The NY Times spends 36


Friday, April 11, 2008

thailand36hours411.jpgThe NY Times spends 36 hours in once-sleepy Chiang Mai, Thailand, this week. Formerly a backpacker's gateway city, Chiang Mai has recently gained a reputation for its artists' communities and sleek storefronts. "The area around Nimanhaemin Road now looks like South Beach" -- tourists can traipse around the old city before visiting a few contemporary art galleries "run by young Thais with purple hair and nose rings." [NY Times]


Filed under Alisa Gould-Simon, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Travel

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