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Ten days to Songkran

Songkran 2013 in Chiang Mai As the hot season really starts to bite, Thailand’s annual crazy week of Songkran is only ten days away.  And this is the time Thailand’s northern city of Chiang Mai undergoes it’s metamorphosis from laid back garden city to the full blown party capital of Thailand. Chiang Mai has become […]

Dong Bar

These days it’s not so often that we get to report on a new gay bar in Chiang Mai, but this is a pleasant exception. This weekend we made a rare visit to the south side of the city to investigate Chiang Mai’s latest gay addition, the new Dong bar. The name apparently means Jungle […]

Places to stay in Chang Puek and Santitham

Note: This article was written in 2013. Whilst the places listed are largely still valid, many more serviced apartments have since been built in Santitham and the neighbouring Jed Yot area. Nearly all the gay accommodation in Chiang Mai is located in the Chang Puek and Santitham suburbs to the North West of the city. […]

Out in Thailand – March 2013

The March issue of Out in Thailand, the gay lifestyle magazine is now out. You can read more on line at www.out-in-thailand.com Or see below: The March edition includes an interview with gay comedy star Matt Lucas of “Little Britain” and “Come Fly with me” fame. All the gen on Tokyo, Samui’s walking street and […]

Advertising Opportunities

As one of the most popular online resources for everything gay in Chiang Mai, advertising on www.gayinchiangmai.com and our sister website www.radchada.com is the best value for money opportunity for Gay businesses in Chiang Mai to attract customers. Both sites perform very well in Google searches for just about anything related to “Gay Chiang Mai” […]

Coffee in Santitham

Note: This article was written in 2013 – some of the places mentioned are now closed, whilst an great number of new venues have opened in the intervening period Chang Puek district, Chiang Mai’s north western suburb is home to most of the city’s gay venues and businesses. At its centre, the neighbourhood of Santitham […]

Makha Bucha Day

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MPlus Valentines Day Events

Chiang Mai based MPlus, the premier organisation serving the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender communities in Northern Thailand, yesterday staged a number of events to promote awareness of gay issues for Valentines day       Mr. Phongpheera Phatpheeraphong – The President of M Plus Foundation announced his campaign for Valentine’s Day by giving free […]

Gay Chiang Mai Update

Chiang Mai – Gay is go for high season Chiang Mai is now reaping the benefits of last week’s un-seasonal heavy rain storms, which have cleared the air and washed out the start of the burning season. Beautiful clear air, blue skies, warm days and refreshing evenings have made this a perfect week. This year, […]

The Day the Music Died

Buddy Holly, one of the fore fathers of modern music, died in a plane crash on 3rd February 1959. His short but explosive career left a permanent musical legacy, immortalised in 1971 by the cryptic lyrics of Don Mclean’s classic song American Pie. Something touched me deep inside the day the music died. Four years […]