Chiang Mai Plan Blog

A new luxury hotel has just opened for business in Chiang Mai. The Shangri La Chiang Mai, is the 2nd Shangri La in Thailand, after the Shangri La Bangkok. 281 rooms, a massive meeting area, several food and beverage choices, make the Shangri La a good choice for visitors to Chiang Mai. […]

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Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, the Kings Sister, has passed away. The country has slowed to a halt for a 15 day mourning period giving people the opportunity to pay their respects. Political maneuvering has taken a backseat (well at least has gone underground), while tributes pour in from across the globe. […]

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A very happy new year from Chiang Mai Plan .com! Lets hope that 2008 beings you lots of fortunes!

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Heading to the zoo? Well now you can visit it in style as the new monorail is open and running. No more walking across the massive grounds, now you can see it all from the air.

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Yes, at last its election time in Thailand, and this Sunday the country will go to the polls to finally return to “democracy” - well some kind of democracy anyway. Around the villages most of the political parties are paying 200B for votes, and concerningly it seems that who ever has the fattest wallet […]

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Yesterday was a hot, hot, hot day for golf, but it didn’t stop us heading out to Chiang Mai Lamphun for a round of golf. The course has hosted a variety of high quality events in the past, including the SEA Games, so you know its going to be a good. The course […]

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With temperatures as low as 7 degrees, all of Chiang Mai’s provinces have been declared ‘disaster zones’ because of the cold temperatures. Blankets have been distributed to residents, but will it be enough? Crazy Farangs are still seen wandering around in shorts and t-shirts, while Thai’s are seen wrapping up. For all […]

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The National Resource and Environment Ministry has announced that in order to protect the beauty of the Thai National Parks, visitor numbers will be limited from July 2008. While this might affect some of our visitors, is aims to keep the national parks for future visitors. The Doi Suthep National Park is one […]

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The country has gone crazy for pink shirts! Our beloved King emerged from hospital wearing a pink blazer, and this set the fashion trend moving. With the King’s birthday celebrations fast approaching the shirts have become an instant hit. Throngs of people gathered around Worowat market in the hope of finding one. […]

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This year, the Mandarin Oriental Group has been lauded as ‘Outstanding Spa Brand’ by the respected Luxury Spa Finder, and ‘Best Wellness and Spa Group’ by SpaAsia magazine, with many of the individual hotel spas receiving accolades for excellence. Chiang Mai has its own Mandarin Oriental offering in the form of the Dhara Dhevi, […]

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