that made it a favorite stop on the Southeast Asian backpacker trail. But a quieter economic story has been unfolding in the city’s back streets — one that has little to do with hotel bookings or tour … Read more