21 Oct 2026
Thai Public Holidays and Golf: How Dates Hit Your Bookings
Thai public holidays fill Chiang Mai golf courses, trigger alcohol sales bans and tighten tee times. Our 2026 date list and how we plan rounds around each one.
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23 articles.
12 Oct 2026
Khantoke Dinner Chiang Mai: A Lanna Night for Golf Groups
Khantoke dinner in Chiang Mai for golf groups: two main venues, 2026 ticket prices from ฿520, show times, floor seating, and the best night to fit it in.
12 Oct 2026
Thai Phrases for Golf: What to Say on a Chiang Mai Course
Thai phrases for golf in Chiang Mai: 24 short lines for the tee, green, caddie and pro shop, with simple phonetics, polite particles and when to tip.
29 Sept 2026
Golf and Thai Massage in Chiang Mai: A Recovery Plan
Golf and Thai massage in Chiang Mai: what it costs, which style suits a golfer's back and shoulders, and how to fit it between rounds on a golf trip.
28 Sept 2026
Muay Thai and Golf Chiang Mai: Pairing Rounds with Fights
How to pair Muay Thai and golf in Chiang Mai: fight-night tickets from ฿600, drop-in gym classes from ฿300, and the schedule that keeps your swing intact.
23 Sept 2026
Thai Golf Etiquette Explained for Chiang Mai Visitors
The on-course customs first-time visitors miss in Chiang Mai: the mandatory caddie, when and how much to tip, cart rules, pace of play and the wai.
26 Aug 2026
Chiang Mai golf caddie tipping and etiquette guide
Chiang Mai golf caddie tipping explained by a local operator: the mandatory caddie fee versus the tip, how much per 18 holes, and exactly when and how to pay.
26 Aug 2026
Chiang Mai golf dress code and etiquette
What to pack for golf in Chiang Mai: collared shirts, tailored shorts, soft spikes, the banned list, no-handicap norms, and the pace and grouping rules.
28 Jul 2026
Feel All the Feelings: Chiang Mai's Three Lanna Events This August
TAT confirms three Feel All the Feelings events in Chiang Mai this August: Lanna fashion runway, omakase dinner, and EDM night. Dates and tips here.
07 Jul 2026
Chiang Mai Voyage of Light 2026: New Lantern Festival Announced
Chiang Mai has unveiled Voyage of Light 2026, a new lantern festival in Doi Saket on 24-25 November. Dates, ticket prices, and how it differs from Yi Peng.
30 Jun 2026
Asalha Bucha & Khao Phansa 2026: Chiang Mai's Candlelit Temple Days
Asalha Bucha (Jul 29) and Khao Phansa (Jul 30) bring candlelit temple walks and a nationwide alcohol ban to Chiang Mai. What visitors need to know.
10 May 2026
Chiang Mai shopping guide: where to buy crafts vs souvenir tat
Chiang Mai shopping — the artist workshops in San Kamphaeng, the silver village, where Sunday Walking Street is the trap, and the malls that actually matter.
08 May 2026
Best Chiang Mai bookstores for English books and local zines
Chiang Mai bookshops — the secondhand-English giant on the moat, the design-zine cafe in Nimman, the academic bookshop near CMU, and where local writers sell.
28 Apr 2026
Baan Dam (Black House) Chiang Rai: not a temple — what it actually is
Baan Dam — Thawan Duchanee's anti-temple, the museum of bones, hides and Lanna craft that completes the white-blue-black trio. What to see and what to skip.
24 Apr 2026
Wat Rong Khun (White Temple): the artist's gate-of-hell explained
The story behind Chalermchai Kositpipat's White Temple — the hand-reaching scene, the mural with Hello Kitty and aliens, dress code, and best photo time.
20 Jan 2026
Chiang Mai night markets ranked: walking streets vs Warorot
Four Chiang Mai night-market options ranked for food, crafts and price — Saturday Walking Street, Sunday Walking Street, the Night Bazaar, and Warorot.
19 Jan 2026
Is Chiang Mai worth visiting? A locals' honest take in 2026
A balanced answer to the most-Googled Chiang Mai question — how the city has changed post-2020, what's better, what's worse, and who it doesn't suit.
16 Jan 2026
Sunday Walking Street vs Saturday Walking Street in Chiang Mai
The two big weekly walking streets compared — Sunday on Ratchadamnoen versus Saturday on Wualai — vendors, food stalls, crowd density, and opening times.
13 Jan 2026
Monk Chat in Chiang Mai: where to go, what to ask, what to wear
Three Chiang Mai monk-chat locations compared — Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Suan Dok, MCU — schedules, language ability, and questions monks actually like to answer.
11 Jan 2026
Wat Phra Singh visit guide: dress code, donations, rooms tourists miss
What to wear at Wat Phra Singh, where the original Buddha is kept, why Saturday morning is the best slot, and the side hall most tour groups skip.
09 Jan 2026
Doi Suthep entry fee in 2026: what you pay vs what's free
Real cost of visiting Doi Suthep in 2026 — temple admission, foreigner price, car park, shuttle fee, and the legitimate ways locals skip the queue.
09 Jan 2026
Wat Chedi Luang: the ruined chedi tourists keep missing
The fallen chedi nobody photographs properly — why the broken stupa matters, where the Emerald Buddha replica is, and how to combine it with monk chat next door.
30 Dec 2025
Chiang Mai temple etiquette: what to wear and what not to do
Dress code, shoe rules and monk-chat etiquette for Wat Phra Singh, Doi Suthep and Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Mai — the real rules and the tourist mistakes we see weekly.