Chiangmai

Spent a weekend in Chiangmai playing golf with friends recently.
This being my first time in the northern most city of Thailand, I was pleasantly surprised at how un-Thailand Chiangmai was. It is quite the opposite of Bangkok with no traffic jams, smog, dust and grime. The golf courses were the only similar features but it was sublime to escape the hot weather that KL and Bangkok had to offer. The winter months in the northern hemisphere meant that the weather was cool and comfortable. The streets were so spotless it was unbelievable we in Thailand. Even the street vendors were smiling from the heart!
Certainly worth another visit exploring the outskirts and the highlands of the Myanmar border where the famous golden triangle sits. We'll be back.