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Chiang Mai

Let’s Stay, Onsen @ Moncham, Chiang Mai

A traditional Japanese guesthouse, a ryokan is a quintessential experience that most visitors to Japan have on their ‘must-do’ list. Ryokans date back to the Edo period (1603-1868), providing overnight lodgings for lords, samurai warriors and other travellers walking between villages and regions. After a long day of travel, guests…

Chiang Mai

Let’s Stay, 137 Pillars House Chiang Mai

Steeped in history, 137 Pillars House Chiang Mai was built as a result of King Chulalongkorn signing the Treaty of Chiang Mai in 1883. This royal decree permitted foreigners like the British men of the Borneo Company to cut trees across the vast teak forests of northern Thailand for commercial…