10 Jul 2026
Chiang Mai's New Ping River Flood Wall Meets First July Rains
Chiang Mai's raised Ping River flood wall is now operational as a July 5-9 flood watch hit the region. What the green-season rains mean for your trip.
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Safety
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03 Jul 2026
Chiang Mai Flash Flood and Landslide Alert: What It Means This Week
Northern Thailand is under a flash flood and landslide watch through early July 2026. Here is what the alert means for Chiang Mai mountain and waterfall trips.
15 May 2026
Chiang Mai travel insurance: scooters, elephants, and burning season
What Chiang Mai-specific travel insurance should cover — scooter accidents (the big one), motorbike licence requirements, elephant-camp interaction coverage, and air-quality flight changes.
21 Apr 2026
Chiang Mai air purifier guide: Xiaomi vs Coway for burning season
What we actually use for indoor air during burning season — Xiaomi 4 Pro vs Coway AP-1512HH, annual filter cost, and the kitchen-extractor trick that doubles capacity.
06 Mar 2026
Is Chiang Mai safe for solo female travellers? An honest answer
Chiang Mai for solo female travellers — what the city is actually like, neighborhoods to base in, the women-led tours and cafes, and the specific scams that target solo women.
02 Mar 2026
Is Chiang Mai safe in 2026? An honest local read on real vs forum-panic risks
Chiang Mai safety in 2026 — burning season, scooter accidents, scams, areas to avoid at night, and the worries from r/Thailand that don't match what we see daily.
31 Dec 2025
Chiang Mai scams to avoid in 2026 (and the panics that aren't real)
Real Chiang Mai scams — tuk-tuk gem detours, fake monk donations, jet-ski deposit games — and the ones expat forums panic about that don't actually happen in 2026.