Chiang Mai – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com Find what's worthy. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 23:30:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://worthygo.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-Worthy-Go-GLOBE-ONLY-FULL-SIZE-1-32x32.png Chiang Mai – Worthy Go https://worthygo.com 32 32 Where To Go Instead: 5 Awesome Places in Thailand That Aren’t Dual-Priced https://worthygo.com/where-to-go-instead-5-awesome-places-in-thailand-that-arent-dual-priced/ Fri, 13 Feb 2015 02:00:42 +0000 https://worthygo.com/2015/02/where-to-go-instead-5-awesome-places-in-thailand-that-arent-dual-priced/ In case you’re wondering about the focus of this post, Thailand has recently made it clear it’s interested in collecting as much money as it can from tourists. The dual-pricing scheme — charging tourists anywhere from 2 to 10 times more — has only become more emboldened over the years. My own personal solution? Avoid the touristy places altogether, […]

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]]> Destination: Wat Rong Meng — ever seen an elephant drivers license? (Chiang Mai, Thailand) https://worthygo.com/destination-wat-rong-meng-ever-seen-an-elephant-drivers-license-chiang-mai-thailand/ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:00:53 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2014/04/11/destination-wat-rong-meng-ever-seen-an-elephant-drivers-license/ Renting a scooter or motorcycle and just seeing what’s out there might not always sound like a great use of a Sunday. That was the plan, though — to fill it up with gas and see where the wheels took us. After perusing the map, we set upon an area northeast of Chiang Mai where we hadn’t […]

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]]> Destination: Sanpatong Buffalo Market — where you too can buy a buffalo! (Chiang Mai, Thailand) https://worthygo.com/destination-sanpatong-buffalo-market-where-you-too-can-buy-a-buffalo-chiang-mai-thailand/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 02:00:17 +0000 https://worthygo.com/2014/03/destination-sanpatong-buffalo-market-where-you-too-can-buy-a-buffalo/ Traditional Thailand is slowly fading as the country ever-so-slowly marches forward. The Sanpatong Buffalo Market (called Thung Fha Bod or Kad Wua in the northern Thai dialect) is held in the central area of the Sanpatong district. While it’s a fairly easy half-day trip from Chiang Mai, you really need to get started early. The […]

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]]> Destination: a royal mansion and… mini golf? (Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand) https://worthygo.com/destination-a-royal-mansion-and-mini-golf/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 02:00:32 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2014/03/05/destination-a-royal-mansion-and-mini-golf/ Although this blog is meant to be about the weird side of things, what’s normal to some of us is weird to others. Presenting the first mini golf course I’ve found in Thailand at the Golden Elephant Resort, just outside of Chiang Mai. For the mini-golf aficionados out there, this is a fairly easy course […]

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]]> Destination: Sankampaeng Hot Springs — boil eggs and soak your feet (Chiang Mai, Thailand) https://worthygo.com/destination-sankampaeng-hot-springs-boil-eggs-and-soak-your-feet-chiang-mai-thailand/ Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:00:44 +0000 http://worthygo.travel.blog/2014/02/26/destination-sankampaeng-hot-springs-boil-eggs-and-soak-your-feet/ This place started off normal enough — a hot springs that brings forth 105 degree Celsius from the earth. Plenty of flowers and green space… then this statue of eggs? Welcome to the Sankampaeng Hot Springs. Until the mid-to-late 20th century, the area was nothing was a grassland with natural hot wells the villagers used for boiling […]

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