I Didn't Expect Chiang Mai to Have a Place Like THIS!

Heat. Heat. In Heat. Heat. In my opinion, the Sunday my opinion, the Sunday my opinion, the Sunday night market in night market in night market in Chiang Mai is the best Chiang Mai is the best Chiang Mai is the best in the city. If you in the city. If you in the city. If you are in Chiang Mai on are in Chiang Mai on are in Chiang Mai on a Sunday, this is a place a Sunday, this is a place a Sunday, this is a place not to be missed. not to be missed. not to be missed. The market starts The market starts The market starts to come alive around 7:00 PM, to come alive around 7:00 PM, to come alive around 7:00 PM, so I recommend so I recommend so I recommend coming at 5:00 PM-6:00 PM. coming at 5:00 PM-6:00 PM. coming at 5:00 PM-6:00 PM. You can browse You can browse You can browse the shops before it the shops before it the shops before it gets too crowded. And gets too crowded. And gets too crowded. And when evening falls, the lights of the when evening falls, the lights of the when evening falls, the lights of the market make everything market make everything market make everything around even around even around even brighter and more brighter and more brighter and more beautiful. And that's what beautiful. And that's what beautiful. And that's what I really I really I really like about this like about this like about this market. market. market. Smoking, vaping, and Smoking, vaping, and Smoking, vaping, and drinking alcohol while drinking alcohol while drinking alcohol while walking the streets of walking the streets of walking the streets of the market are prohibited. Amazing, the market are prohibited. Amazing, the market are prohibited. Amazing, right? You can right? You can right? You can enjoy the food enjoy the food , shopping, and , shopping, and , shopping, and atmosphere when atmosphere when atmosphere when no one is no one is no one is smoking or vaping around. smoking or vaping around. The market stretches along The market stretches along the streets of the streets of the streets of Chiang Mai's old town, where Chiang Mai's old town, where Chiang Mai's old town, where hundreds of shops hundreds of shops hundreds of shops sell sell Northern Thai handicrafts, Northern Thai handicrafts, souvenirs, handmade goods, souvenirs, handmade goods, souvenirs, handmade goods, and all kinds of delicious and all kinds of delicious and all kinds of delicious street food. You'll also street food. You'll also street food. You'll also find local find local find local artisans artisans artisans showcasing their showcasing their showcasing their work and street work and street work and street performers adding to the performers adding to the performers adding to the liveliness of the atmosphere.

liveliness of the atmosphere. But, of course, my But, of course, my favorite thing is the food. And favorite thing is the food. And favorite thing is the food. And you don't have to you don't have to you don't have to spend a lot to spend a lot to spend a lot to enjoy it. enjoy it. One of my must- haves is noodles with haves is noodles with haves is noodles with red pork and red pork and red pork and peanut sauce peanut sauce peanut sauce for only 90 US cents. for only 90 US cents. The combination of noodles, The combination of noodles, tender red tender red tender red pork, and pork, and pork, and rich rich rich nutty sauce nutty sauce nutty sauce makes the dish very makes the dish very makes the dish very tasty. And there's also tasty. And there's also tasty. And there's also grilled pork grilled pork grilled pork for just 30 US cents. for just 30 US cents. Sometimes the simplest Sometimes the simplest street food is street food is the most delicious. This pace is the most delicious. This pace is the most delicious. This pace is here. Tempura is very here. Tempura is very here. Tempura is very tasty. And you tasty. And you tasty. And you definitely have to definitely have to definitely have to try the miang kam try the miang kam try the miang kam for just 60 for just 60 for just 60 US cents. This traditional US cents. This traditional US cents. This traditional Thai snack Thai snack Thai snack is often called a " is often called a " one-bite snack one-bite snack ." You take a leaf, ." You take a leaf, ." You take a leaf, add a little of add a little of add a little of each ingredient: each ingredient: each ingredient: lime, ginger, shallot, lime, ginger, shallot, lime, ginger, shallot, toasted coconut, toasted coconut, toasted coconut, peanuts, dried peanuts, dried peanuts, dried shrimp, and sweet and shrimp, and sweet and salty sauce. Then salty sauce. Then salty sauce. Then you roll it all up and you roll it all up and you roll it all up and put it in your mouth. It's a

put it in your mouth. It's a put it in your mouth. It's a tiny snack, but it packs tiny snack, but it packs tiny snack, but it packs so much flavor. so much flavor. Here is a banana-cocoa Here is a banana-cocoa smoothie for 50 baht. smoothie for 50 baht. Avocado, Avocado, milk and banana smoothie for 50 milk and banana smoothie for 50 milk and banana smoothie for 50 baht. 50 baht is baht. 50 baht is baht. 50 baht is about $1.60. Oh my god about $1.60. Oh my god , this is so delicious. There is a , this is so delicious. There is a lot here. There is a lot here. There is a lot of cocoa here. lot of cocoa here. lot of cocoa here. Delicious. What do you have there Delicious. What do you have there ? ? ? Avocado smoothie with Avocado smoothie with Avocado smoothie with milk. Very good. milk. Very good. milk. Very good. For 50 baht. Surprisingly. For 50 baht. Surprisingly. For 50 baht. Surprisingly. 40 baht. 40 baht. 40 baht. 40 baht. Good. In 40 baht. Good. In 40 baht. Good. In my opinion, this is the my opinion, this is the my opinion, this is the beauty of the beauty of the beauty of the Sunday night Sunday night Sunday night market in Chiang Mai. market in Chiang Mai. You can walk, You can walk, discover discover discover local crafts, local crafts, local crafts, watch watch watch street performers, and street performers, and street performers, and taste a taste a taste a variety of foods without variety of foods without variety of foods without spending a spending a spending a fortune. This is not just a fortune. This is not just a fortune. This is not just a place for shopping. it's a place for shopping. it's a place for shopping. it's a great way to great way to great way to experience the local experience the local experience the local culture and culture and culture and enjoy a enjoy a enjoy a Sunday evening in Sunday evening in Sunday evening in Chiang Mai. We are now at Chiang Mai. We are now at Chiang Mai University. This is our

Chiang Mai University. This is our first time here. We just want to first time here. We just want to first time here. We just want to look around. look around. look around. This is a very beautiful place. This is a very beautiful place. This is a very beautiful place. You see for yourself. And we You see for yourself. And we You see for yourself. And we just walk just walk just walk along the lake. Now along the lake. Now along the lake. Now we can say that we can say that we can say that we attended we attended we attended Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai University when we were younger. when we were younger. when we were younger. "Younger" was 30 "Younger" was 30 "Younger" was 30 seconds ago. I want seconds ago. I want seconds ago. I want to show you that to show you that to show you that something is happening here. something is happening here. It looks like there's a concert going on here It looks like there's a concert going on here . Very cool. It is . Very cool. It is very pleasant very pleasant to walk here in to walk here in to walk here in the evening. I was walking around, the evening. I was walking around, the evening. I was walking around, minding my own minding my own minding my own business, when suddenly, out business, when suddenly, out business, when suddenly, out of nowhere, it was like a of nowhere, it was like a of nowhere, it was like a gift from heaven. gift from heaven. You are beautiful, wonderful, You are beautiful, wonderful, the clouds have dispersed and the the clouds have dispersed and the the clouds have dispersed and the birds have sung. An birds have sung. An incredibly beautiful incredibly beautiful melody, you melody, you melody, you won't find another one like it.

won't find another one like it. Nimman, short for Nimman, short for Nimmanhemin, is one of the Nimmanhemin, is one of the Nimmanhemin, is one of the most fashionable areas in most fashionable areas in most fashionable areas in Chiang Mai. It is Chiang Mai. It is Chiang Mai. It is popular among popular among popular among young young young locals, digital locals, digital locals, digital nomads, and nomads, and nomads, and travelers. travelers. Instead of traditional Instead of traditional markets like in the old markets like in the old markets like in the old town, you will find town, you will find town, you will find stylish cafes, stylish cafes, stylish cafes, boutiques, restaurants, boutiques, restaurants, boutiques, restaurants, art spaces, and art spaces, and art spaces, and plenty of places to plenty of places to plenty of places to grab a coffee or a grab a coffee or a grab a coffee or a bite to eat. One of the bite to eat. One of the bite to eat. One of the main attractions is " main attractions is " One Nimman"—a shopping and One Nimman"—a shopping and One Nimman"—a shopping and lifestyle complex with lifestyle complex with lifestyle complex with beautiful beautiful beautiful European- European- European- style architecture. The style architecture. The style architecture. The red brick buildings, red brick buildings, red brick buildings, open open open courtyard and distinctive courtyard and distinctive courtyard and distinctive clock tower set clock tower set it apart from the rest of it apart from the rest of Chiang Mai. It's almost like Chiang Mai. It's almost like Chiang Mai. It's almost like entering a entering a entering a European shopping European shopping European shopping town in the middle of town in the middle of town in the middle of Thailand. Inside Thailand. Inside Thailand. Inside you will find shops selling you will find shops selling you will find shops selling fashion, fashion, fashion, souvenirs, souvenirs, souvenirs, handicrafts and handicrafts and handicrafts and local goods, as well as local goods, as well as local goods, as well as cafes and cafes and cafes and restaurants. But what restaurants. But what restaurants. But what makes this place even more makes this place even more makes this place even more interesting is the interesting is the open-air patio,

open-air patio, where you can often where you can often where you can often enjoy live enjoy live enjoy live performances and performances and performances and entertainment. Depending entertainment. Depending entertainment. Depending on the schedule, you on the schedule, you on the schedule, you may come across may come across may come across live music or other live music or other live music or other performers while people performers while people performers while people gather around gather around gather around to relax, eat, to relax, eat, to relax, eat, and enjoy and enjoy and enjoy the atmosphere. John took the atmosphere. John took the atmosphere. John took something like something like something like coconut ice cream - coconut ice cream - fresh. fresh. fresh. Yes. Yes. Yes. Creamy. It is Creamy. It is Creamy. It is real. real. real. Oh, it's creamy, Oh, it's creamy, Oh, it's creamy, not like fresh. not like fresh. not like fresh. Very cool. And we are Very cool. And we are Very cool. And we are now at the One Nimman food court now at the One Nimman food court now at the One Nimman food court . This is a great food . This is a great food court. All kinds of food from court. All kinds of food from court. All kinds of food from all over the world. all over the world. Look, 89 baht.

Look, 89 baht. Very nice. Wow. This is Very nice. Wow. This is Very nice. Wow. This is beautiful. This is a coconut- beautiful. This is a coconut- peanut cream peanut cream peanut cream soup with dumplings. Very soup with dumplings. Very soup with dumplings. Very tasty. 150 baht. And this is tasty. 150 baht. And this is tasty. 150 baht. And this is tofu. Spicy tofu. 150 tofu. Spicy tofu. 150 tofu. Spicy tofu. 150 baht. Everything here is baht. Everything here is baht. Everything here is vegetarian. Nimman vegetarian. Nimman is actually a very is actually a very is actually a very sophisticated place with food sophisticated place with food . . . Yes, this is a fine Yes, this is a fine Yes, this is a fine dining company. dining company. dining company. Calm down. And if you Calm down. And if you Calm down. And if you think I'm... Well, think I'm... Well, think I'm... Well, baby, I'll let you down baby, I'll let you down baby, I'll let you down . And don't . And don't . And don't stop at just stop at just stop at just Nimman. The Nimman. The surrounding surrounding Neman district is full of Neman district is full of Neman district is full of places worth visiting: places worth visiting: places worth visiting: trendy cafes, trendy cafes, trendy cafes, independent boutiques, independent boutiques, independent boutiques, restaurants, and plenty of restaurants, and plenty of restaurants, and plenty of interesting locations to interesting locations to interesting locations to discover. This is a great discover. This is a great discover. This is a great place to spend place to spend place to spend a day or evening, a day or evening, a day or evening, especially if you especially if you especially if you enjoy the more enjoy the more enjoy the more modern and creative modern and creative modern and creative side of Chiang Mai. In side of Chiang Mai. In side of Chiang Mai. In my opinion, it is this my opinion, it is this my opinion, it is this contrast that makes contrast that makes contrast that makes Chiang Mai so Chiang Mai so Chiang Mai so interesting. You can interesting. You can interesting. You can spend a Sunday spend a Sunday spend a Sunday evening strolling through a evening strolling through a evening strolling through a traditional night traditional night traditional night market, sampling

market, sampling market, sampling local street food for local street food for local street food for less than a dollar, and less than a dollar, and less than a dollar, and then experience a completely then experience a completely then experience a completely different atmosphere here in different atmosphere here in different atmosphere here in Nimman, with stylish Nimman, with stylish Nimman, with stylish shops, shops, shops, modern cafes, and live modern cafes, and live modern cafes, and live outdoor performances outdoor performances outdoor performances .